Liza’s Lace Atelier (85 Beckwith Ave., Southold, 631-487-2283), a new vintage clothing and accessories store, is now open in Southold.
A series of serendipitous events led owner Brigitte Quinn to realize her dream of opening her own store, which she named after her cat Liza, a Turkish angora with big blue eyes.
Quinn, who grew up visiting her grandmother, a longtime Southold resident, connected with Lori Guyer, owner of White Flower Farmhouse, at a local yard sale. That connection eventually led to Quinn hosting a vintage clothing popup at Guyer’s store in October of 2025.
At the time, Quinn was living in Brooklyn and working as a nanny for a Southold family when the opportunity arose to rent the Southold space that had been home to T & J Jewelry for 50 years. Owners Tom and Jenny Schlecht announced their retirement in March of 2026.
“Lori called me and said ‘you need to rent this space … I need you as a neighbor,’” Quinn says. “That was an honor, honestly, because I feel like she has such a good eye, and it gave me the confidence to move forward.”
Quinn had previously worked for an Italian luxury company selling high-end resort wear and spent time in the wholesale clothing business. “I knew the other side of owning a boutique,” she says. “That gave me a little more confidence to move forward with this venture. I’m the kind of person who, when things fall into place, [feels that] you have to take a leap of faith.”
Liza’s Lace opened in June, just weeks before Quinn married her fiancé Brandon in Ireland in July. The newlyweds recently rented an apartment in Greenport.
Besides vintage garments, the elegant shop stocks beaded purses, women’s footwear, scarves, children’s clothes and vintage jewelry.
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“I was always into vintage, and I always loved unique things,” Quinn says. During the pandemic, she took the opportunity to research different decades and learn which pieces to look for.
She also hunted for vintage pieces while traveling the country for her wholesale work, gradually building her collection. “I would go to random towns in Texas or Massachusetts, and there I found a lot of vintage pieces … it was an interesting experience that I feel like most people don’t have,” she says. Among her finds is a fringed, hand-beaded suede jacket she discovered in Fredricksburg, Texas.
Quinn is looking forward to joining the Southold business community and plans to keep Liza’s Lace open year-round. “I want to do events and things like embroidery classes, just exploring the community together in the winter,” she says.
Photo Credit: Stephanie Villani
Liza’s Lace is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Follow the shop on Instagram.
