The big news on State Street continues to be the influx of resale shops. One is returning in a new location, another is shifting from pop-up to permanent, and two large stores have recently opened. Let’s take a look….
Punch Vintage, which used to be in Domecíl’s space at 1223 State Street, is coming back—this time to 631 State (Ortega/Cota). The wares will be similar to before: vinyl, art, lighting, apparel, accessories, jewelry, and furniture. Look for it to debut before the end of the month.
Taiana Giefer’s Neighbor Neighbor consignment shop has put down permanent roots at 801 State (next door to Milio’s Pizza), where it opened as a pop-up in March. The place was abuzz with people dropping off stuff and shopping—including one patron trying to track down everything that a certain consigner had brought in. (Each tag lists the name of whoever owned the merch last.) The shop has a fun, lively air, reminding me of 2nd Time Around in the film Cruella—perhaps not a cultural touchstone for everyone, but I suspect the Neighbor Neighbor team will get it.
As one would expect, ReStore Santa Barbara, from the Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County, is far less glamorous. But if you’re doing work on your home, or searching for furnishings, it’s absolutely worth a look. The 8,000-square-foot store has everything—including a quartet of monkey prints that I couldn’t quite persuade my husband to agree to. And don’t forget that the store accepts donations.
Last but certainly not least, the State Street Trading Post finally debuted after a long gestation. Located at 1105 State, between Anapamu and Figueroa, it’s even bigger than the ReStore (10,000 square feet). Paying respect to the building’s origin as a department store, owners Angela and Todd Hartmann, along with manager Nicole Roehrig, have curated the two floors with 27 vendors—and counting—each with its own space, offering apparel, art, ceramics, furniture and other home decor, records, and all manner of gifty stuff. Besides vintage, you’ll also find independent makers with sustainable practices. (Nice to see Parker Clay and Westward General in the mix.) And this is just phase one; still to come are areas dedicated to contemporary menswear, apothecary, and the Hartmanns’ own line for babies and kids, Little Outpost.
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Taiana’s shop Neighbor Neighbor is so fantastic. I have been able to liquidate a huge amount of designer clothing that I was holding onto for sentimental reasons, despite not having worn many of the pieces in 10+ years. I don’t have time anymore to sell online and the pieces still had quite a lot of value so donating them wasn’t an option for me either. I am so thrilled to know her and be able to move my things on to new loving owners through Neighbor Neighbor!
Reading this I got some intense nostalgia for 1970’s state st when I used to shop at the big Goodwill and Yellowstones (loved their first store in IV when I was in college). I will check them out!