I'm always excited to thrift--at home in New York and while traveling. I took a long walk through…read moreAntwerp to check this shop out but was sad to find that there were very few affordable pieces for me. Prefer out of the spotlight shops that have real deals on 2nd hand clothing.

Nice consignment and resale shop. Everything here is in good shape, no items with tears, etc.read more

Bought several exceptional-quality pieces over the years while I lived in Antwerp, even sold a…read morecouple back to them! Very good range and continually changing stock! Check in regularly...

I was visiting Antwerp for a day trip and I stopped by this store. I love consignment shops and I…read moreshop at second hand stores a lot in New York. By far this is the best consignment shop I have ever been in in the world. This store beats Paris and New York by miles. The guy who was working there (probably the owner?) was so nice to me. Very friendly guy and the store was so organized. I've never seen a consignment store that is so organized by designers. Great selections of Dries Van Noten and Margiela with amazing price. I will definitely go back to this store. In fact, I will go to Antwerp JUST for Rosier 41.

From the owner: De Oxfam Boutique is een tweedehandswinkel met een kwalitatief en steeds wisselend aanbod van…read morekledij (dames, heren, kinderen), accessoires, speelgoed en boeken. Er ligt een accent op retro of vintage, maar ons aanbod is ruimer dan dat, creatief zijn is de boodschap! Spullen in goede staat, daar zijn wij steeds blij mee dus breng gerust binnen tijdens de openingsuren. Je wordt bij ons geholpen door een team van enthousiaste vrijwilligers en de opbrengst van de winkel gaat naar duurzame projecten in het Zuiden..zo worden we er allemaal beter van.

Besides the great quality in leather you can also find second hand shoes, bags, gloves, belts,…read more. in this shop. You must wonder why I am promoting this unshitty leathershop. Because not only are the prices very low, this Moroccan owner (I think) is so concerned with the quality, he often throws shitty stuff away. Or sells it in his shop for 'an apple and an egg'. How should you proceed. Listen very carefully I shall say this only once: go inside the shop, behind the first row of boots there's a gap where he keeps shoe related stuff. Then check for a bag, the shoes (or leather) that he doesn't like or that he has chosen to be not good enough, will be in this bag to eventually throw away. It is absolutely not his goal to give these things away. Mostly I take a look in the bag and act like ' my nose is bleeding' (you should really look this one op). If he sees you doing this he will tell you that the stuff in the bag is bad en garbage en then you have to ask him polite if you can have it then. His reaction is never the same. I guess you just have to be lucky. I myself found some great shoes and bags in this bag. Often with a small defect and easily fixable. But It's very important to do this subtle, do not come by every week so that he doesn't get annoyed. Another shitty review by the shitty guide of Antwerpen.

This place was one of my favorite retails finds in Antwerp. There were some really great…read more"one-of-a-kind" Belgium designer finds mixed in with what looked like newer stock. They also had lots of interesting jewellery and accessories, an "okay" selection of shoes/boots, and some gorgeous handbags that definitely tested my willpower. I also really appreciated the laid-back, yet friendly, attitudes of the staff. I'm usually a grab and go kind of shopper, but I was probably in there for a good half hour and felt totally comfortable taking my time to browse the (neatly) jam-packed racks and try on items.

Fashion is huge in Antwerp, and rightfully so, it is home to the Antwerp Six (Dries van Noten, Ann…read moreDemeulemeester, Van Saene, Bikkembergs, Yee and Beirendonck--you get the idea). However, if you can't afford the pieces over at the Dries van Noten flagship store, I suggest checking out the many vintage stores on Nationalestraat. One of those stores is Jutka en Riska, which I found through some quick online research. They had a wide selection of vintage designer clothing items, mainly Belgian designers of course, for reasonable prices. Make sure to check out their jewelry section as well.