VINTAGE KIT

I’ve always had two passions in life: sports and fashion. The story behind Vintage Kit pretty much just comes from that. In 2019 I was lucky enough to be working my dream job – and still am. Rugby League Reporter. That’s the 9-5 for me and I love it. But I saw a ceiling on the potential earnings a job like mine has. It’s still a good career, but I wasn’t ready to settle. A side hustle had always been something that interested me. The idea of making money while I slept, A, but B I loved the idea of having my own thing – not working for someone else. Vintage shopping was something I was already doing by myself. I’d buy tees from the US, ship them to Auckland, rock them for a while then sell them to whoever wanted them. To simply save on shipping, I started buying more at a time (10-15). Then I needed somewhere to display and sell them on that wasn’t just a personal Facebook account. So I set up @_vintage_kit on insta and sold through DM’s. Mates copped them at first. Then mates of mates. Then guys who worked with a mate of a mate. Without even realising it, the business had taken off and I was running a side hustle out of my living room.

INSPIRED BY

I pretty much give this bloke a wrap every week, but Ice from YKTR over in Australia is my biggest inspo in business. A former footy player, he has built a seven figure ecomm business, with his mates, completely off of self education and hard work. His ethos is transparency and I love that. It’s something I have adopted myself.  Documenting the journey is who he built his customer base. Showing everyone the good, the bad and the ugly. With Vintage Kit this has been key. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but I’ve documented all the highs and lows and taken everyone along for the ride.  Through that, you get stronger customer connection.