St. Thomas senior Jack Stanchfield is offering throwback streetwear fashion at a discounted price through his vintage clothing company, Tommie Thrift.

Stanchfield acts as a middleman, purchasing fashionable clothing at thrift stores and then putting it up on his Instagram page. By paying attention to trends set by music artists and athletes, Stanchfield has put together a collection of clothing that embodies modern style combined with the affordability of thrift store shopping.

“I’m heavily influenced by guys like A$AP Rocky. Rap is pushing a kind of style of vintage tees with big logos and cool designs, and that’s the vibe I’m definitely trying to go for,” Stanchfield said.

“I’ve definitely seen a trend towards that type of look with rappers and athletes. I’ve also got some prep-type fashion in there as well.”

Stanchfield, an entrepreneurship major from Edina, says that throughout high school and early college he often went to thrift stores for himself, but noticed that many pieces he liked didn’t fit.

“That gave me the idea of just buying everything I liked and then reselling it to other people, flipping them for a bit of profit,” Stanchfield said. “People like it because it saves them the trouble and time of going store to store.”

Most of Tommie Thrift’s inventory is being offered at a price range between five to 20 dollars.

“What I’m offering now is mostly thicker cut t-shirts, big graphics…clothes that are just significant… that look different and stand out amongst other clothes,” Stanchfield said.

Stanchfield started Tommie Thrift in his sophomore year and his focus has been collecting inventory. He said that so far most of his sales have been to friends, but he’s excited to start to move in a more business-oriented direction with an inventory he’s comfortable with.

Stanchfield is also designing his own custom clothing, something that he says he’s excited for.

“I’ve already done a few pieces that I made over the summer and it’s definitely something I’m passionate about,” Stanchfield said.

Stanchfield’s main goal right now is to get the word out about his business and see how the year goes as far as sales. He’s hoping to turn his passion for designing clothes into a career opportunity.

“I’m going to be doing some hand stitching, patches, ripping T-shirts apart and combining them to make some really unique pieces.” Stanchfield said. “More than anything, that would be the part that I would like to take beyond college.”

Noah Hanlon can be reached at noahhanlon@stthomas.edu.