Such a fun store! This place is pretty large; two stories tall and filled with an interesting assortment of clothing, jewelry and lots of other items. You never really know what you'll find and there's lots of unique things. I could spend a lot of time here just looking at everything. The prices seem decent, at least for the things I have purchased. Fun bonus: there is a big fluffy cat that hangs about. (At least there was the last time I went.) Any store with a cat is a good store in my mind. :) read more

Retropolis - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Horrible. Overpriced. Disappointing. Rude. If I could give them 0 stars I would. Found a plaid skirt with the price tag saying $15. Kept shopping and when I went to pay for the skirt the tag had fallen off because apparently they don't know how to properly label things. At the register I told the girl the tag had fallen off and she was like "oh I just priced and labeled that today" but couldn't remember how much and wouldn't believe it was $15 like we said. So she texted the owners and they said the skirt was $25. We found the tag that was originally on the skirt saying $15 and they refused to honor the price they had LABELED on the skirt and instead upped the price because they didn't believe the price tag was the one they'd placed on the skirt. Regular "thrift" stores are WAY nicer. Girl at the register with the blue hair was insanely rude. Honestly not worth the hype, prices, or items they sell. Go ANYWHERE else. read more

Full disclosure: while my friend and I spent quite a bit of time in Retropolis, we didn't buy anything. But the store is so fun to explore! I'm not sure I've ever seen so many sequins, poufy sleeves, lace appliques, etc. There are dresses and outfits from so many decades. This would be a wonderful place to look for Halloween costumes. Because I'm named after a Dynasty character (Alexis Carrington Colby played by Joan Collins), I've always wanted to go full Dynasty Alexis for Halloween. I know that Retropolis would have a dress with lace or sequins or shoulder pads that would help me look as much like Joan Collins in Dynasty as possible! Definitely check it out if you're into vintage or if you love vintage for costumes! Really fun store to explore in any case! read more

Great and very fun place to find nice retro clothing and other items. I've been shopping here for years. They have moved a couple of times from the location I was used to, but it's still a great shop! read more

Pretty cool antique shop with lots and lots of second hand clothing to choose from! My friend and I had such a fun time trying on old ridiculous vintage things - pimp suit? Yass! Old 80s track suit? Yass! 90s prom dress?! Yass! You can find some pretty crazy items here if you want to dig and don't mind second hand items! Perfect place to find a Halloween costume if you're going as some kind of 1980s character! Friendly staff as well! read more

Retropolis - Crazy vintage jacket! - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This new location is amazing!!!. Love Retropolis for unique pieces and one of a kind finds read more

Retropolis - Unique clothing pieces - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I don't think I've ever came here looking for something in specific, but with each experience here, I've walked out with the most random of things: a brioche, a clutch, a Bob Dylan Greatest Hits record... Retropolis is a shopping spot that you can easily fill your entire closet, or just add missing pieces here and there to perfect your wardrobe. I especially love their colorful cowboy boots, purses and vintage dresses. And when I say "vintage," I mean it. I've found that some resale boutiques either just have a lot of old, scrappy crap, or designer pieces that some rich lady just didn't want anymore. That's not vintage - that's just last season! You can find anything for yourself, or a gift that's age appropriate for every contact in your phone. I like the people running the shop too. Sweet with a passion for keeping Houston beautiful (and funky, eclectic, fashionable, etc.) all at a fair price. The only downside is that it can get hot in there, even with just a handful of people shopping around; and yes, there is just too much stuff to sift through. Definitely devote some time to browse or else you'll be completely overwhelmed. read more

Shops cool but the gal working behind the counter is rude. Worth checking out once but Forget asking any questions. If she wasn't on her phone.. she just had an attitude. Young girls needs a reality check. read more

Had a great time shopping here for some 60's vintage dresses. They had really reasonable prices in my opinion, not like some of the other overpriced places you tend to find. Good quality, good selection. The people who work here are super friendly too! Will definitely be coming back next time I'm in town. read more

Liked this vintage store, especially since its hard to find a vintage store that actually sells vintage things. First floor has mostly accessories (bags, purses, scarves, costume type stuff, belts, jewelry in cases, sunglasses) along with some random furniture. Take the cowboy boot lined stairs up to the second floor, which is an overwhelming experience. Racks and racks of clothing arranged haphazardly. There is LOTS of interesting clothing to browse through along with lots of shoes, purses, hats, and more furniture. I was impressed by some of their vintage Coach purses which were in fair condition and on sale for prices cheaper than EBay. Not bad. read more

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Great service eclectic finds, that are reasonably priced. Two floors of vintage clothing and assorted nick nacks. A break from the usual 19th Street fare . Staff that actually doesn't seem.put off by customers. read more

