Mackelmore's Thrift Store vs. Vintage Store

I will admit that Mackelmore's Thrift Shop is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's back in high rotation on the local radio stations so I've been hearing it a lot as of late. If ever there was a song to advocate for vintage, it's Thrift Store.

Stay with me people. Seriously. As Sparky Sweets would say on Thug Notes, "Peep these here lyrics."

I wear your granddad's clothes
I look incredible
I'm in this big a** coat
From that thrift shop down the road

Now first off, you're not going to find your granddad's clothes at the thrift store. You're going to find granddad's clothes here at Amalgamated. Why is that? We have the largest selection of men's vintage in the mid-Atlantic. It's not all suits. We have workwear, shirts, denim, jackets, ties, you name it. 

We also buy your granddad's clothes so they don't end up at the thrift store or in the scrap heap. That way, you don't have to dig through racks and racks of slightly tattered trousers or shirts missing buttons. We only have the best and we pass them on to you.

Secondly, if you were wearing my granddad's clothes, you would be in coveralls like these here. He worked on the railroad all of his life (just like another song). You probably aren't going to find these at the thrift store.

Vintage Coveralls

Lastly, Mackelmore makes a great point that when you wear the latest fashion, you're just wearing what everyone else is wearing.

That shirt's hella dough
And having the same one as six other people in this club is a hella don't

When you wear vintage, chances are very slim that you won't run into someone with the exact same shirt or dress or suit, even if it was high fashion at the time. You can also mix and match fashions to create your own classic style.

Next time you are in the mood to pop some tags or want to wear your graddad's clothes, come over here instead. Our clothes are all cleaned and guaranteed not to smell like R Kelly's sheets. Yo!