If you have champagne tastes and a beer pocketbook, Uptown Cheapskate may be the place for you…read more Founded in 2009 in Salt Lake City, Uptown Cheapskate has 160+ stores across 29 states of which 44 are located in Texas. Their target audience is teens and young adults. Being a resident thrifter and consignment store connoisseur, my friends recommended I try Uptown Cheapskate located on Burnet Road in Austin, TX. The store is well-organized with placards delineating key sections of the store. Uptown Cheapskate carries vintage clothing, men and women's clothing and a variety of shoes as well as accessories. The store does not appear to be in "junk" mode as the pieces appear clean and presentable. Racks are sorted by type and style. While there was a Versace blouse displayed on the wall, I did not find any other upscale pieces. The brands tended to be more mainstream and not distinctly upscale designers. You can also sell clothes at Uptown Cheapskate. Bring in items that are in good condition and trending, and they will give you cash on the spot or a somewhat more in store credit. This is a great option for clothes sitting in your closet...waiting and waiting...for you to release them. Smile. Prices were reasonable, yet not deeply discounted. However, you could not tell this by the large meandering queue at the cash register. I picked up a couple of items to purchase and was then totally discouraged by the length of the queue, so I put my items back. Definitely will consider returning to Uptown Cheapskate at non-peak hours...

They didn't take any of my clothes but I found some good stuff on the sales floor. I also found two…read morebootcut jeans I wanted but neither were my size :(( I left with a 30% off newish Abercrombie black leather jacket and 2 western belts. I ended up donating all my clothes to the Purple Heart through them.

A few months back I merged my frim with some colleagues I have known for many years. This required…read moresome rebranding of our website and shushing it up if you will. We hired a photographer and gathered our team together for a photo shoot in the next few weeks. The photographer provided us with clothing recommendations and that is when I had the Aha Covid moment. I hadn't worn a suit or a business jacket in years. Pre-Covid for sure. To be fair, I rarely did to begin with, but I did have a suit and a couple of jackets. I pulled them out and to my surprise, none, I mean not a single one of them fit. It wasn't that I had gained significant weight, but the last 3 yrs I have been regularly working out with a trainer. The jackets fit as well as the jackets Pee-Wee Herman used to wear. I needed a jacket and needed it in a few weeks. I have driven by Capra, numerous times over the years and promised myself, that I would treat myself and pick up a suit there one day. Well this was a perfect time to do so. I grabbed Suz to head out to Capra. They are easy to get to and have a parking garage at no cost. Which is a plus. We walked in to the store and behold, all sorts of suits, jackets, shirts, slacks. I mean everything a dude could wish for. I made my way in and Ivan approached me and asked if he could be of service. I explained why I was there and my timeline. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to have a suit made in time for the photo shoot, but he did let me know of a very nice high end line of ready made, if you will. We looked at swatches and being a favorite of blue, found a colour that I really liked. He looked at me and said, I believe your are a 48R, which I was a few years ago. So we slipped one on and immediately went to a 50R, if I remember correctly. He jumped on a call quickly, only to find out they didn't have one in stock that size, but had options. Again, this was a timeline issue for me. I knew I was pushing finding something of quality with only a couple of weeks notice. Ivan had an alternative, which was actually my second favorite, so we went with that version. He let me know it would be shipped in a few days and he would give me a call once at the store to be fitted. True to his word, he called and I was off to get fitted. The jacket was everything I expected. Fine tailoring, wonderfully soft material and the colour was perfect. He spent about 5-10 minutes fitting it, making chalk lines and let me know when it would be ready to pick up. Less than a week later, I popped by to pick it up, it was fitted correctly and off I went. Ivan was polite, insightful, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. A pleasure to work with. I will find a time to come back and have a suit made at Capra and find reasons to wear as often as possible. What a great experience all around.

The service was excellent and on point! The quality of product was exceptional and the guidance for…read morethe perfect suit choices was so helpful. Great experience!

