out of vogue

text & photo: sam bowden

From the moment you step inside Mike and Pam’s eight-year old vintage paradise, Out of Vogue, you see that they have captured what all vintage, antique, and second hand shops are missing. Style! They have obtained clothing, furniture, guitars, and practically everything else you could imagine to furnish a home or your closet from the “extremely rare” 1920’s to the recent “new wave” 8o’s, though they swear they would never mess with the eighties again.

Out Of Vogue was created at the end of 1997, by Mike and Pam Atta who both were working “normal” 9 to 5 jobs. They decided to follow one of their favorite hobbies, which is hunting for vintage items both in the states and around the world. Their knowledge of such early era items is almost scary. They know when an item originated, where it was distributed at any given time, and even how many are still available today.

Their loyal clientele thrive on the vast knowledge Mike and Pam have of each vintage item they sell. The customers also don’t mind making the trip down to Fullerton to get a chance to peruse Out of Vogues amazing collection of 20th century history. Oh, did I mention their prices? They price to sell, usually eating the typical outrageous L.A. vintage store rip-offs! They figure that the more items they sell the more opportunity they have to go out and hunt for more treasure.

Out Of Vogue offers everything a real vintage fan could dream up at an extremely competitive price, which only sweetens the deal. If you haven't been, I highly recommend poking your head into the time machine called Out of Vogue, just be careful of the eighties.


For more information and assorted items check out:
www.outofvogue.com