Chicago's Lost Girls & Rare Form Launch National VINTAGE STORE DAY

Chicago-based Lost Girls and Rare Form are pleased to announce Vintage Store Day, a national movement celebrating independent vintage retailers across the country. The inaugural event will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 with nearly 600 stores in 42 states, plus the District of Columbia and four Canadian provinces already confirmed for the launch. Like Record Store Day and Stationary Store Day, Vintage Store Day provides an opportunity for local, brick and mortar businesses to lift up these beloved specialty stores, boost sales and celebrate their communities. For a complete list of participating stores nationwide, or to sign-up your business, visit shoprareform.com/vsd.

Vintage Store Day co-founder and Rare Form owner Emma Lewis comments, "This has been a real grassroots effort to unite vintage stores across the country. Vintage encompasses a lot, including clothing, home decor, and art – but most of all an appreciation for reuse, upcycling and preservation. During the pandemic, when the supply chains shut down and no one could buy furniture from the big box stores, many turned to buying vintage from their communities and in doing so kept that money in their local economy. While the circumstances are different now, the benefits are still the same: we can preserve and appreciate the past while supporting our local economy and our neighborhood businesses. I believe people are championing these values now more than ever and that’s why we have a thriving vintage community, which deserves a day of celebration."

Chicago and Illinois stores to date include:

Lost Girls Vintage | 1935 W. Division St., Chicago & 2710 N Sawyer Ave., Chicago, IL
Rare Form | 5438 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Able Shoppe | 2135 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
Apricot Vintage | 4108 N. Pulaski Ave., Chicago, IL
Affordable Antiques & More | 1508 N. Naper Blvd., Naperville, IL
America's Antique Mall - Algonquin | 2451 S. Randall Rd., Algonquin, IL
Andersonville Antiques | 5234 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Andy’s Art Antiques & Oddities | 1253 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL
Aquarius | 1344 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL
BellJarVintage | 313 W. State St., Geneva, IL
Bent Vintage | 28686 West Northwest Highway, Lake Barrington, IL
Black Cat Curiosities | 118 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL
Blue Coral Vintage | 112 E. Burlington Ave., La Grange IL
Bodega Vintage | 1284 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Broadway Antique Market | 6130 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
Brownstone Antiques | 6328 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Bryn Mawr Jewelry Co. | 5139 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Chic, Geek & Antique | 315 Bedford Rd., Morris, IL
Chi City Thrift | 124 N. Mayfield Ave., Chicago, IL
Collected | 122 East Side Square, Carlinville, IL
Dovetail | 1452 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
5th Street Revivals | 405 Fifth St., Lacon, IL
Finder Maker | 2888 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Folk | 5668 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Gaudy & Luxe Boutique | 10232 S. Vincennes Ave, Chicago, IL
Gem: A Vintage Collective | 2894 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
The Golden Triangle | 2035 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
Green Element Resale | 6241 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL
The Green Goose | 5238 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
The Happy Hour Shop | 1919 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
Harlequin Vintage Chicago | 1418 W. Division St., Chicago, IL
Harper Studio Vintage | 2535 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL
Heart's Desire Antiques | 1014 E. 31st St., La Grange Park, IL
Hello Vintage | 1943 W. Division St., Chicago, IL
Heyday Vintage Collective | 522 Davis St., Evanston, IL
House 15 | 1828 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL
Industrial Treasures | 1501 Indiana Avenue #1, St. Charles, IL
Jackson Square Mall | 112 E. Burlington Ave., La Grange, IL
JuJu's Vintage | 7214 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago, IL
Kokorokoko | 1323 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
LaGrange Park Antique Mall | 800 E. 31st St., La Grange Park, IL
Little Sweetpea’s Vintage Store | 4948 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL
Loop Vintage | 1613 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL
Lou Belle and Bing | 317 W. Main St., Collinsville, IL
Luvsick Plus | 2706 N. Sawyer Ave., Chicago, IL
Mabel's Market | 307 Canal St., Lemont, IL
ma-pa chicago | 6101 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL
Marais Home & Garden | 1206 W. Victoria St., Chicago, IL
Matilda Jane's | 715 S. Main St., Hillsboro, IL
Milk & Holly Home | 1208 W. Thorndale Ave., Chicago, IL
Millennium Market 477 W. Deming Place, Chicago, IL
MOLASSES | 4919 N. Damen Ave., IL
Mother Road Antique Mall | 106 North Side Square, Carlinville, IL
No Telling Vintage | 3222 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL
Offbeat Vintage Collective | 7 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
Old Mary Vintage | Gallery Row, 1200 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL
OUTSKIRTS Vintage | 1742 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL
Petals & Jackets | 1105 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL
Poor Boy Rich Taste | 1216 W. Wilson, Chicago, IL
Prison City Vintage | 72 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL
Rad Pop! Vintage Emporium | 5820 N Broadway, Chicago, IL
Rattleback Records | 5405 N Clark St. Chicago, IL
Rawson | 1727 W. Grand Ave., Chicago
Richard Alan Estate Options | 5936 N. Broadway St., Chicago, IL
Scout x Salvage Haus | 5221 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Shangri-La Vintage | 1952 W. Roscoe St., Chicago, IL
Springfield Vintage | 215 S. 5th St., Springfield, IL
Wanna Vintage | 1555 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Three Sisters Antique Mall | 13042 Western Ave., Blue Island, IL
True North | 539 Bedford Road & 1338 Clay Street, Morris, IL
una mae's | 1528 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Vintage Frills | 2846 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Vintage 71 Shops Yorkville | 10711 State Route 71, Yorkville, IL
Vintage Vinyl | 925 Davis St., Evanston, IL
Wanna Vintage | 1555 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
Warehouse Antique Mall | 600 N. Van Buren, Marion, IL
Warehouse 55 Aurora | 55 South Lake St, Aurora, IL & 1819 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, ILWhatnots & Whimsies | 211 E. Chicago St., Elgin, IL
Winifred Grace | 5632 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

About the Vintage Store Day Founders:

Rare Form is an art deco concept store, showcasing antique, vintage and vintage-inspired home goods and gifts. The store opened in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood in the fall of 2023 by owner Emma Lewis, a trained art historian with a PhD. Rare Form specializes in art prints, both modern and antique, but stands out for its unique and vast collection of 100+ year old prints at affordable price points that makes art collecting accessible to a wider range of customers. Rare Form offers a unique historically-minded perspective and highly curated selection of goods from around the world, especially the UK and Europe, as well as locally-sourced products.

Lost Girls was started by Sarah Azzouzi and Kyla Embrey in 2013 out of a 1976 RV they affectionately call Winnie. Twelve years and hundreds of pop ups later they have two shops in Chicago, one in the West Town/Wicker Park neighborhood and one in the Logan Square neighborhood. They carry size 00-4X+ and strive to find something that'll work for everyone. Their bright pink and orange shops feature colorful vintage from the 1920s onward to Y2K fashions featuring the best examples of fashion from every decade. Their Division Street shop features more of a vintage designer and rare collection while their Logan shop is more fun and flirty, featuring their first housewares store within it. They only sell what they love! With influences like Carmen Miranda, Fran Fine, Stevie Nicks, Moroccan Design, Emily Lou Harris, American Rodeo and all the amazing inspiration we stumble upon in our travels.