Alright, so it took me about six years to return to this place because I had some major PTSD from…read morean employee (who still happens to work here unfortunately). However, this time was a lot different and I was able to find the perfect gifts for my friend's birthday as well as fun items for myself. It seems like the selection has remained the same although Atown is keeping up with current and modern trends. For example, there were a lot of ICE based items tucked away as well as current celebrity crushes who are on everybody's minds. The coolest thing I found was a James Talarico candle but other than that, a lot of the items that were for sale were pretty kitschy and I believe they are the same wholesale items I have seen before. I must shoutout the incredibly helpful service from Audrey who went above and beyond to help me find items for my friend's birthday. She was super sweet, and I would've been wandering around the store aimlessly if it wasn't for her direction. Additionally, she even came up with combination gift ideas which was pretty sick. Atown is lucky to have her! I think my PTSD is no longer because of her assistance. Great store, unfortunately high prices. However, no one does it like Atown!

Shopping local for stocking stuffers for the wife and the former teen. Shana was with me so we…read moreseparated, this place has so much stuff, almost too much, it can be overwhelming and you know you missed things. There are 3 or 4 separate areas you can visit and they have things from locally made earrings and art to coasters, desk plates, rubber ducks of famous people, religious candles with random famous people, funny socks, clothes, and so much more. The staff is friendly and outgoing, they even had a woman at the door greeting you and offering you a hand basket if you wanted or needed one. There were 3 or 4 cashiers and at least one lady walking around greeting you and seeing if they could help. It is pricier then your chain store but the products are cooler, unique, and many times locally made. Things you can't get at other stores or amazon. Like so many places, it's one downside is parking. It is a small lot, if you part in front you basically have to back in to spot blocking traffic or back out into traffic. There is a small side lot that is better but you basically have to 3 point turn out of that spot. Always willing to pay a bit more to support local. We don't get out of our area/comfort zone much but we do love this place. #Supportlocal

Waiting a year for replacement buttons for my suit $3000 suit…read more After paying $3000 for a custom suit, the dry cleaner broke a few of the buttons. So I reached out to Tom James Austin for replacement buttons, My sales rep no longer works for Tom James and she always did a fantastic job. I know she would have gotten them replaced right away. However, I cannot say the same about the Austin office manager as I have repeated contacted him over the past year and still no buttons have been delivered. How could this possibly take this long? I will never buy another item from Tom James due to the extremely poor customer service.

If I'm not mistaken, I was one of Katie's first clients and she's come a long way since then…read more Katie sent me a very genuine apology concerning my experiences with Tom James and I accept. - Updating to 3 stars and I wish her well.

Let's shop for summer. I've heard of Tyler's but I've never…read morebeen. And I finally got to check them out. Store is pretty large with a men's section, women's section, and kids. I took my time to really get a feel of the store. I did see some nice items in the women's section, but nothing that really spoke out to me. It was a miss for me today. But maybe another day I'll find something. Austin and Texas t-shirts were a little higher price than some other places I've seen them selling for. A dress made in China was like $100.00. I wasn't feeling it.

Born and raised Texan, who would never been to Tyler's in Austin, but has always owned a T-shirt as…read morea proper Texan does. Staff was busy but asked if I needed help. Huge sale was going on including $5 Burelo t-shirts. Ended up with a family of 4 set of Tyler tshirts and went on my way.

Great men's clothing... Peter Millar, Faherty, Criquet, and…read moremany more Great spot in 26 Doors on 38th. open everyday , but Sunday @ 10:00am. See ya'll soon

From the owner: Welcome to Mark's Clothiers Austin. Mark's Clothiers specializes in classic but current men's…read morestyles like Peter Millar, Criquet Shirts and more. We opened our original location in Houston years ago and just opened the beautiful Austin location earlier this month! We offer everything from men's shoes to men's clothing and accessories. Have any questions? Give us a call today or get directions and we'll be looking forward to seeing you!

