In places where fashion is lived rather than copied (eg. London/ Berlin) second hand clothes are commonly worn to achieve an original look that others would find hard to emulate: everything from silk scarves to kaftans and military parkas are combined.

Vintage clothing on the other hand (unless its a Top Shop attempt at a vintage style) represent a style of a certain era, 1920 cocktails dress for example, Or 1940s spiv suits. They are by definition second-hand, but usually of better craftsmanship and quality than you will find in today's garments.

Although I agree with your bling assessment predominating on the council estates, there is a different class of people in the cities that have little money but can achieve a look by having an eye for a particular statement or style. Be it Camden or Spitalfield Market, Petticoat Lane or Prenzlauerberg.

dave

Two second hand shops in Zug, both on Upper Aldstadt. One on the left and one on the right. Both seemed to sell only womens clothing and there is a new clothes shop for children that has some previously enjoyed items. The baby shop only has baby sized stuff though and the new bits are rather pricey.

That has to be the worst website I've seen in a long time, due to the excessive use of Flash. You can't even copy the address info because it's done as an image.

That said, thanks for the recommendation about the shop itself.

Kleiderboerse Agnes - Hottingerstrasse 38, near the Hottingerplaz tram stop - specializes in second-hand women's designer clothing. I've never bought anything there but they sold a formal dress I had to buy for a work do. I think the owner has a branch in Seefeld as well.

Does anyone know of any vintage clothes in Basel?

I've heard there are, but haven't found them
Found two and cannot say they were very cool sadly...

Where is the new clothes shop for children in Zug? My son needs warm pyjamas and the shops only have warm ones that are full body with zips or press studs. How on earth kids manage to get these off to use the bathroom in the night and put them back on by themselves I'll never know.

It's a bit thin on the ground. The only relatively good shop I've found is http://www.fizzen.ch but this also seems to sell more new clothes, but the back of the shop has all the 2nd hand stuff.

For women's clothing, priced 50ch upwards, good quality and lots of brands, plenty of 'office' clothing and coats, tops, boots...

Deja Vu at Kreuzplatz
Zollikerstrasse 4, 8008 Zurich

You can try the Midi Shop, second-hand clothing (up-market and vintage) and consignment store:

15, rue du Midi
1003 Lausanne

Re : Lausanne - area 2nd hand shop :


The absolute must would be Gloryland, in Chavannes-près-Renens, West of Lausanne, right after the end of 'Rue de la Maladière'.


They have close to 5'000m2 of Furniture, music instruments, clothes, etc.


500 meter away from another must go to place : Aligro

I definately havent found any but would eb interested to know if anyone else has!

I found a few in St. Johann on back streets, one had nice Bally shoes (80's style, but back in fashion now) for CHF55, and there's one on Elsässerstrasse which sells new locally made stuff too, near the Müllhauserstrasse tram stop. Also, as someone mentioned before, there's Fizzen, and I got a nice leather skirt (which would retail for more than CHF200) for 15 francs at the Brocki next to the Basel-Land amt für migration in Frenkendorf. They had heaps and heaps of leather stuff there (mostly jackets), good antiques too if you're looking for furniture.

Is it that good that its worth going all the way out there for it?

There is also one in the St Johan's vordstadt. Near the St Johans tor tram stop, really cool. Ill look the name up

one of my friends opened a shop for second-hand bridal wear recently. It's just outside of Winterthur.
http://www.monarosa.ch/
Unfortunately, she only speaks German...

What about the one right BEHIND the main Basel Bahnhof!!!!! It is all vintage high-end stuff! I cannot remember the name! BUT, it is at the at the: Basel Bahnhofeingang Gundeld stop (Tram 16). http://www.bvb.ch/fp_l16.ht

Its small BUT I LUV this shop....

I think that is the one I was referring to before, on Elsässerstrasse (St. Johann's vorstadt ends at St. Johann's tor and becomes Elsässerstrasse).
I think it's called Old and New.

Well, it's next to the Amt für Migration and I had to go out there, and was happily surprised. But I guess it's like any second hand shop: they have their ups and their downs

Probably I will see now that I walk back home