Come thrift with me in PARIS & VIENNA 🎀 Europe thrift haul & vintage galore ☆༉ Fall 2023
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IT'S TIME! We're thrifting in Europe (and exploring every secondhand shop and river along the way!) Specifically, we're visiting Paris & Vienna. What was your favorite find? Got any world-wide thrifting requests? Let's go!!!
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Oh my! A video of Kathleen thrifting in the city I live in AND her being around the corner from my place AND literally at my boyfriends place. What a treat for my parasocial relationship receptors :0
old town temecula over the weekend i was asked if i was wearing a costume for a show ,
it was definitely pirate harlot style :) wish i could Show a pik to everyone
but that day by the younger generation i got so many compliments on my outfit :)
and your skirt dress was definitely my favorite of your finds love it !
I visited Romania in 2014 and there are a ton of secondhand stores there! V. Cheap compared to North America and other places in Europe
It’s actually really not that hard to get a glass of water in Europe, you simply have to order it 😄 they won’t just serve you a glass for free. And the „traditional“ clothing stuff you tried on is called „Trachten“ ☺️ love your videos, glad you enjoyed Europe!
baha but the glasses are so small! 😭
Still buzzin' over that rollerblading shirt we found in Vienna 👏
Truly a great find.
Anyone else save Kathleen’s new videos for a pick me up or a lil treat after doing something productive? Or is it just me😆
Me too 😂
In France, if you want a glass of tap water not evian, ask for "une carafe d'eau". It will be free :)
Yes, the tap water is safe to drink since Mary Kate and Ashley convinced the foreign minister to clean it up.
My favorite was the Missoni sweater vest, for sure. Thanks for wearing a mask in some of the shots in Austria! As a disabled fan, I appreciate it.
omg as someone who loves thrifting in Paris and has started collecting traditional German and Austrian clothing this was quite literally my favourite. Genuinely that black dress is a dream. i hope you can go back to the Marais at some point, that blue kilo shop is known for having more vintage pieces from Japan at low prices and can be really great.
I am... so amazed your french was that good, because I too studied french all 4 years of high school, and when I went to quebec like a year later I was COMPLETELY useless
Speaking as a Canadian.....
Quebecoise is like a WHOLE different dialect. Even in Canadian schools, we typically learn Standard Parisian French and it's *very different* from what you hear in Quebec. So it probably wasn't the fault of your French skills!
@@k1tkat-kate this is very useful to know and makes me feel better hahah thank you sm
Thank you for taking us with you to Paris and Vienna. I really enjoyed it 😃❤️. But for next time, drop some snacks into your bag. I was feeling a bit peckish. 👍
Oh to be a little kitty, lovingly swung inside a paper bag
so true, one can only aspire /ᐠ - ˕ -マ Ⳋ
Hey Kathleen! Great to see you’ve enjoyed your time in Paris and Vienna :) If you want to explore more of Europe, Stockholm has some pretty good public transport as well as some nice second hand shops. And the swimming here is simply magical! But most importantly, you get free water with every meal lol. Just saying! 😉😉
Would not recommend it during the winter tho I’ve not seen the sun in two weeks 😭😭 help
My favorite joke "I don't really like gray" and immediately falls in love with the charcoal (hehe) sweater vest. They are both different but it did give me a chuckle. I also really liked how it the vest looked over the dress! Glad you had fun!
To this is I say: anything is a costume if you believe! Aren't we all just acting every day like functioning human beans ? 😅❤I love the pieces you got!!!
Maybe a bit too late now, but both in Paris and Vienna it should be really easy to order just water. In Paris, it's "une carafe (d'eau)", in Austria it's "Leitungswasser". (Source: am from Vienna and have been to France twice). Side note, it's so odd seeing stuff like the Viennese subway system and street names in a UA-cam video haha.
