Gold Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Silver Winner Crimson Clover Consignment Bronze Winner Makenew Curated Thrift Shop After a year out of the rankings, Elsie’s has come roaring back into your closet from the sidewalks of Queen Street’s Vintage Row to take the top spot. “Two thousand fifteen has been a year of changes, discovery and […]
Crimson Clover Consignment
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Second-hand stoked
Room 152 (152 Portland Street) Some of the stock is second-hand, but they also have a lot of never worn sample sizes. Plenty of brand names at brand name prices. A summery Philip 3.1 silk dress is $200, Marc Jacobs leather bag is $250. Women’s only. Good for: Those who love designer labels, but at […]
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Best Second-Hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner Crimson Clover Consignment Silver Winner Value Village, Bayers Lake Bronze Winner Makenew Curated Thrift Shop Michael Kors. Lululemon. Gucci. Dior. Fendi. Canada Goose. Steve Madden. J Crew. Hunter. Tory Burch. Lucky Brand. What’s in a name? A lot at Crimson Clover. This trend-setting boutique introduced downtown to pre-loved luxury clothing, shoes and bags […]
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Yard sale away with Crimson Clover
Crimson Clover Boutique’s annual charity yard sale—you know the one people line up around the block for—is this Saturday from 9am to 3pm. But this year, they’ve gone big. Downtown’s high-end, second-hand shop (located at 1469 Birmingham Street) has moved it’s popular discount sale (guys, everything inside is TWO DOLLARS) to the Halifax Forum’s Maritime […]
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Crimson Clover’s on the move
Crimson Clover Boutique (1351 Birmingham Street), the consignment store known for its ridiculous shoe selection and gently-used (or not used at all) brand name fashions, is making a move…up the street. Stacey Thompson and Jennifer McGrath’s styling boutique (and the Best of Halifax winner for Best Second-hand Clothing Store) will ring in the new year […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner Crimson Clover Consignment Silver Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Bronze Winner Dress In Time Crimson Clover doesn’t play around. You want to buy second-hand for environmental and financial reasons, but you don’t want to sacrifice a single drop of quality. Crimson Clover’s got you, girl. Selling only luxury brands and contemporary jewellery, local art […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner Guy’s Frenchys, Dartmouth Silver Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Bronze Winner Crimson & Clover Guy’s Frenchy’s has de-throned Elsie’s for gold as Best Second-hand Clothing Store this year, and voters say it’s for one simple reason: “It’s the cheapest!” But Lou Ellis-Browne, manager of Guy’s Dartmouth location, says people keep coming back because “they […]
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Crimson Clover consignment opens downtown
On September 8 Stacey Thompson and Jennifer McGrath opened a new boutique called Crimson Clover (1351 Birmingham Street, near the corner of Birmingham and Clyde, 492-8677). They specialize in modern “work wear” for men and women along with party dresses and a wicked designer denim selection. Shoes range from comfortable walking Clarks to four inch […]