There are a lot of attractions to buy vintage. On the one hand, second-hand stores provide access to discontinued products – or simply those that have changed in quality or design over the years. But they also give buyers the chance to experience comfortably worn pieces with a patina that only decades of wear and tear could produce.
While it’s convenient, convenient, and often inexpensive to browse eBay for clothes, shoes, and accessories, nothing beats the rush to explore vintage stores in person. More than just stores, these bricks and mortars are treasures, purchasable sartorial history museums and their owners custodians of bygone designs. Add our 20 favorite vintage stores to your favorites whenever your next shopping urge arises.
The 20 best vintage stores (AZ listed)
American cloth (Los Angeles, CA)
Animal house (Venice, California)
BLK MKT Vintage (Brooklyn, New York)
Boston Bobby (Somerville, MA)
Bvintage riar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Crowley Vintage (New York, NY)
Vintage daylight (Silverton, OR)
Vintage deep blue (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Vintage Juniper (Coventry, Connecticut)
Kissing cabin (Portland, OR)
Recreation center (New York, NY)
Mello & Fils (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Mr. Freedom (Los Angeles, CA)
Quality repair company. (New York, NY)
Ragged wires (Brooklyn, New York)
Santa Fé Vintage (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Stock Vintage (New York, NY)
Basement upstairs (Portland, OR)
Western gifts (Los Angeles, CA)
Wooden sleepers (Tuckahoe, New York)
American cloth
Located: 150 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, California
Open: 1984
In stock: A mix (hard to tell apart) of vintage and new men’s clothing
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Animal house
Located: 66 Windward Ave, Venice, California
Open: 1982
In stock: Vintage Levi’s and Leather Tape, Belts and Buckles T-shirts
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BLK MKT Vintage
Located: 465 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York
Open: 2020
In stock: HBCU clothing, black movie merchandise and music t-shirts
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Boston Bobby
Located: 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, Massachusetts
Open: 1995
In stock: Classic shirts, cinematic quality outerwear and militaria
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Heather Vintage
Located: 4324 Tackawanna St, Philadelphia, PA (Moving in November 2021)
Open: 2011
In stock: Militaria and men’s clothing from the early 1800s to 1960s
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Crowley Vintage
Located: 147 Front St, Suite 303, Brooklyn, NY
Open: 2017
In stock: Classic suit, European outerwear and lots of preparation
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Vintage daylight
Located: 106 S 1st St, Silverton, OR
Open: 2018
In stock: American work clothes, pop culture T-shirts and vintage signs
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Vintage deep blue
Located: By appointment only in Salt Lake City, UT
Open: 2020
In stock: Faded sweatshirts, Levi’s jeans and lots of work clothes
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Vintage Juniper
Located: Coventry, CT (currently on the move)
Open: 2008
In stock: New England items, sturdy outerwear and old jeans
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Kissing cabin
Located: 1111 SW Alder St, Portland, OR
Open: 2021
In stock: Graphic t-shirts, colorful knits and lots of jeans
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Recreation center
Located: 48 Hester Street, New York, New York State
Open: 2021
In stock: Movie and music t-shirts, museum merchandise and sports equipment
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Mello and son
Located: 4405 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Open: 2016
In stock: Lots and lots of denim – more, classic Pittsburgh sports jerseys, dead leather jackets and Japanese t-shirts
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Mr. Freedom
Located: 7161 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Open: 2003
In stock: Anything Americana, Mister Freedom (the brand) and USN jackets
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The quality repair company.
Located: 329 Bowery, New York, New York
Based: 2003
In stock: Americana, militaria and work clothes
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Ragged threads
Located: 602 Grand St, Brooklyn, New York
Based: 2002
In stock: Jumpsuits, mint knits and wearable artwork
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Saint-Fé Vintage
Located: 7501 Avenger Way Suite C, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Based: 2008
In stock: Westernwear, denim and cowboy boots
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Stock Vintage
Located: 143 East 13th St, New York, NY
Based: 2006
In stock: Repaired pants, leather boots and lots of sweaters
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Basement upstairs
Located: 4819 SE Division St, Portland, OR
Open: 2007
In stock: Work clothes, “quality surplus” and some furniture
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Western gifts
Located: 112 N Ave 58, Los Angeles, California
Open: 2020
In stock: French workwear, faded sweatshirts and pants
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Wooden sleepers
Located: 269 Columbus Ave, Tuckahoe, New York
Open: 2010
In stock: Flannels, classic outerwear and everything from LL Bean
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