I only got to thrift in Northern Italy so far, and the vintage there is so awesome! Paris and Vienna are definitely on my list of European cities to thrift in.
oh my gosh, loved that Webtoons shoutout! I find so much enjoyment in online webcomics, and I feel like they're never talked about as a great source of entertainment 💕
My favorite comfort UA-cam has done it again 💕
I love that you got those crayons as a souvenir! That's such a great idea. I'm so glad you found some good pieces!
usually in vienna from my experience is that coffee shops dont really have just big glasses of water but like restaurants and everybody else does offer water in like 0.5 liter glasses or so
usually with like a 50cent service fee
You could do the can-can in that skirt! 😂💃💃💃💃💃
If you want more thrifting destinations I highly recommend Reykjavik Iceland. My favorites were Wasteland, Spuutnik, and the Red Cross store. I also found a Missoni sweater, and so many other treasures that I had to sit on my carry-on to close it. Also a great destination for getting in a body of water year round.
so many thoughts on this video as a viennese person ^^ love the appreciation for my city, it really is the best place to live. also so fun to see you literally go to my go to humana on the street that I used to live on until recently. I've been growing tired of thrifting here because I never find special things, idk how you did that. also always fun to see other people wear our dirndl (traditional dress) as fashion because for me it holds different connotations. and lastly, the jaywalking thing: I never ever heard anyone say that viennese people respect the red light, it's literally the opposite ^^ anyway that was a whole essay haha I really enjoyed the video!
I second the different connotations @traditional austrian garments. They have a bit of a sour taste to them, as they are often worn by people who vote for far right parties, people who have very traditional opinions on things like gay rights or equality or migration, and last but not least, they were very heavily marketed under the 3rd reich. Many openminded, liberal, nice people wear them too, play with the looks, so it's not black and white. But there are those connotations and contexts and I personally like to know a bit about stuff I wear.
and yes, no idea where that came from, when there's no police car to be seen, everyone jaywalks, crosses streets wherever they like.
@elinoraskeland4588 @valerie I appreciate the extra context here! Thank you 🙏🏼
Once when I was walking across Valencia I saw the cutest lil' vintage shop. The clothes were 70s vibe but a bit on the expensive side. But I managed to spot a gorgeous blue bandana with star constelations on it. I mean come on! And it was so cheap too. Even if I'm not wearing it I have it hung up in my room ❤
You guys are HARDCORE to go to EUROPE to go thrifting! **bows down** I don't think I could have reigned myself in so well. Especially finding a treasure in Europe, wowsers. You guys done good!
U should come to Australia there’s a few cool things they’re called op shops here tho ❤❤❤
As for the glass of water: yes, nearly impossible to glass of water for free here in Europe. You can get water, but it’s then brand water and you have to pay for it.
I’ve been to a lot of places around the world, but never go thrift shopping. I never do where I live, so it doesn’t cross my mind to do that elsewhere. 😅
Fantastic, you were in my adopted country! yeah..yes the brocantes/vide greniers we have been to we have usually got there for 6am to find the good stuff and even by 9am it's all over BUT we have discovered that sometimes there are Brocantes Nocturne that start around 4pm and go on into the evening..my partner;s family come from near Orly airport whilst we now live in Indre. Loved your things, esp the skirt...just beautiful..what a great trip to both countries! Merci BC 🦀🦀🦀
The dress 100% looks better without the ribbon! Love it and looks great on you!
All of the pieces are pure treasures! If I HAD to pick a favourite, I'd pick the dress, but I love them all! ❤
Thrifting and swimming 💥
My exact recipe for an awesome holiday 😊🎉
You would probably like Berlin. That's where all the artsy young people move from around Europe when they are done with school :P
Omg lol I was looking down a sec and looked up just as the shot of that ..um... interesting doll lol came on the screen .I laughed so hard at its creepy goodness!!!
oh my gosh that grey vest with the mushrooms!!! I would have DIED (and then my ghost would have been wearing that vest forever, so I'd call that a win)
Would love to see you thrift in the UK, that isn't London
Berlin's thrift and fleamarkets are incredible! Also, it's an awesome city on so many other levels
I went to London last year on a short study abroad trip and attempted to thrift when I had time lol, it was fun but definitely hit or miss! I did come back with a really fun skirt for only £5. Being used to the giant thrifts in the US, the very small shops were a lot more of a challenge. Cool vintage there too, but definitely pricey! Love the vid as always!💖
I also spent time in London last year and loved the secondhand shopping, both in super affordable charity shops and in somewhat spendier spots like Traid. I got two great charcoal cardigans, a couple of £3 leather belts, and an awesome steampunky kilt-y black linen skirt that I made a nice lady take off a mannequin in Walthamstow near the William Morris Gallery.
