Octavio was super helpful and so nice! I needed to finish a costume for Halloween and he searched the whole store for some pretty specific and uncommon items and FOUND EVERYTHING I NEEDED. I had already gone to four other thrift/resale places and they had nothing. Well, one place had one of the items but they were on a mannequin so weren't for sale ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Will be back to see what they have for the next season! read more

The team is kind and willing to share bits of history about the pieces. The selection is beautifully curated - which is very refreshing. You'll definitely find some pieces on the pricier end. read more

I wasn't sure about this store from the outside but we walked in and were nicely surprised. Cute little clothing store with some designer pieces. Even better was a whole store sale with 30% off. Walked out of there successful and happy with our purchases. read more

This is my go-to spot in Hillcrest for gay clothes! They have clothing, hats, and a few home items. The owner is very nice and there is a changing room if you want to try anything on. The only thing I am not 100% sure of is that when I was inside the dressing room, I could see two cameras from inside the store pointed in my direction. How do I know if those cameras can see me, or if I am barely out of the camera sight? That's sketchy to me. Please be aware of your surroundings, always. I do not mean to accuse the owner of anything bad, but I feel the cameras need to be placed somewhere completely out of sight of the dressing rooms. read more

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What a cool store!! Love it. So many unique things here. Rounders full of Xmas sweaters, old school tees, boots, shoes, new stuff, designer duds and glasses, wallets! Costumes! Def a very very ciol.place to shop for something unique. read more

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This is a San Diego gem . From the minute you walk in the smell of vintage is intoxicating . If you love that smell like I do you understand the feeling of being at home . The staff are amazing and friendly. I have purchased the best gifts for my Family over the years . This is the place you have to go every payday because amazing designer bags and clothes go fast .. read more

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Overpriced and unreliable. Been here four times over the last few months. Store was closed every single time even though I came here during hours of operation indicated on the door. Always a note indicating they'll be back by a certain time. That was also never the case. They don't seem to care about their business. Neither do I read more

On Saturday, my friend and I were able to browse quickly before the Taste of Hillcrest event began. It was my first time going into this store. The display featuring a Chanel top made me want to go inside. There was so much to see when entering the store. I didn't get much farther than the counter. There were at least 3 Chanel brooches to choose from. I knew I had to take one home. My friend also found a basket that had some small Chanel, YSL, and LV enamel earrings. Score! They were exactly what I was looking to find inside. I'll be sure to return when in San Diego and have more time to really go through all the items. The store also had designer bags and sunglasses. read more

Luigi Vera - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - San Diego, California

Cute little vintage shop in Hillcrest. They sell a lot of designer brands. They had a rack of high-end brands like : Valentino, Missoni, Diane Von Furstenberg. I did see a few Chanel items as well as Louis Vuitton. In the back they had Manolo Blahnik Shoes. If you're looking for vintage designer items then this place is for you! read more

One star because the staff was friendly but other than that no good at all. Do not waste your tiMe because it's a fraud. They are Selling unauthentic products for such high prices. I called multiple times and even went to the store but no luck, luckily my bank was able to refund me my money. read more

I've been to a zillion thrift stores in my life, and this one really stands out. Why? Because it's not just grandma sweaters, madonna outfits, and 80s cast-offs. They actually have some really classy clothing. I tried on an amazing dress by BeBe, and I am NOT a name-brand-y kind of girl. I ended up buying a classic beaded clutch for a wedding I was attending that night which looked like it was from the 20s. Since the beading was frayed, the owner gave me a 15% discount - don't know if that's standard, but it was City Fest and he was in good spirits!! read more

Out of the Closet, Buffalo Exchange... both cool businesses who provide a unique shopping experience. But let's be honest here, anytime a cool business goes corporate, it loses something. Heart. Soul. Whatever you want to call it. Luigi Vera is a place that has what the others used to have... personality. Of course in many ways it's a standard thrift store. But look around. It's in the center of fashionable Hillcrest, which means that the inventory is far superior (not larger, just superior) to that which you'll find elsewhere. Add to it Luigi's original designs, chill employees, prime location... and this is your new to-go place for new (and quality pre-owned) fashions! read more

This place has moved over to 5th street right next to Corvette Diner in Hillcrest. I could only stay a few minutes because I had to leave for work but this place rocks!!! There are awesome original designs consisting of rock themed clothing. There was a ramones dress, the doors skirt, a Twiggy vest- all very cool. If you're looking for something interesting, unique, and original- come here. I think that Hillcrest will make a very good home for this store. read more

