New business in Sharon run by Farrell twins

SHARON – Two Farrell brothers who started selling vintage clothing out of their dorm room now own a store in Sharon.

Jaiman and Trian Holden were football stars at Farrell High School and are in their sophomore year of college at Lock Haven University. They own The Thrift Room, 155 E. State St.

“Typically what we do is we started getting hand-picked pieces from around the world,” Trian said. “People here took a liking to them, so we started to sell them out of our dorm room and it just took off from there.”

They acquired the store in Sharon and have been there for less than a year.

“I’m a very social person,” Jaiman said. “I would show people stuff and they would post it on social media and people would come knocking on my door.”

Twins Jaiman and Trian have customers that come from all around, including Cincinnati, Columbus, Boardman and Niles, Ohio.

“A lot of people know me around here and they come and shop,” Jaiman said.

You have to have a good eye to pick out vintage clothing that people want.

“People have things and they may have something we want and we would trade,” Jaiman said. “You have to search really hard.”

Some of the pieces in the vintage clothing shop include collections of Nascar jackets, Looney Tunes T-shirts, Army fatigues, Harley-Davidson T-shirts, several sports jerseys, concert T-shirts, tie-dyed shirts, vintage jeans, Nike and other brand name shoes, and more. The store carries a lot of Pittsburgh items.

“A lot of things are based on the tags. That determines how vintage it is by looking at the tags,” Jaiman said. “Like on a NASCAR jacket or Looney Tunes shirt.”

The twins gave some examples of some really great finds.

Jaiman found Nike shoes from 2014 that are worth from $900 to $2,000.

“I love sneakers, so I’ve been tracking them down,” Jaiman said. “These are from 2014. I had a pair of these when they came out when I was in fifth grade.”

Jaiman said he and his brother have always been into shoes and clothes, and they acquired so much of it that they thought they should start selling it.

“We started investing more over COVID and we were trapped in the house, but we had people come to our house to buy stuff,” Jaiman said. “At school, everybody wants to keep up with the fashion trends.”

Trian held up a Franco Harris college jersey that his father, Jermaine, found by their college.

The twins have pulled Jermaine into the business. He now has an eye for vintage clothing.

“Ever since they’ve been doing this, they got me into it too,” Jermaine said. “I will never go to a mall again. All my stuff I have on is sourced.”