I want a Guz-haul!
Please 😊
Thanks for sneaking us onto the plane 💘 youre my one stop shop for top tier thrifting that never fails to inspire me! Paris wasnt ready, vienna will never be the same 💖
Carcinization means crab for everyone... eventually.
There is only one step. And it is 🦀
Denmark has probably the best trift shops, from what i seen on YT
I love that skirt!! I would buy that skirt in every color and wear it daily and be buried with it
This is exactly the kind of trip I want to take ❤
Each one of those places look like they could be a video in themselves. Basically fantasyland ✨
I loved seeing the Cottagecore style knit sweaters! Fun video :)
Come to Portugal and explore all of the "humana" second hand shops :)
I love my caran dache neocolors! I collect more colors every time I visit the art supply store 😊
Thank you for taking us with you. I now know what part of Paris I want to visit!!
Oooo I heard Susie and the Banshees playing in the background at the last vintage store in Austria…bravo Austria 😊
An einspanner sounds delish!! Espresso with cold whipped cream on top? Yes please! I’m so envious of your travels! Love your channel!!!! 👏🏼 🎨🖌️
Im Acadienne(First french descendants from canada from same descendats as Cajuns). I would LOVE to go to paris! as a lot of our slang is actually old english!! If you ever want to practice speaking in french Im always down!! A group discord french practice chat or something haha.
Kathleeen!!!! you act like my mom, and I love it !! 💗
Went to Vienna this summer and went swimming and kayaking in the Danube. I too must get in water whenever possible!🤩. Was so good! Super fun video!
The glass of water thing also confuses my English friends when they visit me in Germany. Sure you can get a glas of water but it'll be sparkly or fancy Evian and it won't be free. 🙈
Btw Amsterdam is a pretty good place for thrifting :D
11:00 I don't know for Vienna, but I'm from Paris and it's just that if you ask for water they'll give you (for free). It may be counter intuitive but it's like that here 😉
*camera fell back* "I have fallen and can't get up." I love all of the pieces you collected from your trip. I told my husband and kids, I'm done dressing like a basic human. I want to wear what I want, when I want. If you are always holding on to beautiful articles of clothing and not getting a chance to showcase them off. Do so! We are not afraid no more people!
Shimokitazawa in Tokyo is vintage secondhand heaven! Specifically Flamingo is a well known thrift store there 🌸 I spent way too much time in Shimokita district 😅
In France, if you order "une carafe d'eau" (aka room temperature tap water) with your meal or drink, they are obliged to give it to you (and it's free).
Ummmmmm just my 3¢.... I'm sure you know this information already.. But just in case you might not I wanted to mention that the Neo Color ll's are water soluble.. And the Neo Color l's are Not soluble ( perminant if you will.)
Just would hate if you did some work that could get messed up due to something wet causing the Neo ll's to reactivate!!??!!
... Thanx as always for making the video and sharing it with all of us !!
West Berlin, Germany, 1988, a year before the wall came down: I am seventeen years old on foreign exchange for my senior year of high school. The city's youth life is thriving. The discotheques are thumping all night long. The secondhand shops are wall-to-wall leather jackets and pants--by the pound. I am a penniless scholarship student who looks but doesn't buy.
I've never been back, but would love to know if the thrift scene could possibly have gotten even better since then.
