Gold Winner Lost & Found Silver Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Bronze Winner Room 152 “Holy fucking shit! No way, no we didn’t!” Anya Nordeen’s excitement spills through the phone as she learns her second-hand clothing shop has won the gold. Offering a mix of things that are decidedly wearable yet still fun—and putting a focus […]
Elsie’s Used Clothing
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner The Salvation Army Thrift Store, Strawberry Hill Silver Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Bronze Winner Lost and Found Thrifting is an art: Finding the perfect mom jeans, slouchy ’80s leather jacket or vintage fit-and-flare dress is a combination of luck, tireless sifting and a keen eye. The perfect second-hand clothing shop, of course, makes […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner Elsie’s Used Clothing Silver Winner Makenew Curated Thrift Shop Bronze Winner Brilliant Boutique A Vintage Row staple, Elsie’s consignment store radiates with quirk, charm and pizzazz. It’s like walking into a preserved living room from the 1920s, stocked with one-of-a-kind blouses, shirts, jackets, shoes and other fashion relics from the past. Owner Maureen […]
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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
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 […]
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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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Queen Street’s having a mega yard sale
What better way to celebrate spring than having a yard sale with friends, especially when those friends all own stores along Queen Street’s vintage row. Amanda Bulman, owner of The Attic: Vintage and Vinyl (1526 Queen Street) credits Sherry Lynn Jollymore and Amy Honey, owners of Fancy (1526 Queen Street), with the idea, saying they […]
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Elsie’s Used Clothing overflows into Something Elsie’s
Maureen Court knows an opportunity when she sees one. With 14 years of running the wildly popular Elsie’s Used Clothing (1530 Queen Street) under her belt—and decades working in fashion—she’s about to open her second shop on Queen Street’s magnetic Vintage Row. Something Elsie’s (1528 Queen Street, conveniently next door) will take the place that […]
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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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Best Second-hand Clothing Store
Gold Winner Elsie’s Silver Winner Dress in Time Bronze Winner Guy’s Frenchys (Dartmouth) One reader commented that she feels especially vulnerable to Elsie’s charms every time she steps across the threshold of Maureen Elsie Court’s stylish boutique. “I’ve banned myself from Queen Street because of Elsie’s vortex,” she writes. The store scores high with readers […]
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The Shop talk guided tour: Spring Garden Road
Without question, the Spring Garden Road area is the healthiest retail district in Atlantic Canada, forever recreating and transforming itself in interesting and positive ways. And right now, there’s more construction going on than ever before: Framed on the north by the pricey Trillium condo building, which will be a sure incentive for even more […]
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On deck
From left to right: Brixton striped tee, $49, Pro Girl. Octopus purse, Wa’ou, $25, Biscuit General Store. Maison Scotch shirt, $109, Envy. Pink Martini denim skirt, $56, Twisted Muse. Boat pin, $12, Elsie’s Used Clothing. L-R: Valerie Dumaine dress, $169, Biscuit General Store. Sperry Topsiders $98, D2/Dugger’s Mens Wear. Fred Perry shirts, $118, D2/Dugger’s. Caitlyn […]