Sydney's best vintage fashion shops

Cream on King

Newtown

Chances are that the cute young thing dressed like an extra from Heathers bought her outfit from Cream on King. With a moderately priced, well-merchandised selection of clothes from the 1970s to the 1990s, Cream is a one-stop shop for all things retro, from flannel to floral to a big old pair of Docs.

Grandma Takes a Trip

Surry Hills

Firmly established as one of Sydney's pre-eminent vintage and retro boutiques, Grandma is where you go for the funkiest 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s threads. A magnet for hep cats, international celebrities and Sydney's most retro-active locals, this emporium of cool lovingly selects each individual piece and reluctantly parts with those that take your fancy. Plenty do.

Mr Stinky's

Surry Hills

If you have a lust for brightly coloured polyester and a few hours to rummage, Mr Stinky's is your dream store. Find the weird, the wonderful and everything in between.

Pigeon Ground

Camperdown

Impeccably selected vintage gear, amazing records, off-beat knick knacks and a generally happening vibe are to be found here. Worth making a special effort to visit, you'll wish you had their faultless taste and perfect eye for cool.

Puff n Stuff Surry Hills

Surry Hills

Washed out colours and beach-friendly styles characterise Puff n Stuff, and old, threadbare band T-shirts have never seemed so appealing as on one of the golden-skinned young things that frequent the store.

Sydney Antique Centre

Surry Hills

Treasure troves don't come any more amazing as they do at Sydney Antique Centre. With 60 amazing shops, each more wondrous than the last, there's a huge range of wonderful and unique items to choose from - vintage jewellery, one-off collectables, retro furniture and 20th century ceramic and glassware, plus a vast vintage clothing collection where high fashion comes at a fraction of the usual price.

The Vintage Clothing Shop

Sydney

Specialising in the upper echelon of vintage wears, this inner-city stalwart is where you'll find family heirloom-quality jewellery or a dress that could have easily belonged to a great aunt, minus the mothballs. A continually high standard of stock has fashion editors and vintage lovers alike returning to the Vintage Clothing Shop again and again.

Zoo Emporium

Darlinghurst

Step into the funky thread Tardis and find yourself teleported back to a time when retro fashion was oh-so now! Zoo specialises in retro tees, sexy summer dresses, 80s heels and the coolest sunglasses, jewellery and vintage garb on the planet. Staff are wise in the ways of retro-fitting and the waves of amazing one-of-a-kind new stock never stop rolling in. Ay caramba, they even stock Corkies!

Dolly Up

Surry Hills

The owner of this Cleveland Street vintage store, Erin Paige Hutchings, runs the shop with her grandmother. Erin stocks the joint with great vintage clothes, and her gran does alterations!