Some customers have come in and compared it to a boutique in SoHo. My ideal client or shopper will come in and spend 30 or 40 minutes going through each rack. I would not bring three or four of a piece in different sizes. “Sometimes a person will come in and say do you have it in a bigger size? Then I will explain it is a select piece. “But if people are looking for something different then this is the place. “If you want to look like everyone else, then this is probably not the place for you,” she said. The walls inside the main store are covered with purses and other accessories. But since then, she has learnt to be creative with her space.

Space is tight in her store for all her jackets, jump suits, dresses, shirts and accessories.Īt first, she crammed everything in, and there was hardly room to turn around. I wasn't even born in the 1970s, but I love that Bohemian flair.”įour years ago she put her passion for vintage into her own store Strictly Vintage by Terry, on the corner of Court Street and Victoria Street, upstairs, directly across from St Paul's AME Church.Īt first she got a lot of her items from thrift stores, but as things developed she invested more in trendy, colourful new pieces - 80 per cent of the merchandise is new.īut she still loves searching for items at places like Orange Bay and the Red Cross Upstairs Closet.

“I wear them mostly every weekend,” said the Dellwood Middle School teacher. Almost everyone has their fashion fetish, sneakers, purses, accessories - Terrylynn Doyle loves bell-bottoms.

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