Triangle-Based âThrift Flippersâ Lengthen the Lives of Fabric
This story was first published online at UNC Media Hub.
In March 2020, Caroline Le lost her best friend, as well as her coping mechanisms to COVID-19. Quarantined at home in Raleigh, she lacked the will to do much other than wait for the world to resume. When thrift stores opened, Le was reacquainted with a childhood love: vintage.Â
Soon, Le started selling her vintage thrift finds on her Instagram account, @vintagebycaro. With that, she joined a large, diverse cohort of Millennials and Gen Z who are making money by reselling thrift store finds.