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Vintage Shops and Markets Thrift West, fund the United
Jewish Council of the East Side.
As might be expected of one of the world’s capitals of Thrift chain shop Goodwill has
fashion, New York’s thrift and secondhand scene is a huge a major presence in New York,
industry. Every season the city’s fashionistas replenish their with everything from old prom
wardrobes, passing on their old outfits, and local fashion dresses to funky housewares
usually available. The Salvation
houses donate clothing. The quality is typically high – Army operates three
vintage stores are frequented by local designers as much secondhand stores in
as shoppers looking for a bargain. There’s a heavy Manhattan, with clothes at
concentration of stores in the Lower East Side, especially rock-bottom prices.
around Ludlow and Rivington streets, but good deals can On the other side of the East
River, Brooklyn is home to
be found all over the city. Better quality items are found in Beacon’s Closet, a massive
the Upper East Side. used-clothing warehouse that
New York flea markets are also good hunting grounds specializes in modern fashion
for vintage clothes, crafts, lingerie, jewelry, and collectibles. and vintage attire. Domsey
Store holders sell their wares in parking lots, playgrounds, Express is another monster
and street fairs, especially around summer and spring. store, with five floors full of
everything, from boutique
In December, Union Square and Bryant Park are filled with outfits to cheap Old Navy wear.
Christmas and craft markets. Northern California’s Crossroads
is another clothing exchange
that also sells cheap shoes and
Vintage Clothes from Midtown’s popular accessories, and Brooklyn
and Shoes
department stores, while Junk is a trove of vintage
Consignment stores on the Screaming Mimi’s sells low- furniture, art, books, dishes,
Upper East Side are among cost costumes, bags, shoes, photographs, vinyl records,
the city’s best-kept secrets for and even housewares. clothes, and accessories.
vintage designer clothes. What Comes Around Goes Eleven Consignment Boutique
Madison Avenue stalwarts Around is another well-loved sells high-end fashion, such
Michael’s Consignment and downtown vintage store. as Ralph Lauren, Diane von
Encore Consignment – the With its extensive collection Furstenberg, Louis Vuitton,
latter Jackie Kennedy’s of vintage designer clothing and Hermes, at almost half the
favorite – have both been on offer, the store also sells original prices, with discounts
going strong since 1954. classic items and collectibles. going up to 50 per cent.
BIS Designer Resale is also Monk Vintage Thrift offers
good for used designer women’s and men’s clothing, Flea Markets
womens wear, offering brands along with costume jewelry
such as Louis Vuitton. and satin bow ties. Buffalo Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market
Downtown, INA is a designer Exchange, established in is the fastest-growing fair
resale shop crammed with Arizona in the 1970s, allows in New York, with over 170
end-of-season pieces, while visitors to bring in old clothes vendors hawking antiques,
the owners of Amarcord for a trade-in, or cash on furniture, vintage clothes,
make regular trips to Italy in the spot. and bric-a-brac every
search of discarded fashion. weekend. Chelsea Flea
Tokio 7, on the other hand, sells Market boasts around 135
a slightly more flamboyant Thrift Stores vendors selling antiques,
selection of secondhand and Many of the cheaper decorative arts, vintage
vintage items. secondhand stores, such clothing, and costume jewelry.
Well-curated emporium as Angel Street Thrift, help The largest market in the city
Edith Machinist specializes charities – in this case the is the Upper West Side’s
in trendy vintage shoes, while non-profit Lower East Side Grand Bazaar NYC, which is
the best spot for high-end Service Center. The proceeds divided into an antiques-and-
vintage and classics from of Housing Works Thrift Shop collectibles section, and a
the 1960s to the 1980s go to Housing Works, an AIDS farmers’ market every Sunday.
is Resurrection. AuH20 charity, while Cure Thrift Hester Street Fair is the
Thriftique offers a handpicked Shop, which stocks jewelry Lower East Side’s fashionable
selection of 1980s and 1990s and vintage furniture as well summer flea and craft market
thrift and vintage, with as clothes, donates all of its (Saturdays only), though it’s
everything priced at $30 or proceeds to the Diabetes best known for its creative
less. Also at the cheaper end, Research Institute. Non-profit food stalls. It offers visitors
Gabay’s Outlet is packed with Vintage Thrift, and its equally some of the best home goods,
remaindered merchandise well-stocked offshoot, Vintage artisanal food, jewelry, vintage

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