Paris' Vintage Clothing and "Stock Shops"

George Barbier, "Le Grand Décolletage" from Le Bonheur du Jour ou Les Graces à la Mode, Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924.
Paris is not in the same league as London for vintage clothing, but there are a few good shops for us fashion fanatics who prefer the genius of yester-year - but be prepared to pay.    You can also try stock shops, see my article on Gridskipper from last year.  The French call the vintage stores dépôts-vente, I've found good items in all of these places:

Aurelie Antiquaire
12 rue de l’échaudé 75006
01 46 33 59 41
Great for jewlery from the 1920's -

Anouschka
6 avenue du Coq 75006
01 48 74 37 00 - by appointment only
Ex-Model Anouschka sells Cardin, Courréges and Hermès from the Twenties to the Eighties from three rooms in a Paris apartment

Chercheminippes
102-124 rue du Cherche-Midi 75006
01 45 44 97 96
5 shops in one street. Womens, mens, kids and interiors

Come on Eileen
16 rue des Taillanders 75011
01 43 38 12 11
Three floor emporium, more street style, reflected by it's location in Bastille

Depot Vente de Buci-Bourbon
6, rue Bourbon-le-Château 75006
01 46 34 45 05
I once found an Ossie Clark peasant shirt in here - it was too small - boo!

Didier Ludot
20-24 Galerie Montpensier, Jardins du Palais Royal 75001
01 42 96 06 56,
Vintage couture with seminal work by Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga.
No 20 for couture; No 24 for ready-to-wear

FREEP "S" Star Bretonnerie
8 rue Ste-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie 75004
01 42 76 03 72

Open until 10pm every night
Bargains, Bargains, Bargains - less big names.

FREEP "S" Star Verrerie
61 rue de la Verrerie 75004
01 42 78 00 76

La Reve
rue Francoeur 75018
Designer clothing re-sale - fave of LA Times Style magazine Editor, Laurie Pike

L’Embellie
2 rue du regard rue du cherche-midi 75006
01 45 48 29 82
45 avenue de la bourdonnais 75007
01 47 05 70 63
Good condition - Prada etc

Maison de Fan Fan
4 rue Mayet, 75006
Hermes (scarves from 70 euros), Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior - all in great condition plus lot's of handbags
01 40 56 90 58

Quidam de Revel
24-26 rue de Poitou
75003
Pierre Cardin, Emilio Pucci and Paco Rabanne
01 42 71 37 07

SZTARK Vintage
4 bis rue d’Uzès
75002
01 42 36 87 97

Wochdom
69-72, rue Condorcet
75009
Jarvis Cocker's favourite Paris thrift shop
01 53 21 09 02

Comments

[John Moore]

Letty & John's Vintage Collection
Milan - Italy
lemo1@tiscalinet.it

We have been selling fine European Designer Vintage Clothing and Accessories in Italy, the UK and the USA for nearly 20 years. Through Vintage Shows our things go round the world.

Our plan is to be in Paris between the 20th June and the 23rd June 2008 and we would be happy to show you the kind of thing we deal in.

If you are interested please send us an E Mail.

Waiting to hear from you.

John

[suzanne]

Canal St Martin FRIVOLI 26 rue Beaurepaire 75010 Tuesday thru Sunday. Good selection of more Est-Parisien labels, from gaulthier thru desconstruction, colourfulm and reasonable

[Letty & John's Vintage Collection]

Letty <& John's Vintage Collection
Milan - Italy
ljvintage@gmail.com
copy to: lemo1@tiscalinet.it
Blog : www.fineeuropeanvintageclothing.blogspot.com

Hi Vintage people. After years of working in the USA, UK and Italy as Obama says we feel it's time for change.

The old ways are burnt out. Now it's time for conservation, re-use to re-cycle the things we have and that includes Vintage Clothing.

Letty and I have started up a Global Blog.

www.fineeuropeanvintageclothing.blogspot.com

we welcome people to contribute to it, dissagree or develope our thoughts and at the same time leave their Web Site so our Blog could become a platform for all Vintage people.

With Vintage you can be anyone or anything you want to be!

[mandy wagstaff]

Hi from Australia, in need of purchasing wholesale Hi End Vintage anyone out there has any ideas of where to purchase !!! let me know would appreciate ! mapvintage@gmail.com mandy wagstaff

[caroline]

hi there, you don't know the 2 shop of Catherine B ? only Chanel and Hermès !!! have a look for the web site of Catherine B
she's in st germain des près , the name shop is les 3 marches de Catherine B and catherine B shop , i never see the same worlwide ! 2 shop for the vintage luxe of Chanel and Hermès , enjoyed it

[Esther]

Hi, I'm from Australia too, but I come to Paris often. I'm not too much the person that has a very 'individual' style, but I really would like to fund nice vintage clothing for really cheap, any of these shops in particular fit my requirements? Thanks very much, i absolutely love freepstar!
xxx

[Katie]

I was told there was an area in Paris with vintage wholesalers. Does anybode know where this is or if it's true? I'm looking for a European wholesaler at the moment as getting vintage wholesale from the States is very expensive.

[Gus]

I've recently found a new vintage shop with very interesting prices! She has good stuff for men and women, some new things every week, clean and in a good state!
Gyppo & Glitterati 34 rue nollet 17éme
metro Place de Clichy.Closing day:Monday
Have to visit !!

[georges]

Hi,
I've got a great new must see for vintage clothing in Paris, Not cheap but not too expensive.
Location : 47 rue de lancry 75010 Paris
(called chez chiffons)