About Fellows

Fellows believes that your clothing can be more than just a piece of fabric. It can be a reminder of things long forgotten, it can be a piece of history that you carry with you. But mostly importantly that vintage clothing can be something that’s for everyone.

Vintage clothing has always been a safe place for me. I struggled a lot with body image growing up. It wasn’t till I discovered vintage in my early twenties, that I finally started finding joy in getting dressed. Vintage clothing allowed me to take the focus off of myself and more on how unique the clothing was! I fell in love with the process of finding new pieces. Something about the imperfections in vintage clothing, gave me this chance to fall in love with the imprecations within myself. I felt at home amongst all the clothing. Inevitably, my collection started to grow and there was at least three or four bags of vintage in my trunk at one time.

That first summer of the pandemic, I think a lot of us were feeling the need to show up and help in some way. It clicked for me that all those clothes I had could be put to use for something! A group of friends and I put on a thrift pop up and helped raised funds for local BIPOC organizations. What started out as a one time thing grew into something much bigger! The community stepped up in a big way through donating their extra clothing and we were able to continually give back a portion of our profits because of it. As Fellows grew, I realized it was something I wanted to continue to invest in.

Eventually I’d sourced enough pieces to accept the invitation to join Mother Lode, an indoor market featuring over 30 vendors represents some of Atlanta’s finest vintage. Mother Lode is now home to where you can shop most of Fellows inventory today!

I’ve realized that my main focus with Fellows is to sell vintage clothing that is size and gender inclusive! All bodies should be able to experience the love of vintage clothing. All bodies should be able feel joy from finding that perfect piece! And if I’m able to give someone that opportunity, that’s exactly what I hope to do.

Local BIPOC Creatives

Fellows began with an idea, to repurpose that extra clothing we’ve all got laying around. Since the beginning, it’s been a priority that the BIPOC community feels supported by us. Specifically creatives! Why? Fellows is a place that recognizes the individual, specifically creatives because their work is important. We want to make sure they feel embraced by this community. How? Showing our support through a variety of contributions, donations and opportunities!

Since joining the Mother Lode family in October of 2021, they have partnered with us and together we’ve been able to expand the ways in which we support them! Mother Lode, an indoor market featuring over 30 vendors represents some of Atlanta’s finest vintage,and is home base to most of Fellow’s inventory.

So far we’ve celebrated creatives by sharing their stories and giving a portion of our profits. Our hope is to continue this and explore more ways in which we can support them together.

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Please take a moment and check out the following local BIPOC creatives we’ve celebrated so far!

Brandon Hayden — @happilydressed

Robby Simon — @bored.robby

T’Shauna Henry — @tshaymae

If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out at fellowsvintage@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Van

My love for vintage never stopped at clothing. So when it came time for me to look for a van, it only made sense that I’d be drawn to an old one. For several months I had been looking and researching, craigslist, facebook, even driving by repair shops asking if that old van in the lot was for sale. I had a dream of owning a van and driving up the east coast documenting and photographing the people I met and the things that I’d find. Finally on November 6, 2019 I ended up taking a one way to Jacksonville, Florida, there I would meet Bianca and her van. I knew I wanted an old van and but what I’d soon realize what I really wanted was a Chevy.

I would test drive a good handful of them and none of them felt right. But finally one day on FB marketplace I saw it, a 1995 Chevy G20 Shorty. It honestly felt like it was too good to be true. But with only 70,000 miles on it, I took a chance. Bianca and I would end up talking on the phone and she would confirm that everything about it was true. She said she was a mechanic for the military and kept the van on base there. Only having it a year when she found out she had to to sell it and go away on leave. We would talk a few more times and eventually I found myself flying to Jacksonville to meet her. 

What I wouldn’t expect is how attached everyone would be to the van. When I arrived Bianca drove me to the base and introduced me to the other mechanics there. Together they all had kind of fallen in love with it and would tell me how sad they were to see it go. Something about all the love for the van solidified my choice, this was the one.

The journey home was about a five hour drive back that day, but thankfully I didn’t do it alone. Through out the whole van process, my Dad had been my sounding board. When I shared with him that I was headed to Jacksonville, he didn’t want me to do it alone. So I’d say another very special and memorable part of getting the van was driving it back home that day with my Dad. 

Fast forward quite a few years, the van is still with me, but she’s gone through some changes. With quite a bit of rust and a few leaks here and there, I had been planning on giving her the makeover she really deserved. This past year I found a local shop that would help make her brand new! I never did take that road trip up the east coast. But even more exciting, I now plan on using the van for all things Fellows! Road trips for sourcing, transporting clothes, and setting up for local pop ups! So hey, if by chance you see a big yellow van driving round there’s sure to be some good vintage found.