Name: Rachel Cubra

Hood: North Oakland

Gig: Manager


How did you get your job at Mercy Vintage Now and how long have you been there?

"I worked with Jenny at Sharks for years. I was living in Austin when she and Karen opened Mercy and would work at the shop when I came to visit. I started working here full-time as soon as I moved back to Oakland. That was a little over three years ago.

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What's your favorite part about working at the shop?
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Buying is always fun, you never know what will walk into the shop at any given time. Uniting people with a piece they love is really rewarding, and seeing what people gravitate toward is so interesting and unpredictable."

Rachel in one of her favored locales, Mountain View Cemetery, in a vintage fur vest, crochet dress from Mercy, shoes from James Rowland, Prism of Threads top, necklace made by her boyfriend, rings from the flea market and a Space Cactus ring from Reliquary, and earrings from Esqueleto. 



Photographed by Maria del Rio