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Vintage isn’t always affordable
Look inside the new West Bottoms shop that puts focus on accessible fashion (and a new cafe concept)
RexKC has outgrown another home, the brothers behind the thriving Kansas City secondhand fashion brand said. They’re opening a 16,000-square-foot flagship Friday in the West Bottoms — doubling the business’ footprint and introducing a new Café Rex concept.
By Taylor Wilmore | July 16, 2026
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Vintage isn’t always affordable
Look inside the new West Bottoms shop that puts focus on accessible fashion (and a new cafe concept)
RexKC has outgrown another home, the brothers behind the thriving Kansas City secondhand fashion brand said. They’re opening a 16,000-square-foot flagship Friday in the West Bottoms — doubling the business’ footprint and introducing a new Café Rex concept.
By Taylor Wilmore | July 16, 2026
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