Tandem Vintage and the Life of a Vintage Vendor

MSP Mag: The queer-owned vintage shop opened its doors in the Kingfield neighborhood.

The storefront outside Amanda Baumann’s recently opened vintage shop is painted black with charcoal-colored brick and trim; but inside, the clothes on the racks of Tandem Vintage explode with an array of color. 

There’s a periwinkle puff sleeve and peplum dress ready for a night on the town, there’s a dainty baby pink Jerri Jee waiting for someone to wear it to their next tea party. These garments aren’t just clothes. They’re reasons for celebration—joy for your closet, as she puts it. 

So how does Baumann find these eclectic, reverent, spunky pieces, you ask? She spent years, 11 years, to be specific, scavenging around church sales, garage sales, estate sales; Amanda was, dare I say, sold on sales to amp up her burgeoning vintage collection. 

by Nina Raemont