The decoration of this store brings me back my pre-high school days, when I used to adorn the walls of my room with cutouts from fashion or celeb magazines. Their dresser rooms are decorated that way and is a fun and cheap way to make your store one of a kind. I think Luigi Vera is cute and cool but there is not much for women to choose from. And also not really too much vintage, although I spotted several cool hats and shoes. Cheap and cute sunglasses and accessories. The store is located in a very nice building, but somehow is easily missed. Stop by and check it out. You can always end up with a charming bracelet or something. read more

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Complete scam. The owner had a fake Dior shirt on the mannequin in the store window and charged me $237 for it. Upon close inspection, I realized it was fake so I called the store and went in multiple times to try and get a refund. When I finally got ahold of the owner and told him it was illegal to sell counterfeit items (and at retail value to deceive customers), he was extremely rude and nervous about getting caught. I called my bank and was able to get the money refunded eventually. I also filed a report that the shop is selling counterfeit items. Stay far away. read more

Luigi Vera's One of A Kind Clothing has an eclectic variety of clothing and accessories. Luigi is straight forward about what he will pay and let you know honestly why. I have found many good buys here over the 3 1/2 years I have know about this shop. It is a place I always visit in Hillcrest; you just never know what you might find there. I have found some great men's shoes and wonderful dresses for drag. Everyone will find something in this shop. read more

Fabulous place to shop with designer styles new and gently worn all are very high style . Ladies and mens wear in flawless condition from new and gently worn pieces . The stylists in the shop will help you they are so friendly and helpful . One of San Diego's stars In fashion LUIGI has a keen eye for the best of the best . Prices are wondeful ! A must shop at in San Diego . read more

Nice job love the display . Awsome for Halloween great costumes for sale too . Lost of ideas read more

Luigi Vera - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - San Diego, California

YES! He's back! Seriously, some of the coolest custom-made clothes in San Diego. Glad to see Luigi's found an AWESOME location right there in the heart of Hillcrest. Found another winner there yesterday... which will immediately be added to my rotation of 5-6 shirts that I wear seemingly every day. read more

Great little shop. Came in just to browse ( didn't plan on buying anything. But I ended up finding a vintage jean jacket at a great price. Lots of one of a kind clothing. Definitely will be back to see what other gem I can find read more

This place doesn't deserve even 1 star! Unfortunately the customer service was terrible.. The cashiers were extremely rude and made unnecessary comments when I couldn't find what I was looking for. Everything was overpriced for the quality of the item. A pair of men's shorts were $62!!!! I couldn't believe it. It's not worth your time to even browse. read more

I've now walked past this place a dozen times, and we finally went in! This is wear that bead place used to be. Very small store, with some interesting stuff to sift through. Mainly clothes - men and women (though more emphasis on the women's selection, which is smart if you want to stay in business), some costume jewelery, belts, fake leather purses, etc. My girlfriend that was in town for the weekend was ecstatic to find the great selection of name-brand jeans! Now, this is used clothing, so you have to be lucky and find your size, and then hope that they were well-taken care of by previous owner, but after that - you're in! She found 2 pairs of jeans - Citizens and 7s for ~ $40 each, and was a happy girl :-) I didn't get lucky myself when it came to clothing, but I did find a pair of "new" Naughty Monkey heels that were adorable at $32. Not a bad shopping trip in the end! Glad I stopped by, and Luigi Vera will definitely be on my list of shops to walk through when I'm in the area. FYI - 1 (large) dressing room - don't go in a hurry! Though it is large enough for 2 ppl to share - makes the time go by twice as fast :-) read more

DO NOT SHOP HERE!! Aside from the fact that their store smells worse than the homeless people downtown their customer service is shit. Charged me over $30 for a pair of tiny booty shorts that ended up not fitting, when I went to return it they told me they do NO returns or exchanges. Kind of odd considering it's a buy-sell-trade place.. but you won't buy something that you literally had on your shelf yesterday and still do today.. Yeah okay. This place is way overpriced, I should have avoided them in the first place. read more

This is one of my fave stores for clothes/shoes/sunglasses/accessories ever and def my fave vintage joint in San Diego. Staff is amazing!! AMAAAAAZIIIIIING!!!!! They have insane clothes and shoes, great selection of sunglasses, some jewelry. BRING MONEY - this place is worth it! Sometimes I come to Hillcrest just to see this place and then I stop in at the other places, but this is THE place (for me, anyway). If you are a drag queen or aspire to be one, they have very large shoe sizes here and some of the drag queeniest classic clothes here. Fabulous in a really classy way. I'm a drag queen trapped in a woman's body so I love this place. I', also 6' tall and take a very large shoe size (11 women's). This place is to die for! read more

