Secondhand Shopping
For those of you that don’t have any secondhand stores around, or simply want a better selection to choose from, I have gathered a few online stores where you can buy vintage clothing and accessories without spending too much.
I’ve already mentioned Sveet Cotoure, which is an incredibly affordable and beautiful webstore. $15 for a vintage Oscar De La Renta; you can’t beat that!
Adore Vintage has a wider selection, and is also supplied with lookbooks which help you choose your style. Here you can keep track of everything from street style to celeb style. The prices range from about $20 for necklaces to about $40 for jackets.
At Yesterdays Moment you can also make some great deals. Here you can get a necklace for about $5 and a dress for about $20, allthough prices vary a lot.
Ninja Vintage sells skirts for about $15 and purses for $10.
At Vintage Amore you can get a nice pair of silver Steve Madden shoes for $30 or a dress for around $25.
Debutante Clothing is a bit more expencive than the others on some things, but you can also find some good stuff here. Dresses costs down to $20 (but also up to $110) and accesories around $20.
Some people sell their own wardrobe online as soon as they’re sick of something. Here you can scoop in and make some good purchases. Shop My Closet is one of these, and here you can get everything from designerwear to vintage clothes. Prices range from $10 for a vintage shirt to $80 for a Marc Jacobs jacket.
A similar webstore is Clothes Captioned. Here prices are bout $5 for a t-shirt and $15 for a pair of shoes. They’ve got stuff for both guys and girls.
This is just a selection. If you know of any good ones worth mentioning, let me know!
oooh..great post! love that bag on the left with the wooden handle!
Comment by Joy — October 24, 2005 @ 3:16 pm
I can’t gush enough about this post - I love secondhand shops, but all the ones around here are only open during business hours (when I’m at work!). Now I can shop online!
Comment by S — October 24, 2005 @ 5:08 pm
I never concidered shopping secondhand online (except on Ebay) cause I figured it had to be very expencive. When I stumbled over these I found out that I had been totally wrong! Think of all I have missed out on over the years!
Comment by Agathe — October 24, 2005 @ 6:21 pm
Great post! I found a T-shirt I want to buy for my boyfriend on Clothes Captioned. I’ll let you know how my first online secondhand shopping experience goes. Thanks for the info!
Comment by Diane — October 24, 2005 @ 8:14 pm
Diane; it would be great to hear how it turns out! I haven’t tried out Clothes Captioned myself, so any information will be of good use. Glad you enjoyed my post! :)
Comment by Agathe — October 24, 2005 @ 8:35 pm
I agree with everyone here-great post and fantastic site you’ve got here! Thanks for nice write up. Glad you liked my site.
Comment by Sandra — October 25, 2005 @ 5:32 am
Thanks for mentioning us in Style Bytes! Check the site later this afternoon! We’re opening the brand new VintageAmore.com! Yayyyy. Have a lovely week! -Suzy
Comment by Suzy — October 25, 2005 @ 2:17 pm
Good stores deserve some attention. :)
Comment by Agathe — October 25, 2005 @ 3:34 pm
Thank you so much for this post - you’re a champion! Love vintage shopping, love online shopping, so this is perfect!
Comment by Julia — October 26, 2005 @ 1:17 am
Oh thank you so much for mentioning my site! I haven’t been able to track who links to my site anymore so I just now stumbled on this! Your blog is so pretty love the flowers! :)
Comment by Heather — November 30, 2005 @ 7:15 am
You’re welcome Heather; you have a great store! :)
Comment by Agathe — November 30, 2005 @ 10:50 am