Vintage shops are all the rage! More and more people are choosing unique furniture, clothing, and accessories with character. In Dordrecht’s vintage shops, you’ll find special items with a story that add that little extra something to your home decor or outfit. Perfect for anyone who loves sustainable and stylish shopping.
Clothing stores full of vintage items
There are all kinds of clothing stores in Dordrecht that put recycling and sustainability on a pedestal. And of course, we don't want to withhold them from you.
Do you think it's cool to wear designer clothes but prefer not to pay too much? Then Preloved Fashion By 3xM is a store for you. You can find designer clothes by Yves Saint Laurent, Natan, Victor & Rolf and others. All offered by ladies who parted with them and receive forty percent of the proceeds. Because they are designer clothes, the value is preserved. Nice for your wallet and nice with sustainability in mind!
Trendy and Designer Clothing
At Preloved Fashion By 3xM, everything is secondhand—and by “everything,” we really mean everything: clothing that follows the latest trends, designer pieces from high-end brands, and vintage items. It’s a great mix. Secondhand fashion is all the rage right now, but the owners of this Dordrecht store—which reopens on September 21—have been specializing in it for 25 years. Mar van Twist: “Every week, new items of clothing are added to our cozy store. People from all over the country come to visit us!”
Vintage children's fashion
Throwing away worn children's clothes? Marlies Weeda and Margreet Boer don't even think about that! The neighboring women together invented Siep children's clothing. "It started as a hobby - we became mothers and noticed that children's clothes were often still very nice after children grew out of them. So we sold clothes second-hand. Nowadays it is very normal to buy clothes second-hand. Many buy it precisely because of the durability." Siep second-hand children's clothing has a webshop, but take note: if you want to check out beautiful second-hand clothing for your children yourself, stop by Kat in 't Bakkie. There you will find a wall full of Siep's children's clothing, mostly from sustainable brands. Clothing is thus given a second or sometimes third life. People hand in clothes to Siep and receive forty percent of the proceeds.
Mode & Zo Fashion Store
The demand for good used clothing continues to rise, so Again & Co thought it was time for something entirely new, a fashion store: Fashion & So. Including vintage items! If you are in the Visstraat, step into the new store. You'll find clothes for ladies and for girls aged 15 and up. The social enterprise's motto is reuse, and that means everything at Mode & Zo is second-hand. But almost indistinguishable from new, says director Marcel van Goch. ,,Visitors often only realize after a while that the clothes are second-hand. Even the furnishings have been reused: when we moved in, the building was full of baroque furniture. These were given a place in Mode & Zo and in this way the furniture gets a second life. If this store remains a success - we're assuming so - more Mode & Zo stores will follow."
All vintage stores at a glance
The Most Beautiful Vintage Finds
Scoring vintage stuff is really something of today. Fortunately, this is possible in Dordrecht in numerous places and at various strolling shops, all in the heart of the city center.
At Bluebirds in the Backyard the store is filled entirely with vintage items. Clothing, furniture, home accessories: you name it, you can find it here. That vintage predominates at Bluebirds in the Backyard is a conscious choice, according to Claire MacNeilage. "This is the most sustainable because the products are not re-produced. There's a lot of focus on vintage, we notice." For some people, vintage is a kind of lifestyle, Claire notes. "They want to shop sustainably. And vintage is a hip topic. With us, clothes and accessories in particular are doing very well, such as hats and ties. But also old crystal and grandparents' cup and saucer."
Vintage for the Home
From small furniture to lamps: at Buku & Kopi you'll find a nice lot of household vintage items. From the fifties, sixties and seventies and also a bit from the eighties. "Stuff from my time that I like myself," Henry Monteiro says of his vintage store. He finds that many people, including tourists, recognize the goodies from yesteryear. "My store is often a bit of a museum for older people. Vintage is totally in, because it takes you back in time. My grandpa and grandma had that too' is a phrase often heard in my store." Then visitors talk about small cabinets, for example, an electric opener from the 1970s, pans or vases. LPs are also a hit, and if you're looking for books about the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia, this is also the place. Everything at Buku & Kopi, which means "book and coffee" in Indonesian, is second-hand and therefore sustainable!
Nostalgia and a cozy atmosphere
There's a little gem on Voorstraat: JouWinkel Dordrecht. The store offers a wide range of products, most of which are vintage and antique. In other words: lots of cool items from the ’60s and ’70s. Things like table lamps, pedal cars, wooden toys, and kitchenware with a vintage touch—such as a bread box or cutlery from a bygone era. “There’s definitely a market for vintage items,” notes Johan van Hilten. “Some customers have a house full of items from the ’60s and ’70s. There’s a real longing for the past, for what used to be found in homes back then. Many people want to return to a somewhat quieter time and are looking to recapture that era through these items.” Nostalgia and coziness: that’s what it’s all about for this target group. Taking a step back in time—and that’s exactly what JouWinkel Dordrecht and its vintage collection are all about.
