Hello!

My name is Vassia and I am the brains (and face!) behind TORN vintage. I'm originally from Greece, but have been living in beautiful Edinburgh since 2015. I love discovering unique vintage pieces (some don't make it to the shop!), photography, DIY and I loooove coffee.

Some fun facts about me:

• I did two years of medical school before I realised it wasn't for me
• I am plant OBSESSED (I own 45 different ones...!)
• Did I say I love coffee?

TORN vintage started (before I had even come up with the name!) as a small, mask making side hustle back in the first lockdown when I found myself enjoying the process of making my own face masks and selling them on ebay. I then started to look for deadstock vintage fabrics to use, and then vintage clothing to modify and upcycle and then even more vintage because I was officially hooked.

​I've always had vintage pieces in my wardrobe, but because of that, I discovered a newfound love for those one-of-a-kind garments and decided to start selling them as a business. It took me a while to set up the website and start being active on social media, as I was working a full time job at the same time, but around October 2020 I shyly started posting on Instagram and dropping a couple of my first pieces. I even remember how shy I was to pose for pictures and got my lovely friend Sarah to model for me for those initial pieces - thank you, Sarah!

Fast forward to today, TORN vintage has come a long way and grown a lot, thanks to you and your support. I mean it when I say I appreciate each and every one of you lovely people! 

ALL our packaging is 100% recyclable and we use ZERO plastic. The cardboard boxes used for your orders are made from recycled cardboard and the tissue paper used is acid free. We use paper stickers & paper tape, also 100% recyclable and when possible, we reuse boxes to cut down on waste.

When shopping for packaging & stationery, we try and support other small businesses as much as possible. So far, our boxes, tissue paper & wrapping paper, stickers, tape and thank you cards are all from independent businesses! 

Sizing wise, we try to be as inclusive as possible by sourcing a variety of sizes and styles. At the moment, our sizes range from XS to XXL, and we are constantly trying to get more options for each size and a wider variety of sizes as well.