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Love this place! I've been to a million vintage clothing stores in houston and this by far is the best one. The staff is so helpful and friendly,not to mention, their prices aren't crazy expensive like other places. I've seen vintage Rolling Stones and ZZ Top T-shirt's for $20-$35; and have purchased Army/USMC that I made into crop tops for $25 total. They implement guests and staff masking, and have everyone social distance, so y'all gotta check this place out. Each section has different "artists" clothing, and each has its own unique vibe. If you love vintage clothes from the 40s-90s- head to the back of the store where you'll find pieces from that decade! Go there today, you won't regret it :-) read more

ReTROPoLiS is an EPiC discovery located on 19th Street. across from Torchy's Tacos in The Heights. Owner PaMeLa is a Vintage master with her utilization of proper Buyers & Merchandise placement, there are endless Vintage accessories from Women's & Men's classic apparel varieties. Ranging from stylish disco dresses, pants, tops to licensed T-Shirts, to Saturday Night Fever dancing shoes. Best place in the area to satisfy as well as meet your Vintage needs......... read more

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Amazing selection so cute I couldn't not find anything. I had to try some things on. Ended up leaving with a few things. Great size range also. read more

This place is a legitimate scam. Almost every item is marked as true vintage unless it's too new of a brand to get away with it. Half of their selection is any given article of clothing with a trademarked designer logo poorly screen-printed on it, in perfect condition, marked as "Vintage"? Anybody with basic knowledge/training on vintage clothing and how to identify it can tell by certain factors (tags, stitching, condition, etc.) and most of their ""vintage"" items are just Gildan sweatshirts/tees that were altered in someone's basement. There's nothing wrong with wearing fakes but being advertised as true vintage and sold for $45+ dollars is insulting to your customers and extremely dishonest. Could've been a cool little place, severely lacking in integrity. read more

Come here if you want real vintage instead of stuff the hipsters have cleaned out of their closets. (I'm looking at you, Buffalo Exchange.) Make sure you have time to dig through everything, because there is a lot. Shoes, bags, and random housewares too. It's the kind of place that makes me (mistakenly) think that I can wear, say, a red jumper from the 50's that says "bus captain" across the back. I came to my senses when I became distracted by another rack of stuff, thankfully. My only complaint is the size and state of the dressing rooms, I may have given someone a peep show through the curtain. read more

I agree with the previous review that you need to take a deep breath when you walk in because it is a vintage orgasm. Shoes, dresses by decade, coats, purses, accessories, straight up Halloween costumes, anything you can imagine is here and slightly quirky. My biggest problem is coming home with random pieces I could never actually wear in real life. The dressing rooms are just two little curtained boxes, which might be a problem if I'd ever seen it super crowded. Good prices, potential for good fashion, unfortunately it's all the way in the Heights and I just sort of end up here when I'm lost in that area. read more

I have visited Retropolis several times and can honestly say I have never left without purchasing something. The places looks small and crowded from the outside but it is not. Once you get past the front entrances it opens up and has an entire giant 2nd floor. That is the good part--size, variety and prices which are really reasonable. The bad part, disorganized. This is due to it not really being one big store but multiple consignments. I couldn't figure out why they didn't have like items together so when I heard one of the employees talking about the other consignees, I got it. Another downside is that I don't find the staff very friendly at all, kind of standoffish and indifferent. My daughter and I stood at the counter for a while and finally had to ask to look at some things in the case. One lady was eating a pot pie at the counter and didn't give us the time of day. Just odd. I do thing their variety and volume of selection is worth the trip. Plan to spend a lot of time looking. It took my daughter and I almost 2 hours to go through the place. We always end up finding something, despite the staff's attitude. Another thing about this place is that is feels dusty and I had a sneezing fit when I got to a section that smelled of moth balls, kind of standard things for real vintage which Retropolis is. read more

Beware of counterfeit clothing in store, especially in the sports jersey section. Will not do returns. Unprofessional and dishonest vendors.

This is a great store to find those last little bits for a costume or outfit that you cant find anywhere else. Dont be decieved by the somewhat small curb presence this store has as its actually two whole stories worth of accessories, leather jackets, obscure tshirts, outdated retro equipment and etc. Though also dont be decieved by this establishment's poor management of inventory; that crumpled ACDC shirt you just found under the 3 different racks of ballerina shoes and cut off denim is actually worth a fortune!(to the clerk at least) The prices arent fair at all, thats the biggest and likely the only downside to this qwirky little store. I love shopping here and hunting through the seemingly endless heaps of 80's and 90's treasure, but honestly dont expect any salvage titles here guys, everything has retained its original shelf value(if not more). The prices have slowly but surely steered me away from the glory, especially with so many other similar shops in the area, but i wont soon forget the magic of my first couple of visits. read more

