The Vintage Vibe has been in Norman Okla. for about 15 years but recently vacated their building on Main St. without leaving a forwarding address.
The Vibe has been a long time icon on Main St. and known for it's wide range of vintage costumes for rent and for sale. However, the clothes have always been on the more expensive end of vintage shopping. The Vibe has moved out and the building is up for rent with no tenet as of right now.
The Vibe has occupied three different locations on Main St. in its 15 years. Its last known location was 301 W. Main St. and has since moved to a warehouse on the west side of Norman said Lauren Lackey, Co-owner of Elusive, another vintage retailer in Norman. Shopping is available by appointment only at the warehouse and some items can be found on craigslist.com.
Lackey, who works for a local estate sale company owned by Karen Landrum and Linda Kacmarcik, also said that Angela Calhoun is banned from attending all sales held by the company and other local companies because of price tampering and suspected shoplifting at their sales.
Lackey said she has known Angela, owner of the Vibe, and that she was surprised to see them leave Main St.
Denis Shwabe is the owner of the Vibe's last location, 301 W. Main. He was left the building after the death of a relative.
"They are certainly still around town, but I don't know what their up to now or why they left," Shwabe said.
The shop has a Facebook and MySpace page with some contact information to make an appointment. However, the Owners Angela and Mark Calhoun do not answer the listed phone number and do not respond to emails according to Lackey. The shop does not have an address listed for its new warehouse location.
Norman vintage shoppers will have to go else where for their for their vintage finds now that the Vibe has disappeared.
I am not surprised. I had dealings with them a few years ago. Not only are they scandalous, but hateful. They were just out right hateful. They were awful to deal with, and I am still upset with my friend for recommending them. So, obviously they can be fake and nice to the people they choose. I personally am glad that they are exposed, so they cannot hurt anyone else. And another thing, they know what I am talking about. Thanks Jayme Daniel, Okc
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