Gotta Have It Vintage

January 3, 2020

When I’m feeling a holiday hankering for some vintage finds, I’m usually debating whether to wing it on Etsy or just stumble across some swinging ‘60s items the old fashioned way: the vintage store.

Once I deposited my holiday money, one of my first stops was Gotta Have It Vintage over in Venice, CA, just to you know… treat myself. The actual shops on Venice Beach can be somewhat overpriced, but nothing beats this store, which always feels like an old friend.

On this special day in December, the power in the store was half off, no generator… and by 5 pm, the store was dark and felt somewhat post-apocalyptic (how I do my best thinking and my best shopping). This didn’t stop me from invading the $10 trunk sale where I unearthed some amazing polka dot finds.

The girls working there were sweet enough to find some battery-operated lamps from the scary attic, so I could manage to try my finds on without following over in the dressing room.

Thanks to the extra ambience, I decided to purchase the timeless pieces: two polka dot tops along with a cute blue mod striped top, making me drool for summertime to just hurry up already.

Gotta Have It? Gotta love it.