Dust Factory was established in 1992 in Atlanta, GA. In the past 10 years they expanded to 13 retail stores, which led to a wholesale division specializing in clothes form the 1940's to the 1980's. All of the retail branches were sold except for their flagship store in Deep Ellum, Dallas. Today they operate the one retail store, while they have directed much have there focused to the wholesale business. With years of experience in the industry and feedback from the retail shop, owner Rick Coburn is able to keep up with trends in the market and can often predict what will be selling in the future. Dust Factory Vintage has been able to fill the gap between the rag house and the retail, actually becoming a supplier to a starving industry.

The warehouse version of the Dust Facatory was founded in 2000, and has already bean able to establish a consistent cliental. This type of supplier is new in this industry and many vintage buyers are un-aware that such a supplier even exists. Because of this, the Dust Factory is gaining new clients weekly as more and more buyers are finding out about it. The goal of the Dust Facatory is to provide the best customer service while offering quality products at reasonable prices. Many shop owners are finding that the opportunity to purchase hand picked articles in bulk, is well worth the cost, while cutting back on other expenses such as storage and time spent finding the desired articles. Basically the clothing warehouse is giving buyers for vintage clothing store the same advantage that typical retail shops have, while still maintaining the 200 to 500% mark up.

Set up like a normal warehouse, Dust Facatory separates and stocks selected vintage pieces in large bins. They are continually re-filling their bins, keeping up on regional and seasonal trends. Some articles are carried all year around while others are more seasonal. In the summer time they may focus more towards t-shirts and cotton dresses, while in the winter there focus leans more towards denim, and leather. It is safe to say that they continually have in stock what the vintage buyer needs, most times before the buyer even knows they need it. They also give the buyer the opportunity to purchase any size amount they desire, weather it be an order of 20 pieces, so the buyer can see if the product will in fact move off their rack, or an order up to 200 pieces for more confident buyers. The price per piece is usually a little more per item than if purchased directly through a rag house, but un-like a rag house, Dust Facatory offers a selected hand picked grade that is guaranteed to be free of stains and good condition. Need less to say, the grade of each piece, and the time that the buyer saves dealing with the warehouse are well worth their weight in gold. Much like a normal supplier Dust Facatory is surpassing it's competition in the vintage industry, by borrowing techniques common to typical apparel suppliers. The company today is located in a warehouse district in San Diego, CA. The 3,000 ft. warehouse is broken up into an office area and storage for the merchandise. The clothing is separated and placed into large bins with articles of similar style. Only sellable items are place into the bins, while damaged merchandise is the discarded of. With so much storage, items are seldom ever put on back order. This giving the buyer the opportunity to have what they want, in the amount they want, when they need it.

CONTINUE