A stitch IN TIME
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Angela Winter Means doesn’t call the pieces in her Waiheke Island store ‘vintage’ – “I’d be lying, because it’s not all vintage.” Her store isn’t an op-shop either, because it’s curated, cohesive. ‘Preexisting’ is her adjective of choice when asked how she describes her collection. “It’s a collection made up of contemporary-inspired, pre-existing garments,” she says. “70 percent of it is vintage but I would hope that it all looks ‘now’.”
When sourcing pre-loved pieces for resale at the Greatest Friend Trading Post, Angela prioritises contemporary shapes and natural fibres. Button-up silk shirts in the perfect shade of burnt-cream, denim skirts with buttons from navel to ankle and heavy, white Victorian
