“Give your clothes a second chance, not your ex,” read a sign outside of the newest thrifting find in Easton, Lucky Gal Vintage.
“We try to be as accessible, affordable to every tax bracket, every socio-economic household,” owner Justine Lavoie said. “We really want anyone who is interested in Y2K to be able to come in and shop, no matter where you’re at financially.”
The downtown vintage clothing shop had its soft opening in late September and was open for Easton Garlic Fest. It features clothes from the 80s, 90s and 2000s, and owners Lavoie and Haley VanLuvanee said they are especially interested in the Y2K aesthetic.
“It felt a lot more curated, a lot more feminine Y2K kind of clothing, which I really liked,” Zoe Sarr ‘26, a student who thrifts in Easton, said about the shop. “The prices were reasonable, too.”
Lavoie and VanLuvanee have been dating for five years and started Lucky Gal Vintage after embarking on their own thrifting journeys. The duo continues to source from the places they started: Goodwill Bins, Salvation Army, estate sales and rummage church sales.
It was not until a trip to a yard sale, when they found a Harley Davidson 3D-print shirt with a black panther on it for 25 cents, that they got into the reselling business.
VanLuvanee said she posted the shirt on second-hand marketplace app Depop for $50. Someone bought it for $100.
The partners then started selling more consistently on Depop.
“I’ve always loved fashion, so then I really dug deeper into the women’s side,” Lavoie said. “Then we came together.”
When the pair realized they could turn a profit, they made the Lucky Gal Vintage account on Instagram in January. The Easton storefront is their first brick-and-mortar store.
Lavoie and VanLuvanee said that they have connected with other vintage shops in Easton.
“I think that it’s wonderful to have more of the consignment-thrift of second-hand opening up in Easton,” said Erica Fisher, the owner of Yellow Balloon Consignment, located just across the street from Lucky Gal. “Multiple places will draw more folks in for when they are traveling to Easton.”
“I would definitely go back,” Sarr said. “The selection wasn’t huge, but even when I was shopping around, they were putting in new things as they went, so I’ll definitely be returning soon.”
