Turning tips into memories

Best vintage fashion Instagram stores

By Rebecca Gonsalves on 18/12/2019

The dawn of a new year is a chance to assess your behaviour and reset habits. It's common to want to reduce your impact on the planet, especially if you felt overwhelmed by the excesses of the festive season.
But buying absolutely nothing isn't an easy change to make, and putting too much pressure on oneself will likely lead to guilt at the inevitable failure.
A more realistic option is the #nobuynew challenge, opting instead for slow fashion: making vintage or second-hand your first choice.
Shopping slowly takes something of a mindset change, especially if you're accustomed to the choice and instant availability of ever-faster modern fashion. But, getting to know your personal style and feeling more creative are just rewards.
There's a wealth of vintage sellers who use Instagram as a platform to sell their wares, making it feel like going shopping with your more fashionable best friend. Scroll on for the best accounts to follow.

Retold Vintage

Would-be vintage shoppers are often put off by the idea of scrabbling through rails of musty clothes to find a hidden gem. Retold owner Clare Lewis does the hard work for you, and brilliantly curates a nod to modern-day trends with the hallmarks of quality from days gone by.

Collections are released in 'drops', modelled by Lewis with useful stats on size and fit. Past drops have included a vintage Christian Dior wool and cashmere blend blazer for £85, a timeless Karl Lagerfeld shirt-dress and some seriously impressive outerwear.

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One Scoop Store

A more recent take on pre-loved than most vintage emporiums, the One Scoop Store approach brings together recent hits from cult designers (Ganni, Christopher Kane, The Vampire's Wife) with a sprinkling of as-new high-street mixed in, all at an affordable price.

Shop direct from Instagram, or visit the newly opened store IRL.

WHEN

Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 5pm

WHERE

One Scoop Store, The Factory, 21-31 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2DA

Another Matinee

With gorgeous fashion shoots and dress names that are almost as extra as the pieces themselves (example: the 'and the glitter of your walk' dress), the Another Matinee approach to building a fashion story really goes all out.

There's a 70s folk aesthetic to most pieces, so expect plenty of print, colour and volume in these one-off finds.

Wanderlust Vintage

Carefully selected fine vintage and antique clothing, expect a femininity from days gone by thanks to plenty of silk blouses and negligee-type pieces sourced by the French fashion designer turned vintage entrepreneur.

Shop directly from Instagram or explore the online boutique where you can refine by decade, garment type or designers such as Laura Ashley and Zandra Rhodes.

Based in the Netherlands but ships internationally.

Singulier MTL

There's something of an 'old Celine' vintage Helmut Lang vibe to the Instagram feed of this Montreal-based vintage boutique. Run by influencer Elif Filyos (@thefashionmedley) and photographer Ada Caker, the duo bring cool-girl styling and a sense of humour to their images.

International shippping, reasonable prices and a wealth of cool sunglasses, retro evening bags and a sprinkling of old Prada, Burberry and Courrèges make this well worth a scroll.

Overdress Vintage

If fast fashion is your default go-to when a party invitation comes in, then you need Liverpool-based Overdress Vintage in your life.

A treasure trove of the ultimate in party frocks, specialising in retro looks from the 70s and 80s, these are the original pieces inspiring the new trends of the day with prices that beat the high street.