Day 7 - Vintage Shops Near You - London

Do you love shopping, but you are tired of spending money on things that are looking “all the same”? You would like to buy clothes that have high quality, but you are on a budget? Do you care about the environment and don’t want to support fast-fashion companies?

- Vintage shopping is for you!

In those kinds of shops you can find unique pieces that are not that expensive and have good quality – for sure better than clothes from fast-fashion retails that are damaged after 3 washings. Another benefit of vintage shopping is that you can make yourself look really one-of-a-kind; you have a great opportunity to make your outfit individual.

Our campaign group is London based – this is the city that is full of fashionable and people who are not afraid to be themselves – so it could be really hard to stand out from the crowd.

So, are you overwhelmed with the variety of shops and you want to know where to start? Here we’re coming to help you with our little London Vintage shops guide! I visited every listed shop since I’m a big vintage shopping freak and can personally recommend all of them.

SOHO and Shoreditch area

Brick Lane Vintage Market (photo above)

– It’s the place that is full of stalls selling vintage items starting from retro clothing, accessories, vinyl & more. It’s very lively and full of interesting things, although it could be a bit overpriced due to popularity of the area. Nevertheless, it’s still worth going even just to look or take inspiration from!

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 6 pm, Sunday from 10 am – 6pm.

- 85 Brick Ln, Spitalfields, London E1 6QL

Non-stop vintage

– Vintage shop with reasonable prices – you can get really cool jumpsuits from £10! You can also grab a lot of basics here.

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 7 pm

- 137 Brick Lane, Shadwell, London, E1 6SB

ATIKA (photo above)

– Big Victorian warehouse for a vast vintage fashion, lifestyle and second-hand homeware bazaar. They are also doing their own remixes!

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 7pm, Sunday 12 pm - 6pm

- 55-59 Hanbury St, Spitalfields, London E1 5JP

Rokit

– Vintage clothing shop for everyone, plus recycled designs collection. Reasonable pricing.

- 7 days a week

- 11am – 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 7 pm

- 101 Brick Ln, London E1 6SE

Vintage Basement

– Selection of vintage items from around the world for an affordable price.

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 7 pm

- 7 Cheshire St, London E2 6ED

Serotonin Vintage

– Shop full of designer’s and unique clothes! Bit expensive but perfect for vintage-designer’s pieces freaks!

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 8 pm, Sunday 11 am – 7 pm

- Brick Ln, 194, Weavers, London E1 6SA

Covent Gwarden

Pick n weight (photo above)

– It came to London from Germany, has a lot of real vintage pieces that are sorted by colours what looks really cool! Bit expensive but definitely worth it.

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 7 pm

- 17 Neal St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9UY

Goldsmith Vintage

– Chic vintage shop stocking a variety of brand-name apparel for everybody in a cozy space. They have huge sales sometimes!

- 7 days a week

- 11 am – 9 pm, Sunday 10:30 am – 9 pm

- 123 Charing Cross Rd, Soho, London WC2H 0EW

Today’s task:

Do some research on a vintage store that you will 100% visit as soon as you can! Might want to wait it out a little bit for now though. Let us know of your favourite vintage shops, whether you’ve already been there or are planning to!

- Justyna Newald