Souvenir Machine is a vintage clothing store in Paris founded by Thomas De Ambrogi. Built around music, skateboarding, independent culture and a long-standing obsession with old clothes, the project brings together vintage clothing, collecting and screen printing in one place.
FROM T-SHIRTS TO SOUVENIR MACHINE
Thomas first came to clothing through music and skate culture. Vintage T-shirts were the starting point: pieces linked to bands, graphics, subcultures and personal memories. While working in advertising and media, he began collecting them more seriously and taught himself screen printing so he could make his own T-shirts.
Souvenir Machine started from that DIY practice. Before becoming a shop, it was a small clothing project sold online and through Instagram, built around handmade screen printing and references taken from Thomas’ own vintage collection. Over time, sourcing and collecting became just as important as making.
In 2022, Souvenir Machine became a physical store in central Paris.
A VINTAGE STORE BUILT AROUND STORIES
Every piece at Souvenir Machine is selected for a reason. It can be rare, old, particularly well made, culturally significant or simply have the right proportions, fabric, wear and character. The common point is that the clothes should have something to say.
The selection moves through the subcultures and periods that shaped Thomas’ own taste: rebellious America, the creative counterculture of the 1960s, French and American workwear from the 1940s onward, military clothing, punk in the 1980s, skate culture in the 1990s, vintage band and tour T-shirts, denim and everyday American sportswear.
Rather than treating vintage as a succession of isolated collector pieces, Souvenir Machine builds complete looks and a broader point of view. The aim is to offer depth in the selection, different sizes and garments that can actually be worn together — an attitude and a silhouette as much as individual objects.
FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE CLOTHES
Souvenir Machine is interested in the history around a garment as much as its market value. A rare music T-shirt, a worn work jacket or an old pair of jeans makes more sense when it ends up with someone who understands what it is and wants to keep wearing it.
That idea remains central to the store: vintage is not brought out only for Fashion Week or treated as temporary decoration. The same approach to sourcing, research and selection continues throughout the year.
PARIS
Souvenir Machine is located at 7 rue de Turbigo, 75001 Paris, near Étienne Marcel and Châtelet.
The store combines a curated selection of vintage clothing with Souvenir Machine’s own projects and screen-printing practice.