05/04/2026
Inventiveness, unapologetic confidence, sensuality, and a free-willing spirit only known to the secondhand community populated the entries for the first-ever ThriftEd Mag x East Village Vintage Collective cover contest.
Despite many unique entries, one editorial stood out for its vision for the vintage fashion community enhanced with a sublimely nostalgic setting and flair that New Yorkers recognize instantly.
Photographer Bridgett Magyar () is behind the winning editorial. In Magyar’s words, the photoshoot celebrates plus-size bodies as both “the subject and the standard.”
In it, vintage clothing becomes the conduit for reclaiming identity.
“Every look is drawn from a lineage of garments that were made to be worn, lived in, and seen, and are presented here on bodies that have historically been excluded from both vintage fashion and its imagery. The project asserts that vintage is not limited by size, and that glamour has never been exclusive to one type of body.”
Set at Coney Island, the thrift editorial draws clear inspirations from 1950’s fashion. Retro prints (like polka dots dominating spring trends) and bust-skimming tops exude the era’s sensuality and “spectacle,” in Magyar’s words.
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