{"id":31541,"date":"2016-02-18T11:57:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=31541"},"modified":"2016-02-18T12:10:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:10:42","slug":"new-vintage-shop-makes-thrifting-a-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/new-vintage-shop-makes-thrifting-a-community\/","title":{"rendered":"New Vintage Shop Makes Thrifting a Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Millicent Haggard and Morgan Pennington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Morgan Pennington<\/strong> has long had a passion for rummaging through thrift stores, but it wasn\u2019t until recently that this interest formalized into an upstart side business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved going to thrift stores, ever since I was in middle school,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like this idea of digging for buried treasure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know why. I\u2019ll do it until my eyes can\u2019t handle it anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Milli Haggard<\/strong> stepped in with the idea to start an Etsy store, Pennington\u2019s hobby turned into Telegnosis<\/strong>, a burgeoning local business that matches pre-loved clothes and knick knacks with eager new owners.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMorgan likes to shop a lot,\u201d explains Haggard. \u201cAnd she would always buy stuff that wouldn\u2019t fit her, for other people. I was like, \u2018you should just buy stuff and sell it, instead of us hoarding all this!\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since starting the shop in August of 2015, Milli and Morgan have made a regular habit of scouring local thrift stores and yard sales in search of hidden gems for the discerning Oxford community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnywhere we travel to, we\u2019ll go to a thrift store or antique store,\u201d Haggard says. \u201cYou just make it [part of] your daily ritual to go, especially in the morning when they first put stuff out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can get the good stuff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although much of Telegnosis\u2019s online sales are for buyers in places like New York and Los Angeles, the store is better known locally for the personal relationships forged with regular customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe have the store online, but we also have locals come by and try stuff on,\u201d says Haggard. \u201cSometimes I\u2019ll find stuff and think, \u2018that would look good on [him or her],\u2019 specifically for people that normally shop with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another unique component of Telegnosis is their tendency to host pop-ups in their home, at which they showcase their wares alongside the works of several Oxford artists. Their last pop-up featured Telegnosis\u2019s vintage items alongside new and original works from such local artists as Lauren Dayan<\/strong>, Frank Estrada<\/strong>, and Claire Whitehurst<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another pop-up is scheduled for March, and although a specific date has yet to be set, Haggard says that \u201cpeople just call me or text me, and they can come by and try stuff on on their own time if they can\u2019t make a pop-up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The ultimate goal, they say, is to have a regular booth set up in an antique or vintage store here in Oxford. For now, though, Morgan and Milli are content to open up their home to the community and run Telegnosis more informally.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cYou can create your own style when you\u2019re shopping for older clothes, because the stuff that you find in thrift stores is all from different time periods,\u201d says Pennington. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing that you can incorporate all these things from different time periods to create this timeless look that\u2019s all your own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s nice to see people wearing stuff that you\u2019ve picked out,\u201d Milli adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out Telegnosis\u2019s online selection at telegnosis.etsy.com<\/a>, and follow them on social media to hear about upcoming pop-ups.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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