KATHY SCHULTZ
Pretty Parlor owner Anna Lange displays a Suzabelle Jaberg sweater matched with a poodle skirt.
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Vintage, consignment and used clothing
Everything old is new again — especially when you shop at stores that specialize in used clothing. Whether it's true vintage style from the '20s, or something that sold in the malls just a few months ago, you can find great deals on pre-owned clothing at the following local vintage, consignment and used clothing spots.
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Alexandra's Exclusively Designer Consignment Boutique
(Downtown)
This consignment store carries only designer labels. Clothing and accessories sell for up to 70 percent off their original prices.
Bump
(Green Lake)
The selection of clothing and accessories is so appealing here that even women who aren't expecting are lured in by the attractive windows, thinking it's a "regular" boutique.
Champagne Taste
(Kirkland)
After a visit to this store — which specializes in formal wear, bridal dresses and furs — you won't need to be well-heeled to look well-heeled.
Crossroads Trading Co. (Capitol Hill)
(Capitol Hill)
This California-based trading company has made an art of buying and selling clothes.
Diva Dollz
(Pioneer Square)
Feminine styles of previous decades reign at Diva Dollz, a vintage-inspired shop in Pioneer Square. Shay Cemo and Steven Adams, New Orleans transplants and survivors of Hurricane Katrina, opened the shop in October of 2006.
Driftwood
(Madison Park/Madrona)
Owner Natalie Anderson carefully curates what goes on the racks of her diminutive store, carrying gently used clothing and accessories from high-end designers like Prada and Gucci for about one-third of the retail price -- depending on the condition and desirability of the item.
Funky Jane's
(West Seattle)
Funky Jane's consignment boutique is known for its fashionable styles and real-woman sizes.
Fury Extraordinary Consignment Shop
(Madison Park/Madrona)
This Madison Valley consignment shop has been a destination spot for bargain hunters for more than a decade.
Gentlemen's Consignment
(Madison Park/Madrona)
The shop carries a range of men's upper-end conservative and designer clothing and accessories, all less than two years old.
Insurrection
(Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
Insurrection Vintage specializes in Western-style apparel. Whether you're looking to give your wardrobe a kick in the pants, so to speak, or genuinely want to come across as a cowboy or -girl, this is a fine place to shop.
Isadora's
(Downtown)
If you're looking for a best-dressed greatest-hits collection from the past 130 years, you've come to the right place.
Labels
(Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
At roughly two decades old, this Greenwood consignment shop is practically a neighborhood institution.
Le Petit Shoppe
(University/Montlake)
A good place to find gently used children's clothes. Le Petit specializes in top brands and offers them at excellent prices.
Pregnant Pause
(Madison Park/Madrona)
This ultra-cool kids and maternity consignment store is full of name-brand frocks, shoes, quilts and more.
Pretty Parlor
(Capitol Hill)
Unlike some vintage stores with prices so high you'd be better off investing in a time machine and going back to buy things new, the tags are shockingly fair.
Private Screening
(Fremont)
This shop specializes in vintage clothing and accessories in excellent condition for men and women, and select home furnishings.
Smallclothes
(West Seattle)
Tucked into a wee bungalow off California Avenue Southwest in West Seattle is Smallclothes, just about the cutest darn kids' consignment store we've come across.
Red Light has brought the art of used duds to a new high, to feed right into your every disco diva/fashionista/cowgirl-with-an-attitude/street punk/goth goddess/heroine-in-a-halter fantasy. |
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