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    27 days ago

    Wide selection of real, high-quality, vintage clothes-- Owner super helpful, she clearly has a passion for what she does :-)

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    10 years ago

    Special vintage store, great selection, good vibes, friendly helpful staff. I enjoyed the Large selection of Japanese kimono ;)

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    7 years ago

    This shop is amazing. Really well curated and full of gorgeous treasures and the shop owner is really kind as well. Highly recommend!

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    Ask the Community - Empress Vintage

    Hi can you tell me if they carry plus sizes?

    Hi Karen! Yes we do! Each piece we carry is unique and we do our best to carry all sizes. We do not have a section specifically for plus size ~ all sizes are mixed in on our racks. If you have any more questions about sizing feel free to email… Read more

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    Review Highlights - Empress Vintage

    The staff are all wonderful, and if the owner Janina is working, you are in luck because she is an expert and can style you perfectly.

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    On a street with many vintage stores, Relic is a highly curated standout…read more A broad range of excellent vintage clothing (despite its listing as a vintage furniture store there's no furniture or objèts) is smartly displayed for maximum access and viewability. Well priced, well tended. In a world where the selection of vintage jewelry is oceanic, Relic chooses very carefully and displays intelligently. Each piece is arranged thematically and color-complementarily. The clerks are friendly and knowledgeable. I'm enjoying the gorgeous scarf I chose, from their incredible selection. The owner has a killer eye for quality and function. A delight.

    I had an experience very similar to another reviewer's: two female staff closely followed me around…read morethe store and hovered near me while pretending to adjust racks. When I paid by credit card, I was asked for ID and told that "credit card thefts are very common here." I have lived in the U.S. for years and never get asked for ID for ordinary retail purchases, so in the context of being watched throughout the store, this felt like racial profiling rather than a neutral store policy. What made the experience especially upsetting was the contrast between the store's self-presentation and how I was treated. This is a vintage/counterculture-looking space in San Francisco, with a sign at the entrance advertising itself as the city's "No. 1" vintage store, yet I was made to feel like a risk object rather than a customer. I did not feel welcome or trusted as a non-white customer, and I would not feel comfortable returning.

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    Held Over

    4.3
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    It is the end of an era…read more Held Over closes this weekend - https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/haight-st-vintage-closure-22283146.php My heart hurts thinking about the profound loss of this special store - that continued to remain relevant and remarkable since 1976. Held Over was always genuine. It never tried or aspired to be something that it wasn't. It's vintage was affordable and timeless and it's staff were always helpful and kind. I am glad that the many items that I have hand selected from here over the years will continue to live on. If you happen to be in SF and reading this review - today is the perfect day to pay homage to a magical spot that has persevered through San Francisco's always changing business landscape. Today will be the last day to buy items from this thrift wonderland. Thank you Held Over for the beautiful memories and vintage threads. I heart you. Trust.

    Of the stores on Haight, Held Over has been there and endured. You will need to hunt a bit, but…read morethey have so many pieces from a range of time periods. Plus, they are thoughtfully organized in sections from vintage windbreakers, to even older dresses from the 30s & 40s. There is a section for hats, glasses are kept in the glass cases at the cash wrap. While this isn't my favorite shop on the block, they do have specific finds. I've not found anything I felt worth buying based on my own style; but it is worth a walk-thru if you like to hunt and see pieces from the past. Also, big denim section, and extensive knitwear selections.

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    Empress Vintage - vintage - Updated July 2026

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