This whole video makes me so homesick!!!! I am Dutch and loooooooove Germany and France and Austria and everything (im a v basic Dutch person lol)
Ermagherd you have been in my hometown, good old Vienna ❤ Glad you had a good time. Next time you could check out Babäm and Carla (which also has furniture, trinkets etc.)
girl i didnt even finish the video yet but im SO EXCITED you were in my hometown i have this strange spooky feeling that i walked past you at some point !! anyway Humanas are vintage shops and overpriced imo next time make sure you visit the Volkshilfe Shops (thrift shops) or Carla (charity shop) - way cheaper, it's harder to find cute stuff but there are some gems in there
inquiring minds want to know ... or at least I do :) lol ... did you see a great deal of flax linen clothing and what not when shopping second-hand in Europe? It doesn't seem to be too popular here .... I don't believe there are even any producers here in the states. Hmmm I guess I should google that lol ;) much love to ya beautiful girlie !!
Dude, I hear you. I spent a week in Paris, caught a nasty cold, and was fully dehydrated the entire trip. My kidneys felt like 2 pop up sponges before you add water. Paris. Where. Is. Your. Water.🥵
Granted I haven't been in 8 years, but Hungary, Czech Republic, and Poland have some absolutely banging deals.
Super cheap to stay there as well.
I had a fantastic time there, the caviat being that I pass for a straight white woman very easily. I felt reasonably safe (even though I was a solo traveler), however, the subtle hostility towards minorities wasn't lost on me either.
Just saying for your next time in France : They won't serve you a big glass of water, but you can ask for a pitcher of water with your order, that's "une carafe d'eau". And it should always be free, or they're taking advantage of the fact that you are a tourist. Bisous 😘
Oh did you know that the cran d’ache neocolour II are also water soluble?? It has a super interesting crayon watercolour effect, keeping the broken sketchy lines but also making the colour bleed out a bit. Very cool
We don't drink water in Europe as you do in the US, but there are vast differences between countries. Some countries prefer sparkling water (Germany for example), so you have to pay for it, but it's cheap. In other places they will automatically put water on the table, but don't be surprised if it is at room temp. In a few very posh cities, it's a challenge to get water, even if you know how to ask for a "carafe d'eau", you may be aking two or three times and never get it.
But with coffee it's easier to get a glass of water, it's the italian style: small coffee, glass of water.
I was surprised my first time in the US about the giant glasses of water with ice served as soon as you sit up. It's nice. What is less nice is the fact that as soon as you are finished drinking or eating you are supposed to leave the table. In Europe, you will be able to sit as long as you want (unless the place is very full and you add just one coffee in three hours...).
The little cultural differencies are what make travel so interesting.
Guadalajara, Mexico has a bunch of second hand/vintage stores that are insanely cheap (they also have flea markets) 💖 i found really unique things
I have this one thrift store in my city that I absolutely adore, they have great prices and so much unique stuff, I have found the best hand made items there on multiple occasions sometimes for less than a dollar (CAD), one time they had a collection of like 100 vintage aprons, sadly I didn't get any :/
if you ever find yourself in north texas / southern Oklahoma, i was on a road trip this past week and discovered Alley Cat Vintage in Wichita Falls TX... literally got lost in there for 2+ hours with my gf and we didnt even get to look at everything. they also had a very nice cat :)
it seems like the Wichita Falls area has a lot of antique stores! we are planning to take a weekend to go and explore.
I have that bulldog t-shirt! I got it when I went to that headshop in Amsterdam when i was 21 in...2011? Wow. It is now a framed piece of art in my home because I'm a classy lady.
I think that here in Prague you can get tap water almost everywhere but sometimes you have to specifically ask for it. Otherwise, they'll give you bottled water which is often more expensive than beer (or at least at a similar price range) 😅 But I don't think Prague is a good thrift place, so I can only recommend the city as a beautiful place to visit 😉
if you're ever planning on visiting the uk, my hometown brighton has some amazing vintage shops. vintage shopping is a hugeeee passion of mine and i rarely find anywhere lives up to all the independent shops, a lot of which are vintage, in the north laines. my personal favs are a curated mostly 70s vintage shop called "all about audrey" and the upstairs of a shop called "snoopers paradise". so many gems
Fun adventures!! Kitty 🐈⬛ got an amusement park too 😂 log ride cooooooool ❤❤❤❤
Aww I bet your wedding was so unique and special
Spokane Washington state has some fun stuff. Seattle also has good weird stuff.
