When Amy Lynn Chase looks at a clutch or a strapless floral number, she doesn't just see prints, fabric, or stitching. For this vintage fanatic, every piece of clothing is a window into the past, a memento of parties attended, places traveled, memories made. Sure, you could mosey down to the mall and cash in your paycheck for the must-have of the week, but where's the intrigue in that? No, what jazzes Amy is the chance to wear something that has its very own story, something that somebody's loved. Whether she's zipping up a black lace body-con dress from the '80s or sliding into some 1920s front-lace-up pumps, Amy can't help but wonder, If these threads could talk, what would they say?

Amy’s love affair with history was practically predestined: a member of a family of collectors, she grew up with her parents’ antique store as her playground. Constantly surrounded by a treasure trove of relics and heirlooms, Amy acquired an infatuation with all things one-of-a-kind. While her peers were clamoring for Abercrombie tees and Adidas sneakers, Amy was scouring yard sales and haunting her town’s solitary vintage store in search of outfits that no one else would have. Most of her friends were mimicking styles worn by teenybopper stars like Britney Spears, but Amy was channeling her grandmother’s effortless chic, accessorizing simple ensembles with lots and lots of costume jewelry. What can we say? She marched to her own throwback beat.

And she hasn’t stopped marching since. The proud owner of a mobile vintage boutique, Haberdash, Amy is breaking innovative ground in an unstable economy. She always dreamed of opening her own secondhand clothing store, but when her bank account kept scoffing back at her, she was forced to bid adieu to her vision of a brick-and-mortar outpost (for the short term anyway). So Amy went the virtual route, selling hand-picked finds online. Three years later, while joking with some girlfriends about bringing her business on their upcoming road trip, she hatched the idea for Haberdash. And then she found a home for her brainchild: a streamlined silver 1954 Bellwood trailer. Reminiscent of the 12-foot camper-turned-playhouse that was parked in Amy’s backyard when she was a child, the trailer offers a perfectly retro setting for some vintage shopping. Amy put her interior-design degree to work on the inside, producing the most charming closet on wheels we’ve ever laid our eyes on — so charming, in fact, that our on-air stud Brogan Graham paid Haberdash a little visit to check things out for himself. Take a look!

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