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4.4 (5 reviews)
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Starfish

Starfish

3.8(5 reviews)
0.4 mi
££

Starfish might be half the size of other vintage stores like Dirty Harry and whisper it, American…read moreRetro, but it's still well worth checking out next time you're in the Lanes. They have a cool fridge in the window, great music on the stereo and racks of clothes from the 50s to the present. I know vintage is supposed to indicate decades of wear and tear but hey, you can't make people carry on wearing flares when everyone else is wearing drainpipes! As a result, you can find lots of flares and checked shirts in Starfish alongside old Levis, leather jackets, skirts, dresses and distinctive coats. The clothes smell fresher than in other vintage and charity shops in the city and the staff are usually pretty friendly. I'm just waiting for an original Johnny Cash tee to come in...

Dresses and jumpers and jackets, OH MY! Starfish is tiny and a bit pricey, but nevertheless, I…read morecan't help loving everything about the place, from the cute name to the Coca-cola fridge in the window. Even the dressing room fills me with joy as I bundle into the impossibly small space and basically wrap the curtain around myself. An experience that would irritate the hell out of me elsewhere somehow makes me chuckle in this shop. How? And why do I rave so? I don't know, it's just a really satisfying little shop that makes good use of space, displays its merchandise well and never fails to have a cool pair of shades or earrings waiting for me at the counter! On top of this, they have a really great selection of vintage dresses in all shapes, sizes and styles, from strappy sun dresses to 80's prom dresses, whatever you need, you'll probably find it (or something else too good to be true) here. I was in here today and I noticed they have a really good selection of woolly v-necks at the moment- I think I might have to pop back and snap one up myself!

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The Sussex Beacon

The Sussex Beacon

4.0(8 reviews)
0.1 mi
£

I went to this charity shop for the first time today and boy, was I impressed! I so admire the…read moreprecision with which the shop is arranged. I realize I sound a little overzealous, but I am a girl who likes things to be in their place, especially when it comes to clothing. The shop is organized, uncluttered and unlike many secondhand shops, its enjoyable to browse the rails, as they aren't rammed full and everything doesn't fall of its hanger the second you touch it. There is an impressive wall of books: fiction, nonfiction, cook books, travel books, dictionaries and more. They also have a good collection of coats at the moment- I saw two Levi denim jackets, which are v. trendy at the mo and I also saw a great cosy sheep skin coat, which I definitely would have bought, had it been a little smaller. I'd say the collection of men's clothing is bigger, there are tons of jeans and an incredible amount of smart suit jackets! This is also a great place to pick up your Xmas cards, whilst supporting a local HIV/Aids charity.

A friendly greeting is a great way to get in my good books in any shop, let alone a charity shop…read morewith such an organised and easily manoeuvrable layout. Clothes, books, nic-nacs and bric-a-brac A wonderful charity and a great cause, it's a pillar of strength and a strong link of the community-I haven't seen such an extensive Gay and Lesbian book section in a bookshop or library, but the Beacon has quite a collection.

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The Sussex Beacon - Feather duster headdress

Feather duster headdress

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To Be Worn Again - Outside on Kensington Gardens

To Be Worn Again

3.3(7 reviews)
0.5 mi
£££

Loved it! So many pieces for such a fair price…read more When I was there they had especially many blouses in like an 80's style so if you're into that - you should for sure visit when you're in Brighton!

To Be Worn Again, Brighton's bulwark of second hand clothing, now has another retail outlet in…read moreKensington Gardens, adding to the outlet at the top of Sydney Street and the warehouse on Providence Place. This behemoth has everything you could want in a second-hand store: huge selection, cheap prices, and now another shop to browse through! Don't give these shops a miss: the warehouse is the best for wealth of choice, but this new shop seems to be their new place to stock the more traditional of your items, meaning you're more likely to find something you can wear more frequently here. I've been shopping at To Be Worn Again for the past 5 years, and the whole set-up has always been a welcoming one. Service is friendly across the branches, and they all seem to have a good idea which of their shops stocks what. You may need to travel a bit if you've gone to the wrong branch, but once you get there the wealth of choice is amazing. I've seen everything in to be worn again: leather jackets, t-shirts, hats... They seem to have a couple hundred of each item of clothing you can think of. If you're a second-hand clothing whore, like myself, this is the best place in Brighton to go. Apart from their excellent store policy, selection and service, To Be Worn Again also seems to offer the best prices on their merchandise. You pay much less than market value, but not excessively so: you won't walk away with hundreds of new things for just a couple of quid, but you will be pleasantly surprised. Beyond that, they seem to specialise in stocking more peculiar items: nothing to risque, just pieces that could be fashion disasters or masterpieces if worn with the right combo. If you're going to a costume party or running a play, this is the best place to find costumes or costume ideas. In the end, To Be Worn Again is an open secret. Everyone in Brighton knows it's the place to go for second hand stuff. There are more upmarket places, like Traid in the Lanes, and cooler places, like Beyond Retro, but nothing beats finding a jacket that compliments your wardrobe perfectly for under £30. If you haven't been, go. Now.

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To Be Worn Again - Upstairs

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Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

3.5(10 reviews)
0.5 mi
£

Damn Dirty Harry. I…read morewent down there this afternoon with the sole purpose of finding a new pair of cowboy boots and they had none left in my size! They had dozens of pairs stacked up prettily in the cowboy boot corner but they were all either too small or too big. When I told the friendly, tattooed guy on the floor, he laughed and said they'd had a new shipment in three days ago but my size - 5 and a half - tended to go within hours. Crushed, I wandered around the three floors of this awesome vintage emporium and looked at the tried and treasured Levis, the cool leather jackets, the checked shirts, the 50s and 60s dresses, the skinny ties, the Sonic Youth and Joy Division tees and the the neat accesories. My heart just wasn't in it though. I guess I'm gonna have to go back later this week and camp outside til the new boots arrive.

The North Lanes is full of "vintage" shops, however, with the exception of 'Beyond Retro', most of…read morethese are no better than their less glamorous charity counter parts. I really failed to see what was vintage when I came here, while most of the clothes are indeed second hand, they are largely tasteless cast off's that nobody wanted. The average price of a t-shirt in here would probably be about £20, despite the fact that it originally probably cost £10, and is only about 5 years old. I equally disliked that much of the stock is made to look vintage, but is actually mass produced and brand new, just expensive.

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