Top Knot Vintage Comes to Nashville and Is Here To Stay

By Kristie Patterson

MTSU Raider Shakedown Reporter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Top Knot Vintage has come to East Nashville, specifically to 307 N. 16^th St. and they don’t plan to leave.

Top Knot Vintage has brought a refreshing new element of vintage to fashion lovers around the East Nashville area since the beginning of March 2016.

            The owner, Taylor Sorrell, originally started the business as a traveling pop-up store. Eventually, he was approached by the owners of another vintage clothing store in Nashville called Local Honey who asked to enter a partnership and sell clothing in his store.  Top Knot Vintage has grown tremendously over the last few months, and according to Sorrell, there are no plans to slow down.

Sorrell says there might be expansion plans in the future. The short-term goal is to move to a bigger space located in Nashville and long-term is to open up multiple locations in bigger cities across the U.S., such as New York City, Los Angeles, etc.

Sorrell who is originally based in Nashville Tennessee, has a love for true vintage, but he struggled to find actual vintage.

“Everything was either too western, old school or overpriced,” said Sorrell.  He started collecting pieces, and his house became covered in clothing. Top Knot Vintage was born when he decided that he needed to do something with his vintage inspiration.

            In addition to being a popular vintage spot to look for unique fashion statements, Top Knot Vintage brings in new discoveries each week. Sorrell’s main focus is to find real vintage items that other Nashville stores don’t find locally or for a good price. Although similar to stores such as Buffalo Exchange and Local Honey, there is a different element brought to Top Knot Vintage.

 “Mostly ‘90s style clothing, but some ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s are mixed in, too.” Said Sorrell, when describing TKV. The clothing that we pick is all personally curated by us, so we have quality control. I would describe our clothing as vintage threads with modern fits.”

            This brand new store offers great fashion that is affordable and one of a kind. For more information, the Top Knot Vintage Instagram’s page @topknotvintage shows a visual of what their store brings to the table.

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