Devote a few hours to this store; you'll easily spend them here. First of all, I love the space. Old building, wood floors, wood staircase. Wonderful vibe. Lots of shopping niches and cubby holes. Downstairs is easily my favorite floor. Jewelry from costume to re-styled. More clutch purses than you could imagine. Upstairs are the clothes and majority of knick-knacks. Like an exceptionally good quality Goodwill where everything is great. Essentially you are sifting through a huge floor of THE perfect awesome thing after the best thing EVER. read more

Sometimes staff is really friendly and helpful, but sometimes you talk to someone who is extremely rude and acts like it isn't worth their time to help you. There are a few gems in the store, but you have to be into digging and prepared to spend some time in the clutter. There are many places to see on 19th and this is not one of my favorites. read more

I've gone two days in a row now and it's so hard knowing they're open Sunday too! I CANT QUIT SHOPPING! Ladies and Gentleman... There's two floors of CLEAN + QUALITY VINTAGE items. The people working in the shop are so good at what they do, I mean there's so much to look at. If you're searching for something, they somehow just know where to go and what to do. I'll be going back!!!! read more

Was very happy with my purchases at this place. 7 great vintage shirts for $60, including tax...not bad. This place is not a single store, but rather a space that is used by various vendors who sell vintage clothing and collectibles. It definitely has a bit of a heaped together feel and you really need to spend some time digging through stuff. Neat concept, but don't go here if you are in a rush. The gentleman working the counter was very friendly and helpful. He gave me a little road map of the store and agreed to stay open an extra five minutes while I waited for my friend to come tell me what shirts were worth buying. I recommend. read more

This place is super fun to look around and will have all of your 70s, 80s, 90s theme party clothing needs. It's not thrift store cheap, but it's reasonable. It's very overwhelming and you can easily blow through your day here as its not the most organized of places. read more

Removing a star because of the lack of organization and the overwhelming fashion of the store layout. There is stuff everywhere. I will give it 4 stars though because if you are looking for some particular vintage colorful costume-type item, you will probably find it here if you have the time and patience. read more

When it's time for a costume for a retro party or Halloween GO HERE! Sure they have some stuff you can wear everyday. But the idea for costumes was astounding. Bookmark this for that if nothing else. From velvet lapels on your peach tux to a staircase filled with some broken in great looking cowboy boots to some nice looking denim jackets and terrific jewelry you just need a couple hours to poke around and look. If you need contacts that look like birds' eyes or spider webs - check. Vintage clutch purse - check Some awesome size 12 men's platform white patent leather shoes - check. Hawaiian shirts - check. Two floors of packed in ideas both for your current closet and for your costume closet. Downstairs is mostly the smaller stuff like jewelry and very non mainstream sunglasses! Then...upstairs. Just when you think this place is a tiny little cluttered accessory place you walk up the big wooden stairs to the creaky 2nd floor. WOW! Clothes everywhere, shoes, hats, costumes. Many organized into decades. Most just ...well...everywhere. As with most stores of this type, you have to invest time in finding your treasures. Dig in! You may find the perfect pirate costume on your treasure hunt. read more

Don't be deceived by how small it appears outside. I didn't even bother going in the first time I saw Retroplis because I was afraid it was one of those awkward shops that you get stared at the whole time you're in it. But it's so not.I love this place! I can't believe it took me this long to find it considering how much I love vintage/thrift stores. First of all, I know it's dorky, but I've been looking for a troll for years. Everytime I find one it's way over priced. They were my favorite toy when I was a kid. I got one here for $3! My husband is a tie fanatic and so I was so thrilled to see all the awesome ties they had. I wanted to buy him so many different ones! They have awesome shoes, clothes, and accessories. This NOT an antiques store. They do have some stuff but I love that it's not stupid trinkets. I can't wait to go back with more money and more time because there are definitely some fuzzy dice calling my cars name! read more

I usually don't like thrift/consignment stores, but most of my experience has been with the ones along The Drag at UT where things are old, ugly, and expensive. But I desperately needed a petticoat for this weekend to go with my costume, and seeing as it's Thursday, Amazon was out of the question even with a Prime membership. The staff working at Retropolis are really nice and eager to help. I was having trouble finding a suitable petticoat (they have lots that are appropriate for wedding dresses, fyi), so was very happy when a lady organizing clothes offered to help. She led me through the racks, looking for something that matched what I needed. When she did find one, she even mentioned that the owner might give me a discount because there was a tear, and went to ask for me. I didn't look at much else since I had errands to run, but from my brief glance they do have some interesting things and the prices aren't too bad. I'll actually probably be back tomorrow for the authentic kimono I asked them to hold (I love that they hold items overnight). read more