The lady in the counter seemed like she hated her life and job because she was extremely rude when all i wanted to know it's if i could sell some of my pair of designer shoes, to be honest i haven't sold my stuff before and like any other customer if you don't know something you can say it nicely.. not roll your eyes and basically telling me to get out.. too bad for the owner because she's completely useless, worst service ever... didn't even invite to want to check out the items for sale, do you even want to sell? =/ isn't that your business? As i see other reviews she treated other people bad, so Luigi just fire her, you're losing a ton of clients. read more

I'm so happy that a clothing store moved into this spot. And a cool one at that. We need some more quality stores in Hilcrest. I'm not a fan of used clothing, so I won't comment on that. But the new stuff at his store is great. Luigi designs his own clothes. They are cute and definitely affordable. I'm a fan. read more

I love this place so much. It really saved me this Halloween. I went to all the usual places such as Buffalo Exchange and Flashbacks to find anything green to work into my Poison Ivy costume. It really seemed like no one had anything green at all. Just as I was about to give up, I walked into Luigi Vera's and found everything that I needed. There were green shoes, green fingerless gloves, green jewelry. Some of the things sold here are pricey for my tastes but they are offset by things that are very affordable. Luigi is super nice and helpful and always there. This is a spot to stop at when looking for random things. yay. read more

Great selection of designer brand handbags and what not- most second hand but in amazing shape and good prices. Also cute new items as well at great prices. Staff is friendly and chatty so you feel very welcome. I'll definitely go back. read more

This is one of the worst resale shops in SD. The owner is a thrift store buyer and is a total joke when you bring items into sell. He has a lot of high end fake items and the place smells badly. Beware if you think you are getting the real thing. Most are fake name brand items. Not worth your time, Go to Flashbacks or their other store. But if you want to shop bring a gas mask. read more

Best place to buy/sell your clothes in Hillcrest. They care about you and your designer clothes. Luigi and CoCo take great care of you. Plus you can find some hidden gems here. Come here and see for yourself. Love!! read more

Luigi Vera - My clothes always end up on display. Lol. Love this place! - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - San Diego, California

I think I'm in love! Luigi Vera is easily one of the best thrift/used stores in San Diego. I can't believe it took me this long to discover it. The shop is so easy to miss, recessed from the street on 5th Ave. It doesn't help that it's located right smack next to the hulking behemoth of an Urban Outfitters, which only makes Luigi Vera seem even smaller in comparison. But pay no attention to the tacky, overpriced UO. Instead, I recommend making a beeline toward the adorable little cottage to the left of it. The store is pretty small, but the owner makes full use of the space. Literally, just about every square inch of Luigi Vera is jam-packed with cool clothing and accessories, mostly reasonably priced. I'd guesstimate that around 75% of the stuff here is used, but everything looks like its in tip-top shape. Plus, there's actually a wide variety of sizes -- even on the jeans rack! I actually manage to find clothing here that fits. Hallelujah. The rest of selection is new clothing, much of which consists of Luigi Vera's house brand. His designs are unique and completely affordable. If I saw someone on the street wearing one of his shirts, I would guess that it came from a boutique, not a thrift shop. There's also a huge selection of styley mens' undies (not used!), although they're not quite my thing. On the other hand, I could name a lot of guys who like having space aliens and submarines all over their underwear (Ginch Gonch, anyone?). On this particular Saturday morning, I dropped by in search of a new belt, since my old one was getting frayed. Within 5 minutes a found a kick-ass designer belt for just a couple bucks. If you want to see it, you'll have to get it off me yourself. ;) This store is definitely a winner. Two smiley faces up! ;) ;) read more

People actually like this place?! Yeah, if you want to spend $7.50 on Old Navy Flip Flops or $29.99 on Forever 21 Earrings. I came in here awhile ago to sell some items. I gave the owner my items, in which he took them and threw it on the ground saying "It'll take awhile." and went to go talk to his friends. My boyfriend and I walked around the store and were shocked at all the expensive clothing. Nearly a quarter of the mens clothes were all G-strings! Ugh. The women's clothes were not all that impressing at all. And the shoe collections were terrible. When Luigi was done talking to his friend, I went up to register and he was like "I'll get to that right now." SERIOUSLY?! I spent 20 mins in your store... and you haven't bothered looking at my items yet? So my boyfriend and I looked at all the jewelry and I noticed Luigi taking out my items and then throwing it all back it. When he was done.... all he said was "I can't take anything." and threw my bag to me. WTF?! This is the first time I felt like crap at a store like this. Terrible service. Terrible store. Overpriced. You're better off at Buffalo Exchange just right across the street where people are actually nice to you. read more

