Meet the girl behind Mouse Vox Vintage!
February 5, 2009 by Lena
She’s a true thrift queen and has one of the most exciting online vintage shops: Rachel from MouseVoxVintage has been chatting to us about her own love for vintage, her favourite thrift shops and what to watch out for when shopping for vintage online.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Rachel: I’m a 30 year old vintage retailer and freelance wardrobe stylist, currently residing in Nashville, TN. I love all things vintage, post-modern design, music on vinyl, Alfred Hitchcock films, used bookstores, sewing, cooking & wearing dresses everyday.
Tell us about Mousevox Vintage, your Ebay shop, when did you decide to set it up, and why?
Rachel: Having been a vintage collector for over a decade, my collection of wares started to outgrow its closet space and I decided to try selling a few things on eBay just to downsize. After seeing just how lucrative a market there is in online vintage sales and having spent 3 years in a career that I wasn’t completely satisfied with, I decided to set up shop.
Getting started was no easy feat, as there was a period of time when I had to work both my day job and MouseVox. I worked 18 hour days for the first 6 months – it was definitely exhausting at times, but you have to be tenacious and eager to want it to make it work. MouseVox will celebrate its 3rd birthday on eBay this June and we’ve set up shop at Etsy this month at www.mousevox.etsy.com!
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I have seen this girl’s studio. Her taste permeates all the things around her. She truly lives her craft, and has been known to disappear with party guests only to have them come back clad in Rachel-wear.
She is a trip…
I’ve been thrift store shopping with her… this girl can spot a deal and she is generally unstoppable.
Rachel, I feel connected to you via members of your family that I know and love—–Pricilla for one. I will not take this any further until I know for certain you are the Rachel Combs from Virginia.
I have heard wonderful things about you and was given your website. The more I browse through your lovely vintage clothing the more impressed I am. I wish you wonderful success with your endeavor—laughter in your life and peace in your soul —-a long life on this earth to indulge all these wishes. Jacqueline Shoemaker