Great selection of vintage clothing, accessories and memorobilia. You can tell that the items aren't someones thrown away outgrown stuff. I have found vintage patterns for dresses, roller skates, shoes, jewlery, records and even a petticoat for a costume. I suggest you take a friend and plan on digging around for a few hours. read more

Another great store in the Heights! I love the huge selection of vintage t-shirts and cowboy boots. I found a great western shirt that I can't wait to wear! I had two beautiful vintage dresses made for me by Judy who sells her designs in Retropolis. read more

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I have been shopping here since I was in high school! In my opinion, this is the only place to buy great vintage in Houston. They have every decade from the 20th century well represented. I love psychedelic vibe of store and killer upstairs area. It's impossible to leave this store without buying something, the clothes are stellar. Two thumbs up!! read more

I used to all about thrift stores in my high school days. And I meant like for really real thrift stores. This place specializes more so in nostalgia thrift shopping - hence the "retro" in its name. I am not too much a fan of polyester. Perhaps this is why I didn't much love this place. Also paying close to retail for used clothes - yeah I don't care if it's super rare now, blah blah blah - thanks, but no thanks! This store is a very efficient use of space. They've got clothes jam-packed in every which corner and cranny. There's definitely some way adorable stuff, but I just feel so overwhelmed every thumbing through the racks. There seems to be a system of classifying clothes by decade and/or style, but it's all very perplexing to me. A lot of vintage designer wear, but as with all vintage clothing - beware of random stains and shoddy fabric and clasp/zipper/etc. re-working. Dressing rooms - well there's two tiny man-made (albeit, very very poorly) tent-like structures by the stairs you can cram yourself into. Not very stable . . . beware of silly kids randomly lifting up the curtains (like my friend's daughter, it was a bit hilarious though). A really score of a place if you're into vintage wear. Even better if you've allocated at least an hour or two to combing through the mounds and mounds of mismatched/placed clothes. I don't particularly adore this place, but I'd probably head here again if I needed some "dated" dress for a costume party or whatever! read more

I stop by this shop about once every few months to check out what new pieces have been brought in by the many vendors. I like rummaging through all of the vendors sections, and finding new pieces to add to my ever growing closet. i definitely have my favorites I prefer to go look at first though when I enter the store. If you are new to town and need a vintage recommendation, I highly suggest this spot to find something special for your wardrobe. read more

This place is overhyped. The store has way too many items to dig through to find something work purchasing. I love a good hunt for a unique piece, but when there are stacks of stuff everywhere and racks of old navy and aeropostale items, it's hard to believe there are unique pieces worth the hunt. read more

This place is crazy cool. I was transported to the past the minute I walked in. They have reasonable prices and the staff is really friendly and helpful. You can find just about anything you need. They have a huge selection. read more

Cool stuff - -great place to find something different. It's more fun to browse. If you're on a mission it takes some patience. Retropolis reminds me of 70's head shops a bit - minus the paraphernalia, embroidered Mexican dresses, halter tops, rock music, and sandalwood incense. - -love it! read more

Based on the different styles of tags in different areas upstairs, I accept that this may be one seller and not reflective of the business as a whole: I saw many items that were labeled misleadingly. Contemporary style laundry tags, lining, hanger straps--yet marked as 50s and 60s on Retropolis' tags. These pieces were priced lower than pieces that looked to be 'true vintage', making me think it is intentional, and not a mistake. I mostly found mis-labeled items concentrated in the back of the store near the Coors sign, but I also saw it throughout the entire store. It's a VERY fun store to dig through but this left a bad taste in my mouth--it seems unethical. I know authentic mid century fashion is getting to be more scarce but surely there are other ways to move your merchandise than by lying about when it was made. read more

Absolutely one of the coolest shops in Houston. I have never left empty handed. I could honestly spend hours and hours going through the racks. read more

Contrary to the imbecile woman below, I have eyeballs and was able to read the sign on the front door and counter stating the store's policy. You follow instructions and leave your bags at the counter, and go about your merry way. Rest assured there is no oven in the back, nor a hag to run it. As a small business owner I have been victim to all ages, and kinds of people stealing things that I have hand made or curated, this policy is in effect to deter that kind of behavior from all parties and make it easier for you to shop with your hands free. Cher, is a delightful and super sweet lady, her prices are always super reasonable, and they also have a 30 day layaway program with 1/3 deposit. Between the 30 vendors, the eras of vintage clothing range from the 40's-90's, sizing ranges from XXS-XXL, and there is also a large selection of retro pieces if you're looking for a specific look I.e. Pinup, flapper, hippie, 80's. With an abundance of groovy accessories downstairs. There's 5000 sq. feet to look through, so come with some time to waste. But guaranteed you will find some super badass one of a kind pieces! read more