After thanking a female worker for letting us look around she rolled her eyes at my group; and I repeated thank you. She turned away and we made a comment saying that she should at least speak to us. She starts saying that we have been rude in the store and cursing at us. We left and I returned asking for her name to report to the owners. I was completely polite and did not curse, but she replied asking me to get the f*** out. And then refused to give me her name. She said we made a mess in the store, and when I offered to clean it, she couldn't find a mess to clean. Me and my 3 friends won't be back until this store takes customer service seriously. read more

Awesome merchandise, too bad I couldn't take my time to enjoy looking at all of it because we were being followed/watched by the store clerk. NEVER IN MY LIFE have I ever been watched like that. I will NEVER shop there or even try to browse. Totally uncomfortable experience. All we wanted to do was find items to finish up our Halloween costumes. read more

If I could give 0 I would... First of all, there clothes are ify but there customer service is what sales this place, and not in a good way. The lady associate who claimed to be the owner was rude, I've never been so disrespected. read more

Tried shopping here again after a bad first go at it and I was sadly disappointed. The clothing was way over priced( especially since there was snags and holes in the clothing). And the lady who was there this time kept watching me the entire time I was in there even tho there were other people in the store. It was creepy to say the least. If I do shop here again and that lady is there I'll be giving her my credit card to hold while I shop so I can shop in peace. I am not a crook! read more

Worst place ever! After asking for the price of a necklace and changing my mind on it cause it was way beyond over priced, the man asked me where i had left the necklace with an attitude as if he was accusing me of steling it. I know business also hurt when people steal stuff but making your customer feel like thieves (because you aren't able to find an item which was placed back to where it was) is not the best way to make customers come back. This place does not deserve a star. Way to go making customer return to your shop! (I might not live a wealthy life but not everyone out there is out to steal!) Next time your employees approach the customer to asked for item back make sure he looks right where it was displaced at first! read more

I visited the store and purchased a bag photo attached for hundreds of dollars with the understanding that it was an authentic piece and not a replica. After finding out that my purchase was a high end replica fake ,I returned to the store for my monetary refund and was greeted with disrespect, embarrassment, non-professionalism and ridiculous disgust. It is illegal to sell imposter or fake merchandise at any level. This store needs a crack-down , not only on it's merchandise but the lack of professionalism and inadequate customer service read more

Luigi Vera - The replica bag sold to me as authentic - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - San Diego, California

I was on 5th st. to find a restaurant my nonprofit is going to do an event for coming up, the restaurant was closed, (it's a PM establishment). Then walking back to my car, I happened to walk by Luigi's store, and his window displays caught my eye, and were intriguing so, I walked in. He greeted me with a huge smiled welcomed me to look around. He told me he had new merchandise, but that his greatest passion was focused on used clothing and other item's he buys an sells as well. I couldn't believe what a fabulous eclectic variety! Luigi has a very creative eye for fashion. There are classic styles of both men and women's' choices, along with 'trendy' modern items. Accessories and even 'costumes' are available! I can tell he is going to get VERY busy coming into the Halloween season we all love. Don't go there looking for a "Batman" or Charlie Sheen" masks, as they don't exist. If you are a creative and fun person with your own sense of style, whatever is in your imagination, it's there! Not intending, I made a purchase, and Luigi granted me a discount as I was a 1st time customer. I love shopping and reviewing businesses that are 'homegrown." Especially when the owner is "hands on" and PASSIONATE". His warmth and hospitality was so intoxicating, I forgot to go put money in the meter, and got a parking ticket for expired meter well..(my purchase was less expensive than the ticket, BTW)In any economy, any business can survive, if it understands how to manage client relationships. People will forget what you say, forget what you do, but people will NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. Luigi will make you feel as if you're his family, looking through his closet !! ~BESOS, MI AMIGO NUEVO, LUIGI !! read more

One of the best places to shop in HIllcrest! Small store, but they use their space efficiently. The store is packed with unique and eclectic clothing and novelty items. It may be a thrift/consignment clothing store, but their clother certainly don't look used. Also, they have designer men's underwear (all new, of course!). They also sell their own house brand of clothing. read more