How do you combine a passion for environmentalism with a love of creativity?
That’s exactly the question Gabby Smith asked herself during the pandemic, when she decided it was time to leave her corporate job and pursue a more fulfilling career.
The answer? Curating a vintage store of her own.
In November 2025, Smith opened Good Kid Collective on 32nd Avenue in West Highland, which has vintage and used gear from the Broncos along with Rockies, Avalanche, and Nuggets merch.
“It's nice to be able to provide a little bit of local sports stuff, so people aren't having to buy all the new gear that can be expensive just because it's new.”
Plus, Smith points out that brand new sports gear isn’t as charming and stylish as such one-of-a-kind vintage pieces — the best of which she buys directly from the clothes’ former owners.
“My favorite way to source is estate sales because it is someone's collection that they have gathered throughout their years of life,” Smith says. “You can kind of get a feel for what kind of style that they had.”
Smith doesn’t mind revealing her sourcing “secret,” because as she puts it, there's plenty of clothing already on earth to go around.
Her favorite item in the store currently is an early 90s-era neon Budweiser sign that sits on a shelf next to the Good Kid Collective checkout, which Smith and her team found on Facebook Marketplace.
“It's such a fun thing to turn on every morning. I feel like it brings a whole vibe to this place.”
Overall, Smith loves offering these kinds of items to the Denver community because it’s a way for people to show their personal style for a good deal.
“I really believe that vintage and thrifting is gonna be the new way of shopping,” Smith says. “I think a lot of people don't realize how easy it is — it's just a habit that you have to change.”
