Meet the Staff
Mila
Born and raised in San Diego, Mila moved to Berlin, Germany at 18 to study music production. After returning to the States in 2024, she landed in Nashville to focus on songwriting. When she’s not making music as SUMMERGIRL or working at Hip Zipper, you’ll find her cruising around town in her beloved truck, Shirley.
Evie
Evie is originally from a small town in East Tennessee but eventually moved to be closer to the excitement of Music City. Because she is still relatively new to the Nashville scene, she loves exploring the city and seeing everything it has to offer, which includes meeting all the cool people that come into the shop! On the days she’s not working in the store, she works on her personal Etsy shop (@madebyevelynn) where she specializes in making earrings and bags from recycled materials and plastics. Evie loves learning about the history of fashion and the stories behind our vintage pieces. She leans more towards eclectic and artsy styles but is always down for a little sparkle and fringe!
Gracie Jane
Gracie is originally from a small town an hour outside of St. Louis, Missouri. She initially moved to Nashville for school but returned home after graduating to further her education there. In February of 2024 she moved back to Nashville to live with her long distance best friend. She has never loved anything in her life more than music and vintage fashion. She now spends her days working in both. Dreams really do come true.
Hope
Hope is a Nashville native who found her love for vintage during her theatre years performing in golden age musicals. After doing vintage popups for several years, she opened Dear Saint, a vintage wedding wear venture with two of her gal pals. When not at Hip Zipper or in her bridal shop, she can be found taking dance classes or social dancing around town.
Anneke
Anneke moved to Nashville to earn her degree and pursue a career in Fashion Business! She loves the Nashville music scene and spends most of her free time taking photos at local shows. She recently spent a semester studying fashion in Florence, Italy and will talk about it any time she can. Anneke lives for fashion history, travel, and all the friends she made along the way.
Trisha
Trisha started Hip Zipper back in 1999. A Texas native, her love affair with vintage started in 1982, wearing her folks 1950s clothes to school in an attempt to pay homage to Molly Ringwald, Annie Potts and other actresses in the John Hughes films of the day.When not slinging vintage, Trisha’s other obsessions include her 3 German Shedders, 4 cats, a jungle of houseplants, herb & flower gardening and a standing practice at Hot Yoga of East Nashville. She’s watched her little hood evolve into a vibrant melting pot of locals, transplants and those in transition. What a humbling experience to witness its metamorphosis from 1987, when she moved to Nashville, to what it is today.
Photo Credit: Kendra Krantz of Krantzography