Retrospect
retrospect is a pretty obvious choice, any tourist who's been down south street has no doubt wandered into this fairly large shop that lives somewhere in the middle of the thrifting to vintage spectrum. specializing primarily in 80s duds (that i'm pretty sure they find at local thrift stores), they do have some gems if you keep an eye out. constantly changing selection, lots of covetable shoes, purses, and coats, dollar records, and great couches that i wish weren't marked up to $300. the clothing prices are generally mid range, high for thrift goods but low for vintage, and they often have 50% markdowns. the sales ppl are, how do you say, too hip to care.. but that's true of most anywhere in philly, so get used to it.
things i didn't regret buying from here: a pink striped dress, plastic camera, navy keds
check their website for address and info
ooo i am looking forward to more of these posts!
ReplyDeleteooh i'm loving these posts and i can't wait to see more! i haven't been to philadelphia in about a year and i'm dying to go back! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! I'd love to try and do something similar for Edinburgh if I ever get time!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome! Thank you for putting a Guide together of great vintage shops in Philadelphia! If I ever get up there I will definitely use this as a where to go!
thank you so much! i love when people post about the highlight of their cities because one day i'll visit and its nice to see what the locals love.
ReplyDelete(p.s. im doing a similar thing for nyc if you want to check it out :] )
ah, i've been wanting to do this for awhile! did you know that retrospect is owned by goodwill? i see their shoppers at the store in cherry hill all of the time.
ReplyDeleteveronika- i did not know that! i was always puzzled that their reciepts say goodwill- mystery solved! that explains much.
ReplyDeletethe way you describe it reminds of beacons closet. how do you feel about the fact that thrift stores are cheaper . .would you rather thrift or go to these stores?
ReplyDeleteOoh, I totally have a love/hate relationship with Retrospect. It's good if you're trying to find cheap "vintage," but a lot of the stuff is overpriced for what it is. Most of it's from the 1980's.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I love that you're doing a where to shop in Philly guide! I'm right outside of the city, and my aunt lives right off of South St., but I still find myself wondering where the hard-to-find spots are!
oooh these thrift stores are making me want to go to philly, like, right now!
ReplyDeleteI am real glad you got the Keds!
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