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We are excited to announce that we have a new all-ages writer. ModestoView is working to make sure that all of our age groups are represented and showcase events and activities for all ages. ModestoView is a place for all. Please welcome Ripon High School student Jennavie Dauphinais. She is studying journalism and is very excited to develop and enhance her skills in journalism. This year, Jennavie hopes to get more involved in the community and make more friends. She is active in the Modesto area and in her free time, Jennavie enjoys scrapbooking and thrifting. After high school, Jennavie plans on attending an out-of-state four-year college to major in journalism. Welcome Jennavie! – Chris Murphy
Ambition Vintage Awaits!
By Jennavie Dauphinais
Throughout the decades, we’ve seen fashion evolve and change itself to the point of unrecognition. One hundred years ago, a stroll through the city of Modesto meant being introduced to the city’s latest fashion: modest dresses paired with vintage heels for women, and pinstripe suits complemented by Oxford-style shoes for men. Now, in the modern world, you’re more likely to see both men and women sporting plain t-shirts, a pair of jeans, and sneakers.
That doesn’t mean nostalgic eras of fashion are no longer trendy, though. In recent years, teenagers and young adults have seen a comeback of fashion that was once popular two decades ago. That’s right; low-rise jeans, tracksuits, UGGs, and many more clothing pieces have stumbled back into fashion, nearly twenty years after their initial rise to fame.
Where there is demand, there will be supply. Modesto’s local supply, Ambition Vintage, is a 2000s-inspired clothing store located on 1057 West Orangeburg Avenue in Modesto. Ambition Vintage, owned by Megan Knoll, had its grand opening on April 11th, 2025. Ever since its opening, the store has been a great success around the area and is known as a popular place to shop for Y2K fashion lovers.
Ambition Vintage originally made its start on the online fashion marketplace app, Depop, where over 300 articles have been sold by Megan Knoll as of June. Soon after she started selling on Depop, Ms. Knoll began to branch out her business by selling clothes at local pop-ups, festivals, and stores all around California. The Ambition Vintage storefront was made possible after years of Ms. Knoll’s dedication to her passion for meticulously collecting and reselling vintage pieces of clothing.
Ambition Vintage sells an array of carefully crafted and selected clothing, plus accessories, for its customers. They sell everything from glamorous dresses you’d expect to see in a 2000s romcom to retro pop culture stickers and glossy pins. The detail-oriented store owner even goes as far as to print out style-specific and aesthetically pleasing images onto their retail bags as a way to cater to their customers. Additionally, the store is very size-inclusive and sells clothing in regular XS-XL sizes. It even offers a plus-size section! The store has become a hot spot for the local teenagers and hopefully will remain as such in the years to follow.
Ambition Vintage 1057 W Orangeburg Ave Modesto
@ambition.vintage 209-573-1517
