Five places to find street and vintage wear in Canberra
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Sick of dressing like everyone else? Thrift stores offer affordable and unique clothing items, and Canberra has a variety of stores at your doorstep.
Not only are you upgrading your wardrobe, but you are shopping sustainably in a world of fast fashion, doing your part to help the environment. As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!
Canberra Garms
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Lonsdale Street in Braddon has a new edition! Canberra Garms is run by five 19-year-old friends who have a love for vintage clothing. Once the number one sellers on Depop, they have turned their passion and success into an actual store.
Focussing on ’90s vintage streetwear and Y2K they are really capturing the alty, cool clothing trends within Canberra’s younger generation and proving once again, you really can do anything you put your mind to!
G16/27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @canberragarms
Blonde Concept
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Here, they stock individualistic local designers whose pieces will make you stand out and allow you to express your personality through fun, cool designs that are unlike anyone else’s.
Canberran Mia Petterson founded Blonde Concept after noticing a hole in the local retail market, deciding to follow her enthusiasm for fashion and bring her store idea to life.
Located on Lonsdale Street in Braddon, Blonde Concept houses a range of rare items that aim to inspire and excite shoppers.
G03/27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @blonde.concept
Sancho’s Dirty Laundry
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Sancho’s Dirty Laundry is a creative hub that has everything vintage, from street art supplies to skate decks, vintage clothing brands, accessories and more.
Stocking both local and worldwide small brands and businesses, through purchasing their products they are supporting Canberra’s constantly changing urban art scene and demonstrating that being unique is cool.
Palko, Building, Unit G20/27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @sanchosdirtylaundry
Goodbyes
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‘Reduce, reuse, and recycle’ is a motto that encapsulates Goodbyes, a thrift store that’s located in the heart of Canberra, on Lonsdale Street.
With over 180,000 pieces of clothing recycled annually over the last nine years, they are definitely contributing to helping reduce clothing waste, one day at a time. You can find plenty of preloved quality clothing in the store, along with lots of great basics, vintage pieces and worldwide designers.
Valuing individuality, connection and longevity, their pieces prove just how important community can be and how valuable it can be in creating something bigger than itself. Without the community recycling their pieces, the store wouldn’t be able to continue the cycle, with many donators also being consumers!
G17/27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @goodbyes
The Green Shed Underground
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Is this Canberra’s most iconic secondhand hand store? Here you’ll find items from $7 and with nearly every type of clothing item, you’ll have plenty of choice.
Just be warned: it’s very easy to spend hours digging through the items, but you’ll be sure to find something to take home.
Basement level Saraton Building, 34 East Row, City| @thegreenshedunderground
Church Public Service
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Church Public Service will cater to your vintage cravings in more ways than one. With vinyls, clothing, skate and shoes, you can access more than just clothing. Think of it as a skate shop meets record store but with more.
Here, they have created an atmosphere that makes you want to be in the shop through the mood, colours and features such as that of a pool table. And not only can you purchase items, but you can create your own through the help of their services!
This store has multiple different layers to cater to a range of individuals needs and wants. Go to see the potential.
2/34 East Row, City | @church.xyz
Feature image: Goodbyes.