“Can we get a little commotion for the mirror? (…) This mirror gives you a nice view. Three different angles of… the camel toe” 😂🐫❤
I visited a snowy Vienna in January and picked a green trench coat in a vintage shop I've worn consistently since. My friend also bought a suede western jacket. I visited that larger store with the very organised colour coordinating rails and the coffee shop, I thought it was overpriced for what it was but certainly fun to browse!
I think Gus needs his own cat. He was having so much fun with that kitty! 🥺😍
proud of you for looking up the drink before ordering it
- barista whose boyfriend insists on ordering any and every drink with the word "golden" in it, being surprised it has turmeric in it and then making me drink it
also an american who struggled to maintain my usual water intake in europe bc they are not automatically giving everyone a glass of ice water lol
Not sure how I feel about the colonial harlot style, nothing is stylish about colonialism. Especially as an Indigenous viewer, I hope I'm not going to see more of it.
I visited Vienna for the first time this year and visited a lot of the same shops as you! It was such a true pleasure to see them again and remember the fun I had wandering around on my own and treasure-hunting. I mostly ended up with bright silky blouses! I was impressed by how clean the shops were, too. It’s a gorgeous city!
Yessssssssssss 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
So many beautiful things! But like slightly disappointed there was no Gus haul 😂.
TBh I hope someday you'll come to Missour(around st louis area) and show me the good places to go since I only know two goodwills :P
Kathleen! Love your videos!
Come to Copenhagen - lots of vintage - lots of fun!
I'm so glad the norm is to not have AC here it's so unsustainable and most climates are still livable when it's hot you just have to dress properly...
a woman after my own heart, where ever i go on a day out or holiday, i must examine all the charity shops, i love the classic look with a twist, i love your fun videos, for me it is serious business
The fact that you use Louie Zong as your bg music is the cherry on top of these videos
I was fan girling over your dress the first 51 seconds so much I didn't hear a word you said and had to rewind it.
The funny skirt reminds me so much of Mexican ballet folklorico dresses!
I recommend second- hand shopping and the " fakes" market in Istanbul.
The silky swooshy skirt will be in my dreams! Im in love!!~☆
So, you asked for European Vintage tips in the comments. And while Berlin might not be your choice of travel, maybe some of your viewers find themselves here, so let me write you a short guide should your way pass around here: (in multiple parts because YT is being weird about this comment, so, 1/2 and next one in an answer below)
First off, there are more than 200 second hand shops in Berlin. My own google maps list for them currently counts 243 that I know of. So there are MANY. It's a thing here. Chances are, just strolling around the more popular areas, you will come across a few just by chance. And if you have some specialty wishes, have a google, because you might find it here. With so many to choose from though, you might want some guidance. I'll start with the bigger names that have many stores, and explain those, and end with smaller recommendations. (And I tried to include the nearest public transit stops too, which in Berlin is a network of U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and more.)
Humana. They're literally all over Berlin and you can find one in almost every district, but by far the biggest and most notable one is in Friedrichshain at U-Bahn station Frankfurter Tor. It's a big department-store-sized multi-floor second hand clothing shop that has made it onto German TV several times. The top floor (third floor I think? or maybe fourth??) is for the most funky vintage clothing. Notable for any plus size queens in the comment section: they have an entire pluz size floor too (second floor I think?) that is as big as some entire second hand shops alone. As far as I'm informed, Humana is a Danish non-profit that's all over Europe. The money they get through second hand clothing mostly goes to environmental, educational and health projects including the fight against HIV.
Resales are more in the districts further from the city centre, and they're real actual thrift stores with cheaper prices, less vintage and more every day clothes. A particularly nice one is in Weißensee.
Oxfam charity shops are dotted among some of the more inner city districts and usually have an assortment of clothes, accessories and ceramics.
Nochmall is the big thrift store run by the BSR - the official Berlin Trash Collection -whose worker rescue items too good to throw away from the trash and then they get sold here. You can find ANYTHING here, from ice cube forms to ceramic kitsch. They also have a repair café where they help you mend broken things.
