Our Story

Founded by lead curator and clothing stylist, Reilly Hughes, Vintage Hoss started in Alexandria, VA to enrich Hughes’s passion for thrifting vintage band t-shirts and sports clothing while in high school in 2016. Going off to Ithaca College in upstate NY in 2017, the business was stalled due to a lack of sourcing and inability to sustain a target market in the rural part of the country. In 2018, Hughes transferred to Prince George’s Community College to continue playing college baseball and reigniting his love for vintage clothing part-time in Largo, MD. In 2019, Hughes transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, FL which began to accelerate Vintage Hoss to new heights with styling opportunities while working with celebrity sneaker seller Asquared Sneakers. Hughes attributes a lot of his artist and celebrity relations expertise to his time working with Alex from Asquared and some of his clients pre-pandemic (DaBaby, Davanta Adams, and Keenan Allen).

After the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, Hughes returned to Winter Park, FL, and pushed Vintage Hoss to new heights by working with 22 artists in the electronic dance music industry and festival circuit; styling them across 10 states, 2 countries, and 16 different venues, such as Red Rocks Amphitheater, Lollapalooza Music Festival, EDC Las Vegas, and Das Energi Music Festival along with several other festivals/venues across North America(listed below).

In January of 2022, Hughes brought on 4 additional curators to the VH team expanding the business to CO, FL, TX, VA, and Washington D.C. along with launching the Vintage Hoss website (vintagehoss.com). The 4 curators Hughes brought on are 4 friends whom he grew up with in Alexandria, VA who all have a passion for dance music and live in heavily tour trafficked cities across the United States. Liam McHugh, a graduate of Clemson University, based out of Charlottesville, VA. John Rupert, a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, based out of Boulder, CO. Greg Sarafian, a graduate of the University of Maryland, based out of Austin, TX. John Lowry, based out of Washington D.C. By the end of 2022, the VH team worked with 24 artists, styling them at 33 different festivals/venues, across 16 states, and 3 countries.

In March of 2023, the VH team officially added Justin Gervais as a curator and stylist, based out of Orlando, FL. By the end of 2023, the VH team worked with 47 artists, styling them at 101 different venues, across 25 states, and 8 countries.

In the first six months of 2024, Vintage Hoss has worked with 19 artists for over 50 shows while officially launched collaborations with Albuquerque, NM based artist Kai Nakamura and Orlando, FL based stylist Liv Myers, founder of Overchill The Label. VH has also introduced their own pop-up vintage clothing events in Charlottesville, VA and Orlando, FL. VH is set to launch a massive two-day Lollapalooza pop-up in Chicago 8/2-8/3.

Since its founding, the VH Team has styled 75 different artists (15 Grammy Nominated/Winning) for over 185 shows, across 30 states, and in 13 different countries.

 

Artists Styled (Listed in Alphabetical Order):

afk, Alison Wonderland, ALLEYCVT, Boogie T, Benda, Buku, Calcium, Celo, CUTDWN, Cyclops, Disco Lines, Distant Matter, Duskus, DJ SNAKE, Fish Scale, Grabbitz, HOL!, ISOxo, James Egbert, Jauz, Jessica Audiffred, Joy Olakuden, Justin Jay, KAMI, Kasbo, Kayzo, Laszewo, Layz, Level Up, Linney, Louis The Child, Luzcid, MauP, Meduza, Muetre, Nitti, NGHTMRE, Nora En Pure, Party Favor, Peekaboo, Rossy, RÜFÜS DU SOL, San Holo, Said The Sky, SAYMYNAME, Shaquille O’Neal aka DJ Diesel, SHNDO, Ship Wreck, SIDEPIECE, Sippy, Skizzy Mars, Space Wizard, Steller, Subtronics, Svdden Death, Sullivan King, Sultan + Shepard, Spirit Motel, The Ghost Inside, The 1975, Valentino Khan, Vulllgar, Wavedash, William Black, Wooli, Zedd, Wuki, Zeds Dead.

Venues Represented:

Red Rocks Amphitheater (5x), Lollapalooza Music Festival (3x), Barclays Center, Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Rockville at Daytona International Speedway, EDC Las Vegas (3x), EDC Orlando (3x), Okeechobee Music Festival (2x), Lost Lands Music Festival (3x), Electric Forest Music Festival, Shambhala Music Festival, Sunset Music Festival (2x), Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival (3x), Hollywood Palladium, The Caverns, Banc of California Stadium, Meow Wolf, The Ave, The Vanguard, Cle Houston, Academy LA, Orlando Amphitheater, Global Dance Music Festival, Breakaway Music Festival, Echostage, Elsewhere, Skyway Theatre, Myth, Boo! Halloween, Summa House, Goldrush Music Festival(2x), Imagine Music Festival, Moonrise Music Festival, The Independent, Day Trip Music Festival, First Bank Center, Countdown Orlando Invasion, Hard Summer Music Festival, Electric Zoo Music Festival(2x), Das Energi Music Festival, The Armory, Puerto Vallarta, The Effen Tent, Wheelhouse, Russell Industrial Center, Mission Ballroom, Shrine Expo Hall, Supernova, Cain’s Ballroom, Bayou Music Center, The Factory, Summit Rooftop, B&L Lounge, University of Oklahoma, Project Glow Festival, Soundcheck, Sound-Bar, Indy 500 Snake Pit, World DJ Festival, Egyptian Room, Foam Wonderland, Audio SF, Big Night Live, LA Memorial Coliseum, The Brooklyn Mirage, Midway, The Green Elephant, Kingdom, HQ2 Nightclub, Veld Music Festival, Elements Music & Arts Festival, Bass Canyon, Webster Hall, Cowboy’s, Dancefestopia, Shaqs Bass All Stars, Nocturnal Wonderland, The Jefferson Theatre, Sound On Sound, Basstrack, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Amalie Arena, Bass Country, The Intersection, Hampton Coliseum, Scoot Inn, EDSea, Home Bass.