About

Sammy Davis is a vintage fashion expert whose informative blog and popular videos bring the wonders of vintage fashion to the contemporary woman by showing them where to buy, how to style and how to sell vintage clothing.

Sammy’s grown from selling vintage clothing out of the “trunk of her car” at Brooklyn flea markets to operating a New York City vintage boutique. She also serves as a vintage fashion spokesperson and has been featured on the Nate Berkus Show and My Fox NY.

Sammy has a magazine journalism degree from Temple University, where she co-founded the university’s only campus magazine. She’s written for Esquire.com, thedailygreen.com and has reported for SELF, Glamour and Life & Style magazines.

When not wearing, selling or sharing vintage fashion, Sammy can be seen breaking a sweat running and biking New York City’s Central Park or swimming laps in a brightly colored swimsuit. She finished 23rd female overall at the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon and plans to use her energy to conquer triathlons next.

Born and raised in the small-town community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Sammy moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in fashion journalism where her passion to help women feel their best inspired her to create Sammy Davis Vintage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this website all about?
This is where you’ll learn how to style, find and sell vintage and get some history behind great clothing that inspires the trends of today. You can also discover the basics of vintage style and thrifting on my FAQ pages.

Is Sammy Davis your real name?
My full name is Samantha Davis but the nickname “Sammy” stuck from childhood. It also doesn’t hurt that my name’s so similar to that other vintage icon … except he’s better known for music and dancing, not fashion!

How did you first get into vintage fashion?
My first experience with vintage was during my sophomore year in high school. I wanted to wear something different to prom because I had a unique personal style but didn’t know where to find that special one-of-a-kind dress. Then I discovered Zap & Co., a vintage shop in my hometown. It opened up a new world. I fell in love with a great black lace dress from the early 1900s that I wore to prom, and I’ve been hooked on vintage ever since!

So do you advocate wearing only vintage?
I believe that everyone can wear vintage, but I don’t expect people to wear it 100 percent of the time. Even I don’t! You should wear whatever amount you wish. It could be adding a small touch of vintage jewelry, mixing pieces into your current wardrobe, buying a vintage dress for a special occasion or going head-to-toe vintage to the max. There’s a level of vintage style that’s comfortable for everyone — including you!

What is spreading vintage love?
Vintage love is about encouraging people to incorporate vintage into their wardrobes. But it’s not just about buying and wearing vintage, but also the discovery process of learning about the history behind the pieces and how those trends are relevant today.

I find that vintage enthusiasts are a special community of fashion lovers who wish to connect with stories about finding one-of-a-kind clothes with historical context. It’s this process of sharing I love most. As someone who believes we are all connected in this world, vintage fashion is a vehicle for bringing us together in a positive way and that’s what inspires me to spread vintage love.