Rick is quickly going to be a brother from another mother…read more Pros: - Gorgeous space in E. Austin - Plenty of parking - Great music playing + bar cart - Bespoke alterations on denim - Responsive in communications - Entirely kind and welcoming - Listens and offers ideas - Rick knows style/fashion Side Notes: - Did a custom project for me - Make an appt - easier this way - Barbershop to event space here - More than suits to bridal Bespoke Projects: - Custom Tote Bags (YSL) - Distressing YSL Jeans Summary Getting custom clothing, alterations, and everything in between is like my hair. I do not know many people I trust to get things done how I verbalize them. Rick is an exception, so let me explain what I wanted to do, the quality, and the execution. I had an idea to create some jean tote bags you get for free from YSL when you buy clothing (yes, I splurged because of my job; I landed and purchased something for myself, haha). I then got some pretty high-end zippers, one in gold and one in black. Not only was the job done DOPE AF, but it felt like you could buy them that way! The other thing was distressing some of my coveted jeans. It was challenging to trust Rick blindly, but with my minor update to him and some images I shared, his team came through! They look perfect, Rick provided some insights on fashion regarding what not to do, and it was perfect. IMHO, you want to avoid taking custom alternations to someone who doesn't get fashion, especially when it's a bit complicated (aka bespoke). Felt like I was in NYC/LA again with how he got things done. I highly recommend Soto & Co., and I'm going back to do my other jeans! Thanks again, Rick! Let's make some crazy things happen in 2023! Cheers!

I did a ton of research on custom tailors before settling on this place and I was not disappointed…read more They can make any suit you want and they have a million fabrics to choose from. Once your suit is made you'll come back for a fee more fittings to make sure you get a perfect suit fit. I loved my first suit and custom shirts so I went back and ordered additional shirts and another suit to round out my collection. If your like me and have no idea what you want I'd suggest bringing some photos of what your going for or letting the experts spruce you up!

I popped in to sell some old military uniforms I had been using for costumes. I was bummed to find…read moreout they don't buy from the public. But the good news is the person working the counter was extremely helpful in directing me to a few other places where they do. The store is clean, well laid out, and bright. You can browse through and see a ton of great vintage clothing. And it's a really trendy part of town, so of course there's a great coffee shop on one side and a vinyl records shop on the other. It's a seriously cool place to find everything you need to get some chic funky threads for a night out.

Blue Velvet vintage is a cool, quirky and eclectic vintage store! The store good variety of both…read moremen's and women's vintage clothing, spanning multiple decades (notably mid‑20th century through late 20th century). Interestingly, the store combines vintage items with some modern items. For example, socks, some jewelry and sunglasses are non-vintage. While the store is small, it is easy to browse. In addition, clothing and shoe items are spaced apart where you can easily view them and ferret through the racks. The value of items are reasonably priced and some items as low as $5. I did not find anything I could not live without, however, I will definitely pop in from time to time. Also, there is a fair amount of free parking. The store manager was super helpful and personable.

What a great experience so far. Requested information via the Yelp projects and John from Austin…read moreSimply Fit reached out promptly. Scheduled a call to review my needs and was able to get into Eric's schedule for a Friday assessment. The gym is quaint and quiet, I've driven by a million times. The parking is a bit odd, a few spots up front where you have to reverse onto S Lamar when exiting...sooo that can be a challenge. They have parking in the rear of the building which is great however there is a single entry way and well, not sure how multiple cars could park and get out. Just know your reverse skills need to be on point. The gym inside has everything you'd need and since it's not open to the public it's just the clients and trainers. That means no waiting for machines and no one looking at you while you're there. Eric is great, he's very easy to talk to and made the whole experience easy. Upon arrival we walked through the questionnaire filled out online to find out the why behind the personal training inquiry. He then did a body scan for weight and fat %, took blood pressure three times as well. Gave a quick tour of the gym and how things work then it was onto the physical movement assessment. Nothing too crazy, range of motion and flexibility tasks. Took an hour for the initial visit and came back the next day to finish a few small exercises then learn the warm up needed prior to sessions. No membership needed as you buy the session in backs, 5, 10, 20 and can be used how you want. Like that there's no long term contract to sign. Session will start in the next week or so with focus on building/repairing the base/functional imbalances before getting into the fun part. Time will tell how this goes, wish me luck!

Amazing community minded gym that gives significant college scholarships to AISD student athletes.read more