Vintage Shopping Tour in NYC
I'm organizing a NYC vintage shopping tour!
Brunch /slash/ mimosas a lively possibility.
Brunch /slash/ mimosas a lively possibility.
Starting point TBD.
Date: Sunday June 24th.
Starting time: noon?
Date: Sunday June 24th.
Starting time: noon?
Who's in?!
The plan:
- Cheap Jacks, 303 Fifth Avenue @ 31st. (www.cheapjacks.com). Boasting a giant collection known for its uniqueness and quality, Cheap Jacks claims to sell history itself. Offering clothing and accessories for both men and women, the collections is housed in a bright airy room complete with plush comfy couches. Most items $20-100. M-Sa 11-8pm, Su noon-7pm
- New York Vintage, 117 West 25th Street - btw 6th and 7th. (http://newyorkvintage.com), New York Vintage boasts that its collection "spans over one hundred years of the most important vintage fashion ever assembled" and offers an "unprecedented collection that caters closely to fashion's top stylists, a host of Hollywood celebrities, film, television and theatrical productions." Sounds good to me. Cost and Hours TBD.
- Andy's New and Antique Clothing, 18 W. 18th St. (www.andyscheepees.com), Andy's packs a lot of vintage into its two floors. “Antique” is pushing it; most items here date from the '50s to the '70s, with a smattering of '80s—we're guessing that the garish AC/DC and Aerosmith T-shirts rep most of that decade. The warm-weather season brings in flowery dresses for the women and polyester shirts for the men. With the cold come military-style coats, flannel, and lots of leather. Out-of-season clothing is kept downstairs, so you can buy patterns whatever the forecast. Most items $20-60. Open M-Sa noon-9pm, Su noon-8pm. Takes credit cards.
- Shareen Vintage, 13 West 17th St. (Between 5th & 6th Ave)2nd Floor. (www.shareen.com). An adorable take on vintage shopping, this shop is more closet than it is store. Located inside an apartment building, it is off limits to men as there is no dressing rooms and ladies are encouraged to simply try on items where they find them. Most items $38-200. Open W-F 4-9pm. Sa-Su 2-6pm. Takes credit cards.
- ENZ's, 125 2nd Ave., between 7th St. and St. Mark's Pl. (www.enznyc.com), A store that sells 1950s-style, vintage-inspired clothing items and accessories, dipped in a kind of Goth-sauce. This means a lot of blacks, reds, cherries, and checkered patterns. While you're here, you can also pick up your very own copy of the Burlesque Handbook ($17). T-shirts $28-35, skirts $86-92, dresses $148-178. Open M-Sa noon-9pm, Su noon-8pm. Takes credit cards.
- Stella Dallas, 218 Thompson St. Stella Dallas aims at a small target: the store's entire collection consists of women's wear from the 40s to the 60s. They've mined that narrow niche for all it's worth, however, and this eclectic, treasure-filled shop is the result. Cheap, colorful dresses hang out front in good weather while racks of bags, boots, and designer scarves await you inside, along with more dresses and shirts. Maybe best of all, the small but well-chosen selection of hats is seemingly tailor-made for hip retro fashion. Music from the appropriate decades sets the tone. Additional location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 281 N. 6th St. Most items $15-40. Dresses $20-40. Hats $40-80. Open daily 12:30-7:30pm. Takes credit cards.
- Viceversa, 241 Bedford Ave. (www.viceversavintage.com), It's a tough call to single out any vintage clothing store in this most vintage-obsessed of neighborhoods, but smallish Viceversa is an appealing option. Its bare-bones storage space is filled to the brim with shoes, belts, and a generous selection of both men's and women's wear. Most items $10-25. Open M-F 1-8pm, Sa-Su noon-9pm. Takes credit cards.
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