How a University Student Started a 7-Figure Vintage Clothing Business
The bootstrapped story behind True Vintage
The Unofficial Shopify Podcast · Kurt Elster, Rory Westbrook
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Show Notes
Through his love of vintage clothing, Rory Westbrook founded True Vintage out of his bedroom while still a student at the University of Portsmouth. Growing quicker than he could have anticipated, True Vintage has consistently doubled their annual revenue year-over-year since inception.
Using a combination of digital marketing strategies (including brand collaborations with Tommy Hilfiger and Urban Outfitters) Rory and the True Vintage team have built an engaged instagram following of over 300,000 people.
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