Loose Ends
"In the mix" I was very confused about what I was was going to shoot for my photo story until I stopped into Suite 0. Since they first opened in a tiny closet-like room under Starbucks in downtown Corvallis I have shopped there. After talking to Mikey, Gabe, and Payton about vintage gems I asked if I could shoot their shop. They happily agreed and asked if I wanted to shoot Loose Ends. Over the next few days, I was in and out of the store and learned a lot about the conception of the store and what brought them together. Gabe Noller, Payton Smyer, and Mikey Turner all met through shopping local thrift stores, frustrated by the lack of stores for students to shop they soon formulated the groundwork for Suite 0. When asked on how this store came to be Mikey had this to say "We all were independently selling vintage clothes before this, I worked at a menswear store here before it closed. After that, I knew I couldn't have a regular job I needed to sell clot