Play That DAMMCD !

Many people visiting the shop have asked us where does that music we play come from. Who does these mashups ? They are the creation of Skeeter and you can more of his work below:

The Design Music revolution is here Design your mind, Design your body. This is Design Archives Mashup Madness CD. Great MashUps and Mixes.

Listen To The Latest:

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» Best Of 1990 MashedUp

Design Archives does E-TAILING ♥!

Wondering what the vintage vixens at Design Archives are up to this spring and summer? It’s all about the E’s baby: E-tailing, eBay, and Etsy! The ladies at Design Archives are busy revamping our online stores, providing new arrivals for you cuties every week!

Check us out all over the internet:

♥ eBay: myworld.ebay.com/designarchives

♥ Etsy: designarchives.etsy.com

♥ Myspace: myspace.com/designarchives

Shop Design Archives

For those of you who love fashion, let me just tell you what happened in our little old store in Greensboro NC…recently!

We had a visit from the design staffs of j. Crew and Armani! And, they all bought tons of our vintage goodies! You may ask, why? Because they know fashion and they know that the best fashion comes from the past and they can re-invent it for the present. What are you missing? Well, next time you come into the store, just ask us…What did these designers buy? they bought plaid shirts jackets and coats, old denim jeans, bowling shoes, medallions, and plenty of fun boots!

Additionally, we had a visit from the owner of C. Madeleines, based in Miami Beach, the largest vintage couture store in the East! Why? Because she knows that when out buying for her shop, she needs to check out every vintage clothier around. Why? Because she styles and dresses the wealthiest and the chicest women in Miami, and they want their own unique look, which can ONLY be achieved by wearing vintage. Not by going to the Mall, or anywhere else. Let our stylists and salespeople help you achieve the same, right here.

» CHECK THIS OUT FROM THE nytimes

Nouveau Upcycled Vintage

Last November (the 15th, 2008) – Kelly Cox, who is a fashion designer herself, took some unsold and unwanted clothing and made them into something new. Then on a Saturday evening the Design Archives store hosted her first fashion show – Nouveau upcycled Vintage.

View some video from that night below:

+ read an article in the Greensboro News-Record about Kelly and the fashion show HERE

DA on TV

Kit and the staff of Design Archives were on the WFMY NEWS 2 The Good Morning show on November 12th, 2007. Rosemary Plybon visited the store to look at the fashions from the 1950’s. You can watch both segments broadcast on the show in the Press Section:

Design Archives on YouTube

A video of the Clearance Sale at the old location on E Market St, and some clips of the new location on Tate Street »

» More videos on the Design Archives/YouTube Channel.

Retro Dance Party Pics

As you may have read the Design Archives store has moved from downtown on E. Market Street to a new location in the college area of Greensboro – 338 Tate Street.

On August 11th, Kit threw a going away/fundraising party at the East Market Street site which was a very enjoyable and successful night. There were many people in attendance and they were entertained by a DJ and by Eugene Chadbourne, Filthybird & by Adam Thorn and the Top Buttons.

» Click to view some pics.

Update: A new page with a photo album added