Urbanity "Behind the Seams"

Thanks so much to the lovely Miss Prest for featuring Urbanity on Ethical Style's blog!

Lately, we’ve been focusing so much on vintage that we’ve ignored its cousin, the consignment shop. So when we caught wind this morning of an awesome-sounding consignment boutique in Berkeley, Calif., we had to post about it.

Headed by Angela Cadogan, the wife of the lead guitarist from ’90s rock band Third Eye Blind, Urbanity mixes fashion and sustainable design with music.

As the press release says:

Her shop Urbanity calls consignment “style sharing” (a poke at the early file sharing days of Napster), and Urbanity’s star logo is, of course, in the shape of a guitar pick. …

It’s happened more than once that multiple pairs of designer pumps make their way onto Urbanity’s shelves all in the same hour. (Someone once dropped off Miu Miu, Prada, and YSL sandals all in the same trip!)

The store’s reviews on Yelp mention pre-loved finds from Catherine Malandrino, Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, A Common Thread, and more totally hip names in fashion. Anybody up for a road trip to the Bay Area? We’re so there!

You know the old ditty, "Recycle, reduce, reuse...?" Well, we're glad to hear that ecologically concerned fashionistas are taking a stand as well. Resale is the way to go–Not just for your wallet, but also for the earth!