Cindy Spade realized that her hobby wasn’t such a strange thing. ” I really got my feet wet in this business in another vintage store before Ver Unica for 2 1/2 years. It was a school of hard knocks, but I was able to come away with a far greater knowledge of the type of business that I would have next.Ver Unica is a business that grew from a couple of women with like minds…my partner Willow O’Brien and mine. We started Ver Unica in 1997 and have continued to improve and evolve the Ver Unica concept as we go. What makes Ver Unica different from most other vintage boutiques is that we believe in mixing of eras, adding a little new in from established clothing lines and combining bits and pieces here and there from small designers. Our philosophy is about personal style and fashion and enabling our clients to find special pieces that they can buy and add to their closets and collections.
We do all the hard work. We find it, clean it, and repair it before we display it in a very shopper friendly store environment. I would say that we are 65% to 70% vintage, with about 15% new and 15% small designer. These percentages fluctuate somewhat depending upon the season. We don’t do consignment. We get most of our vintage pieces from suppliers in other areas who shop the estate sales, thrift stores, garages sales and flea markets. We also buy by appointment in the store and personal collections form people.
We have a selection of vintage designer pieces such as Gucci, Pucci, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass etc that we offer, but our real bread and butter is pristine vintage of all eras that (don’t always have a big name attached to them) and are amazing additions to anyone’s closet. Our return policy is no money back, we offer store credit, all returns require a receipt with tags attached within a week of purchasing the item.