Picknweight are maybe the ultimate Berlin hipster experience. They're kilo price stores that stock very curated clothes. The items you find here are among the coolest Berlin fashion you can find. Especially the ones in Mitte near U-Bahn Weinmeisterstr and in Bergmannkiez are top notch. However, they're definitely not the cheapest second hand option.
Check pop up vintage events! Vilokilo for instance regularly hosts MASSIVE pop-up vintage markets in Berlin. The Nightmarket event - next to a whole range of handmade small business sellers and DIY on-sote workshops - also has a big vintage clothing pop up line-up. Another regular one is Nowkoelln Flowmarkt - this one is half event half fleamarket that definitely focus most on clothing, with several semi-frequent dates per year. They also host a Nowkoelln Flowmarkt Christmas Market edition once per year during Christmas Market season.
Speaking of Fleamarkets! Berlin hs so so many, every regular sunday (and some on saturday). Lesser known absolute GEMS are the massive Karlshorst Trabrennbahn one for antiques that also has the odd clothing rack strewn into the mix (it's a bit outside of the city center, but twice per year they fill up an entire horse racing area, and regularly at least a smaller portion of it), the smaller district one at Arkonaplatz where Prenzlauer Berg meets Wedding, as well as the one on Marheinekeplatz in popular Bergmannkiez. The one on RAW Gelände near S+U Warschauer Straße is full of treasure too, to a backdrop of stunning street-art. The more famous ones are Boxhagener Platz (still worth a look in Friedrichshain near S+U Bahn Warschauer Straße / U Bahn Frankfurter Tor / tram station Grünberger Straße/Warschauer Straße and Boxhagener Straße) and Mauerpark (definitely the most tourist-y one but you can still find a few treasures there) in Prenzlauer Berg (nearest tram station is Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpark).
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Now on to the smaller ones. Most of the ones I listed here are located in Prenzlauer Berg, Mitte, Friedrichshain Kreuzberg and Neukölln, but that doesn't mean you can't find more gems elsewhere too. Just my picks. In no particular order:
Sir Henri Vintage Second Hand in Friedrichshain's Boxikiez (nearest tram station is Grünberger Str/Warschauer Str.) is one of those very old and very original Berlin second hand shops that feels like it's taken straight from the 80s. Just like some of the stores similar to it, it spans two separate smaller shop sites on the same street.
Who killed bambi near S+U-Bahn Hackescher Markt is a small but super cool little curated vintage clothing and upcycling shop in an area near many little curated vintage shops
Villa217 - a super unknown tiny second hand shop in the lesser frequented part of Prenzlauer Berg (nearest tram station is Am Friedrichshain) with very limited shop hours. Woman-owned and the owner seems to truly hand-pick all the lovely items she sells (which is clothing and tchotchkes). It's honestly one of my very favorites even though barely anyone seems to know about this one.
Vintage revivals - they have two stores in Berlin, one smaller one near S+U Bahn Hackescher Markt / U-Bahn Weinmeisterstr on Münzstr in Mitte, one slightly bigger one on Schönhauser Allee in Prenzlauer Berg. They're clothing only, incredibly nicely curated, with all the color and style.
Sœur is a woman-owned tiny little vintage store in Prenzlauer Berg near Villa217 that is ALSO absolute magic. The 'your sister picks out incredible outfits for you' vibe is strong here. Nearest tram station is Husemann str. )and if you're there on a weekend or a Thursday - around the corner is Kollwitzkiez with its two very wonderful Farmer's Markets on Saturdays and Thursdays. The whole area has a LOT of niche second hand stores from antique stores to second hand wood furniture to second hand wicker items... yes. amazing.)
Objekthandel is a second hand shop on the same street as Sœur. This one isn't clothes bit 'objects' and the collection is fantastic.
Saudade also in the network of sidestreets near Kollwitzkitz - is a few streets away from Sœur and Objekthandel and a wonderful little second hand furniture and home wares shop.
