Mary Christian calls her daughter, Emily Christian, 15, an "old soul." The teen recently added a coat of lilac paint to her bedroom and headed to Southport Antique Mall in search of a vintage lamp.

"We live in a world where we just throw things away," said Emily. Like her daughter, Mary Christian appreciates the quality and nostalgia of vintage treasures. She's part of a growing movement of environmentally conscious shoppers looking at vintage as trendy and cool.

By definition, vintage is anything older than 25 but less than 100.

Antique fainting couches and rustic signs are making way for the "new old," said Piper Voge, a spokeswoman for the Southport Antique Mall, where the second floor is dedicated to apparel like saddle oxfords and polyester formal wear. The shop known as Gypsy Vintage is just one of several new vintage outlets opening up around Central Indiana.

• Beginning April 12 Southport Vintage Marketplace, 2020 E. Southport Road, will bring together about 25 vendors in the Southport Antique Mall parking lot. Food trucks, music, and hand-made goods will be part of the offering the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market will run through October.

Other options for vintage shopping include:

• Vintage Vogue by GW, 422 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, and opening early June at 2361 Broad Ripple Ave. The Indianapolis location, known as Vintage Vogue in Glendale will offer clothing, furniture and accessories. The shop is operated by Goodwill Industries. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

• Midland Arts and Antiques, 907 E Michigan St. and 488 Gradle Dr., Carmel. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Fun Find:A late 40s retro metal double-eye oddity bottle opener.

• Broad Ripple Vintage, 824 E. 64th St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Fun find: A 1967 Jimi Hendrix poster of the "Axis: Bold as Love" cover.

• Queen Bee Vintage, 111 E. 16th St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Fun find: An Austin Powers-type white mod plastic chair from the late 60s.

• Boomerang BTQ, 845 Massachusetts Ave. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.Fun find: Bubble gum pink metal candelabra that holds six candles.

• The Toggery, 1810 Broad Ripple Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Fun find: Black lace 1950s hand fan with gold trim.

• Society of Salvage, 1021 E. Michigan St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Fun find:A gallon- Pyrex chemistry beaker.

Contact Star Reporter T.J. Banes (317) 444-6815 and follow her on Twitter: @tjbanes.