In the spring of 2024, Display Copy hosted its first-ever community clothing drive in collaboration with photographer Deirdre Lewis and stylist Herin Choi. United by a common thread of creativity and sustainability, donations from all five boroughs were gathered and entrusted to five talented sustainable designers across the East Coast. Each designer wove their vision into the fabric of these pre-loved pieces, transforming them into pieces that embody reinvention, craftsmanship, and the boundless potential of coming together for a common purpose.

She has robes and she has monkeys

Lazy diamond studded flunkies

She has wisdom and knows what to do

She has me, and she has you 

— The Doors 

Melanie Gillis, the 90s Ebay vintage sleuth and founder of Los Angeles-based Hall of Wonders, is ready to give her followers and friends a look behind the curtain.

Our Editor-in-Chief shares her tips and tricks for thrifting in-store without breaking a sweat or heading straight to the nearest Zara.

Here’s to those dope days at the mall, when we totally bugged over that fly senior at Hot Topic, scarfed mad toppings at TCBY, and chilled with the home skillets at Orange Julius.

We’re taking the extra time at home to plan ahead and wrap our loved ones gifts with recycled and vintage materials. Our editors share some creative ideas that are both festive and sustainable.

Clay Stephen Gardner and Mary Sucaet find inspiration amongst the all-too familiar forgotten heirlooms of childhood.

The following photographs were taken by Umu, Fadila, and Rafatu, young kayayei working as porters in Accra’s Kantamanto second-hand market, the largest in West Africa. The three women began studying photography in February 2021 as part of The OR Foundation’s ongoing Storytelling Workshop.

Fashion Editor Sydney Rose Thomas selects 5 Black-Owned Vintage shops making waves on Depop. Display Copy catches up with them all to discuss the vintage life, shopping tips, and the Black Owned shops that inspire them most.

A comfortable house, chairs on a porch, a garden in back — the heart resides here. César Buitrago spends a day with artist, dancer, and model Somali Findlay affirming the bonds of friendship, family, and the power of belonging.

This week, we got together with our friend Sammy to talk about finding the perfect vintage denim for curves. Lucky us, she broke down 6 shopping and styling hacks you'll never forget.

From the fatigues on society’s classic outsider to the camouflage in today’s fast fashion, season after season military style marches on. In a globalized society, is wearing military surplus insensitive to the impact of war? Or is the real problem something else?