World’s Worst Expo is a name that’s attracting crowds in Sacramento.Hundreds gathered at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center for the free event highlighting vintage clothing and other goods.Organizers call it a movement to shop second-hand.What started as two friends bringing local vendors together to sell clothing, shoes and more, has really exploded in the Capitol City.”Once Covid hit, it really just took off, and we had a line all the way around the block, which is unlike anything we ever saw before,” said founder Casey Mann.On Sunday, the World’s Worst Expo took over the Convention Center for vintage shopping.It’s giving business owners a chance to meet more customers.”A lot of these businesses, they just have online outlets, and they don’t really get too many opportunities to connect with customers, so it’s really cool to be able to host an event where it’s strictly small businesses getting that one day out of the month where they get to interact with all their customers and face-to-face,” said Mann.Vintage clothing vendor, Madyson Swanson, came from Stockton. Her college degree isn’t in fashion, but she is now making a living doing something she loves.”Honestly, a lot is going on right now, and it feels good to try and make small strides to something more sustainably. And I feel like it’s a lot easier for other people to be inclined to shop sustainably, too, because it’s so popular. After all, everybody else is doing it and they feel like it’s a lot easier to, like, find this type of brand,” said Swanson.Many items are priced at $10 to $20. The price point attracts a lot of customers, many people say they shop vintage because it saves the planet.Lydia Williams came from Lake Tahoe to look for unique clothing items.For the last six months, she has made it her mission to not purchase anything new.”I think it’s like a statistic that you use something 12 times and you buy it new and then you throw it away, essentially. Even closes our stores and you donate them. They just kind of pile up,” said Williams.She walked away with a “new to her” wardrobe and hopes to encourage other youth to join the second-hand clothing movement.”I think it’s amazing, but it should be a goal of people to use what we already have. And there are so many clothes here. Oh my God, I’ve never seen so many clothing. So, it’s like, why not pick from things that are already there?” said Williams.The World’s Worst Expo wraps up at 6 p.m. on March 23. Organizers plan to hold another event in Roseville on April 6.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
World’s Worst Expo is a name that’s attracting crowds in Sacramento.
Hundreds gathered at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center for the free event highlighting vintage clothing and other goods.
Organizers call it a movement to shop second-hand.
What started as two friends bringing local vendors together to sell clothing, shoes and more, has really exploded in the Capitol City.
“Once Covid hit, it really just took off, and we had a line all the way around the block, which is unlike anything we ever saw before,” said founder Casey Mann.
On Sunday, the World’s Worst Expo took over the Convention Center for vintage shopping.
It’s giving business owners a chance to meet more customers.
“A lot of these businesses, they just have online outlets, and they don’t really get too many opportunities to connect with customers, so it’s really cool to be able to host an event where it’s strictly small businesses getting that one day out of the month where they get to interact with all their customers and [be] face-to-face,” said Mann.
Vintage clothing vendor, Madyson Swanson, came from Stockton.
Her college degree isn’t in fashion, but she is now making a living doing something she loves.
“Honestly, a lot is going on right now, and it feels good to try and make small strides to something more sustainably. And I feel like it’s a lot easier for other people to be inclined to shop sustainably, too, because it’s so popular. After all, everybody else is doing it and they feel like it’s a lot easier to, like, find this type of brand,” said Swanson.
Many items are priced at $10 to $20. The price point attracts a lot of customers, many people say they shop vintage because it saves the planet.
Lydia Williams came from Lake Tahoe to look for unique clothing items.
For the last six months, she has made it her mission to not purchase anything new.
“I think it’s like a statistic that you use something 12 times and you buy it new and then you throw it away, essentially. Even closes our stores and you donate them. They just kind of pile up,” said Williams.
She walked away with a “new to her” wardrobe and hopes to encourage other youth to join the second-hand clothing movement.
“I think it’s amazing, but it should be a goal of people to use what we already have. And there are so many clothes here. Oh my God, I’ve never seen so many clothing. So, it’s like, why not pick from things that are already there?” said Williams.
The World’s Worst Expo wraps up at 6 p.m. on March 23.
Organizers plan to hold another event in Roseville on April 6.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
