Im going to London next sunday, what are the best places to shop there..for vintage, second hand, trift...and would be with reasonable prices... less than £40... or so...for simple pieces, jackets and coats can be over that also.
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Yay! Vintage in London....my fave topic! 
A good place to start is Brick Lane in East End. There are quite a few vintage stores on Cheshire street which is off Brick Lane. The main one being Beyond Retro which is a massive warehouse full of cheap vintage clothes. You can get jeans for £5, dresses for £10.
There's another vintage cave on Sclater street which is really dingey looking but is full off vintage bargains.
Then there's Rokit on Brick Lane which sells vintage in an organised and accessible way. Very reasonable prices. There are branches in Camden Town and Covent Garden. The cheapest one is the one in Camden I find.
If you walk along Brick Lane, you'll find quite a few vintage stores all selling cheap-ish vintage stuff. On Sundays, you get Brick Lane market which is like a flea market and you can get SERIOUS bargains (I got a leather handbag for 50p once!)
On Hanbury Street, you have Absolute Vintage which sells the BIGGEST selection of vintage shoes you can imagine all colour organised. They also have a selection of vintage Burberry trenches all under £50. Oh and their cashmere selection is wicked too.
On Sundays, you get UpMarket near Dray Walk and Spitalfields market which has a few vintage stalls - all great for rummaging.
If you haven't spent your whole day around the Brick Lane area, then I would head over the Camden Stables Market where there are a ton of vintage clothing stores. It's a bit of a maze here, but it's great fun going around looking for stuff.
A good place to start is Brick Lane in East End. There are quite a few vintage stores on Cheshire street which is off Brick Lane. The main one being Beyond Retro which is a massive warehouse full of cheap vintage clothes. You can get jeans for £5, dresses for £10.
There's another vintage cave on Sclater street which is really dingey looking but is full off vintage bargains.
Then there's Rokit on Brick Lane which sells vintage in an organised and accessible way. Very reasonable prices. There are branches in Camden Town and Covent Garden. The cheapest one is the one in Camden I find.
If you walk along Brick Lane, you'll find quite a few vintage stores all selling cheap-ish vintage stuff. On Sundays, you get Brick Lane market which is like a flea market and you can get SERIOUS bargains (I got a leather handbag for 50p once!)
On Hanbury Street, you have Absolute Vintage which sells the BIGGEST selection of vintage shoes you can imagine all colour organised. They also have a selection of vintage Burberry trenches all under £50. Oh and their cashmere selection is wicked too.
On Sundays, you get UpMarket near Dray Walk and Spitalfields market which has a few vintage stalls - all great for rummaging.
If you haven't spent your whole day around the Brick Lane area, then I would head over the Camden Stables Market where there are a ton of vintage clothing stores. It's a bit of a maze here, but it's great fun going around looking for stuff.
susie_bubble said:Yay! Vintage in London....my fave topic!
A On Sundays, you get Brick Lane market which is like a flea market and you can get SERIOUS bargains (I got a leather handbag for 50p once!)
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What time is the market there??
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brick lane as susie said . . one of my absolute fav. places to shop !
& petticoat lane . .
+ all the markets mentioned
brick lane as susie said . . one of my absolute fav. places to shop !
& petticoat lane . .
+ all the markets mentioned
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i don't think there's a mercer strt in camden ?! 
rokit in camden is on the high street !
rokit in camden is on the high street !
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^Yeah, I kno which one you're talking about. That's the biggest Rokit of the three stores.
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Is Beyond Retrol really as wonderful as all the magazines make it out to be. 
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soft you have me so confused ?!b/c rokit in covent garden is on shelton street !
. . . are you sure it was a mercer st. b/c i don't know of one . .
yes strawb !
it's a mecca
& i'm sure you'd love it !susie_bubble
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Yeh...Chanel's right....Rokit is on Shelton Street. But do you kno what IS on Mercer Street....a vintage store split into two shops of menswear and womenswear. I'm not sure what it's called....Retro something....but it's cheaper than Rokit and the Japanese ladies who own the place are really nice. Mercer Street is just off Long Acre.
Strawberry - Beyond Retro is amazing. So many stylists go there and rummage.
Edit: Just looked it up...it's called Wow Retro. Very cool store.
Strawberry - Beyond Retro is amazing. So many stylists go there and rummage.
Edit: Just looked it up...it's called Wow Retro. Very cool store.
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that's the place!!...
i don't think the japanese girls own it susie...
i spoke to the owner...older guy...
and all his staff are japanese...
he used to be in camden until it all changed to rave and techno stuff...
apparently it's a family business...
they have a huge warehouse somewhere full of boxes off stuff...
and they pull stuff out when it becomes 'trendy'...
i don't think the japanese girls own it susie...
i spoke to the owner...older guy...
and all his staff are japanese...
he used to be in camden until it all changed to rave and techno stuff...
apparently it's a family business...
they have a huge warehouse somewhere full of boxes off stuff...
and they pull stuff out when it becomes 'trendy'...
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a few more brick lane places to check out . . ;
junky styling
the laden showroom
planet vintage
& petticoat lane markt
is evryday frm 10 - 2.30 . . i think !
+ you should try portobello markt too !
junky styling
the laden showroom
planet vintage
& petticoat lane markt
is evryday frm 10 - 2.30 . . i think !
+ you should try portobello markt too !
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Oh...I think I kno who you mean...I was wondering why there was this old guy speaking Japanese to his staff. I only found this place a few months ago when I was styling my uni magazine's fashion shoots.
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Chanel - I LOVE Junky Styling....the way they recycle clothes is amazing!
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I remember I started a thread on this a while back, theres lots of info there to. Just do a search 
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