Erica Allen-Kim's Instagram account @ahistoryofarchitecture, was first made known to me by one of our earliest consignors (thanks, Judith!) and I have been enjoying her casual, easy to digest posts ever since.

"My wardrobe definitely leans towards clean lines and minimalist silhouettes, incorporating interesting shapes and cool details...."

"I just grew up chatting with adults and having that connection and friendship  with multi generations has always been an emphasis. So my friends are experiencing that now, being friends with my mom...."

Atiana first learned about Vein of Gold when her old PSU Graphic Design teacher, Kate Bingaman-Burt, was an artist-in-residence at the shop! So cool! When I first met Atiana, I was immediately drawn to her cool style, and really appreciated her professionalism and thoughtfulness as she became one of our most regular consignors. We always look forward to seeing what goodies she's collected for us!

"When I was working with women, mostly, but also everyone, I realized that we all have body hang ups, we all have things. And if I can help people feel more empowered and better in their bodies, then I'm doing good work. I started making jewelry for my massage clients and for client's to be talismans for their birth process. And I was like “oh my god, fashion can be more meaningful!”

…you can have so many chapters, or not. I would tell my clients, you have so much time. A lot of my clients were in their 30s or 40s and they thought their life was over. You know it’s like, you have so much time, and then we figure it out. And I would ask them, what do you want for your next chapter? People hit a certain age and think, this is it.