AndALSO Designer and Vintage occupies a storefront at 304 South Driver Street, Suite 102, in Durham, North Carolina, in the East Durham neighborhood just outside downtown, where a small cluster of independent shops and makers have set up shop together. The store describes its approach as curating modern style through vintage fashion, and that curation shows in the range of the inventory: pieces reaching back to the 1800s sit alongside recent designer finds and unisex clothing built for a modern wardrobe, plus accessories and housewares that round out the mix. Rather than stocking everything that comes through the door, the shop keeps its selection tight and rotating, positioning itself as a highly curated, ever-evolving shop rather than a warehouse-style vintage outlet.
Hours reflect a boutique rhythm: the shop is open to walk-in shoppers Friday and Saturday from noon to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 5pm, plus Monday from noon to 6pm, while Tuesday through Thursday are reserved for appointment-only visits. That structure lets the small team offer more personal attention during the by-appointment days, including private shopping and styling sessions for customers who want one-on-one help building a look rather than browsing racks alone.
What distinguishes AndALSO from a typical secondhand clothing store is its deliberate role in the local creative community. The shop works with Durham artists and makers, giving space to locally produced goods alongside the vintage and designer clothing, and it hosts workshops and events that it promotes through its Instagram account and mailing list rather than treating retail as its only function. Its East Durham location puts it in the middle of a walkable strip of small businesses, making a visit here easy to pair with stops at neighboring shops, cafes, or studios in the same stretch of Driver Street.
The shop is active on Instagram under two handles, one for the main store and a second tied to a recurring market event called Thrift a Bull Market, suggesting the business extends its reach beyond its own four walls into pop-up or community shopping events elsewhere in Durham. For shoppers, that means AndALSO functions as both a fixed destination and a connector to a wider secondhand and maker scene around the city.
For anyone in the Triangle hunting for vintage pieces that go beyond generic thrift-store racks, whether that means a well-preserved garment with real age to it, a current designer piece bought secondhand, or a locally made accessory to pair with an outfit, AndALSO’s small, rotating inventory rewards repeat visits more than a single trip. Because the stock changes constantly and much of it is one of a kind, regulars tend to check in often rather than assuming a specific piece will still be there next week.
AndALSO Designer and Vintage is a curated vintage and designer clothing shop in Durham’s East Durham district, blending fashion from the 1800s to today with work from local artists and by-appointment styling services.