Pauls Boutique in Prenzlauer Berg near Mauerpark (nearest tram station is Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpark) is another one of those old seems-like-straight-from-the-80s shops that spans several small shop sites full of clothes and sneakers on the same street. In winter, they have a big collection of Norwegian pattern knit jumpers. This one is absolute Berlin culture. Also, their decor with eclectic vintage plastic pop culture figurines? Fantastic.
VEB Orange is on the same street as Pauls Boutique on Oderbergerstr - and it's an incredibly special second hand shop because it exclusively sells items from the former GDR. For those who lived in it before German unification, this shop can feel like a museum of their childhoods.
Meins & Deins - more of those really old, really cool small second hand shops in several small shops on the same street that have been around forever and a day. MANY many shoes especially. This one is also in Prenzlauer Berg, on Danziger Str. Nearest tram station is Husemannstr.
Basically around the corner from Meins & Deins is Zweimalschön. An utterly lovely little charity shop run by an army of lovely middle-aged women. One of the more affordable shops for second hand clothing. Also near Husemannstr. Tram station!
They only stock German books but incredible to look at is Bücher (literlly 'books'), a hole-in-the-wall second hand book shop on Prenzlauer Allee that only opens when the owner is there. It is just stacks and stacks of old books that the very chronically grumpy owner brings out for you. Very eccentric and kinda charming.
Different kind of eccentric and grumpy and special is O.F.T. vintage. This is a second hand clothing treasure trove that includes some vintage stage costumes curated by a stylist, and you have to make an appointment with her to get in!
On Linienstr. in Mitte (same area as all the next ones) is Garments Vintage. A shop filled with second hand clothes from brands like Moschino but also the odd Chanel, known for some surprisingly affordable prices given the original price ranges.
Mankii Vintage in Mitte is in a very artsy area near Auguststraße and Linienstraße - streets that are known for their young galleries, art centers, contemporary art museums and street art, while being somewhat glam. The same vibe is what Mankii has. Here you can also find some Vintage high end fashion like Prada among all the glitter, nestled between the cool girl things and floral applique. Nearest U-Bahn station is Rosa-Luxemburg Platz.
Around the corner from Mankii is Pauls Chapter on Torstraße. They're the same people from Pauls Boutique on Oderberger Straße. Aaaand while you're already in the neighborhood, The Sanctuary Berlin on Torstraße makes vegan Italian pastries that are to die for.
Also on Torstraße is another small and lesser known vintage shop called Bintus Vintage Clothing and Bags. As their name says, they're especially notable for their bags.
Repeater in Neukölln near Maybachufer (nearest U Bahn station is Schönleinstr) is one of many incredibly well curated second hand vintage shops in the area. Want a rainbow wall made of old converse? Got it.
LeMagass in Reuterkiez Neukölln is in the same area near Maybachufer. Again, very hip and cool, and you can find anything from funky hats to yukata.
YUMMY vintage is another small woman-owned vintage store near Maybachufer in the same Kiez as the previous shops. It's run by an Italian who curates her stinky goodnesses incredibly nicely. It feels like stepping into a boutique. Their jewelry collection also is a joy to behold.
Have a stroll around that whole area. You can find a vintage shop almost in every street here. Not Too Sweet and Wsiura and two more shops within a 2 block radius. And if you need a break from the shops, charming cafés like Café Kaltulki or Katie's Blue Cat are around the corner, too.
Legends Vintage in Kreuzberg's Falkensteinstr. is another Berlin old-timer formerly located in Friedrichshain. This one is all about the 70s through 90s and your vintage cool boy leather jacket needs. Also in this street is Aldemir, a hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop that every local loves.
Anyway I hope this helps someone!
(And I also hope lots of other people write guides for their cities too so I get travel inspo too lol)
come thrift to the land of edelweiss (switzerland) we do have some nice thrift shops !!
alsoooo i'd love to see the paris thrift stores list you didn't get to explore as i'm going to paris next month 👀
This was so fun, I’m so onboard for more travel thrifting!!! 💃🏻
As a cancer, please know that i always want crab. Just for future reference. 🦀🦀🦀😊
Soo cute! I wish to be in the giveaway!!! Happy new year Kathleen ❤❤