Fashion / Shops
New vintage store opens
Suchitoto Vintage welcomes sustainable fashion lovers and those who fancy a rummage through endless racks of colourful vintage clothes from various eras.
Co-owned by partners Keturah and Izaac, the store’s name takes inspiration from the town Suchitoto in El Salvador, where the couple decided to open a business when travelling with their young daughter, Adhara, back in 2020.
Realising their shared passion for clothes, and feeling dissatisfied with their jobs after the coronavirus pandemic, Keturah and Isaac made the decision to open their own vintage clothing store on St Michael’s Hill.
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Suchitoto has opened on St Michael’s Hill – photo: Yoyi Clark
Speaking to Keturah and Izaac about the inspiration behind the shop, they said: “We wanted it to be a place name because we resonated with the location – it’s interesting, it’s different.
“We’ve always had an absolute love for clothes, especially the culture behind a lot of hip-hop clothes.
“We wanted to go into business together because we’ve always done everything as a team. So, we decided the next step was to start a business.”
When asked about how Suchitoto is looking to contribute to Bristol’s extensive fashion scene, the couple said they “love meeting new people, connecting with people and seeing how we can all benefit each other as a community”.
They added: “We’re close to all the Bristol students and we’re hoping that we can band together and come up with good ways to develop the business.”
Skies the limit at Suchitoto vintage – photo: Yoyi Clark
The vintage store is getting ready to launch some exciting collaborations, such as an upcoming event with the University of Bristol’s Fashion Forward society that will include clothes, music and DJs, which is set to take place in November.
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Ready to fully embrace the diverse student life that is such a prominent part of the city, Suchitoto recently hosted a market pop-up on Tyndall Avenue outside the university’s Senate House building.
The event garnered considerable attention from university students, and the brand hopes to launch more pop-ups soon.
They also enjoy taking the brand on tour – having been to many areas across the UK so far, including Birmingham, Loughborough and Manchester.
Isaac explained: “One of the main things we’ve tried to do with our brand is to not box ourselves into a certain style because we’re trying to capture everybody in Bristol.
“I’m not necessarily going in for one kind of person and zoning in on that style. We’re trying to capture everything in a curated, stylised way.”
Wanting to provide something for everybody, Keturah and Izaac’s’ aim is to provide unique items of clothing that make wears feel “comfortable, amazing and glamorous”, selling items from the 90s and Y2K, with a number of big designer brands available such as True Religion, Dolce & Gabbana and Burberry.
Main photo: Yoyi Clark
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