Yay! I love this shop. This shop is fabulous. It is the beacon of shopping in an otherwise…read morethoroughly miserable area. The Salvage shop sells designer discounted clothing and home furnishings. I love to come here and browse the racks. You can find some great bits outside on a good day new for a pound (stuff from Top Shop!) Inside there is a great selection of women's clothing and a dressing room. This store has got to be one of the best kept secrets in London! It's worth going to Burnt Oak!

Junk, the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, rubble,…read moredetritus] Shop, a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: store] Basically this is a place where you can purchase nonsense that you didn't even want or realise you needed. It's also a little bit amazing! Run by 2 old geezers Alice S is right, there is a ramshackle collection of stuff the you just wouldn't put together, Actually if you are in the business for a bargain you may find one here, I can't put a name on what they sell but there is a huge collection of nonsense to browse. Seriously, It's a lovely place, go visit!

I don't know where else in South London you can find an antique javelin, a birdcage and an…read moreautobiography of Frank Sinatra on the same table. The Junk Shop is an Aladdin's cave of rubbish/treasure on Greenwich South Street. The stock varies from biographies and historical artifacts (mainly right wing paraphernalia- a Daily Mail series on the modern monarchy, an enormous hardback on the Third Reich and a Thatcher biography) Amongst all the military-themed bits of tat, there are actually some very good finds- there were some cool old 1950s Christmas cards, some 1960s newspapers in excellent condition and some beautiful vintage postcards. It is a funny old place but definitely worth a rummage through.

It seems like any store selling clothes older than 2000 now lays claim to being 'vintage'.The…read moreEmporium makes a welcome change and specialises in beautifully-tailored, high-quality coats, suits and accessories from the 1940s to the 1970s. The menswear section is particularly strong and dominates most of the store with very reasonable Burberry marino wool v-necks and check shirts for only £15, and a vast selection of tweed and wool suits priced from £65 to £100. Wool hats are beautifully displayed on mannequin heads, whilst smaller accessories such as cuff links and handkerchiefs are kept behind glass cabinets. The womenswear selection is smaller- with only a few small rails devoted to evening wear. What pieces they do have though, are exquisite- I tried on a delicate green, silk 1940s tea-dress which for £65 was an absolute bargain. There is however a very good selection of outerwear- there are some beautiful fake-fur coats for under £75 and some immaculate raincoats for under £80. Everything in the shop is beautifully presented and smart. There is no rummaging through rails of rubbish to find items, just a few well-chosen, classic pieces displayed beautifully.

There's nothing wrong with this vintage shop. And, if you want a new coat, or some jewellery or…read moresome sunglasses it's great. but these are the only things I ever find in here. That said, there's a lot of stuff. All of the dresses are well looked after in those plastic cases, but I find that such a pain. I know it protects them blah blah blah. but I want to go through clothes being all touchy feely. It's part of the fun. I hate that I can't do that in here. The guys stuff seems better. The shirts are cool and the whole shop does the indie boy in Greenwich thing very well. It's pretty pricey in here, but that's because the stuff is very good quality. It's almost too good - there's something lovely about vintage clothes that need a little repairing maybe that's just me. Do go in and take a look around. You might not find the perfect piece, but you'll have fun trying on cool shades and hats. Which is an equally important part of shopping.

Store has moved to Argyll st. Same great selection, full of unusual pieces. Favourite for…read morefestivals. Good value.

I'm a big fan of Beyond Retro's Shoreditch outpost so always take a peek in the West End store when…read moreI'm on nearby Carnaby Street. Similarly large with a good selection of vintage dating from the twenties to the eighties, Beyond Retro is a great vintage shop which is especially good for high-end vintage dresses and the like. Being a bit of a vintage snob I love Beyond Retro's racks of older items from the twenties through fifties. This is the place to find the perfect silk chiffon fifties dress or the ultimate embroidered silk satin kimono. Also notable is Beyond Retro's footwear section for vintage ankle boots, sandals etc. Don't take my word for it, visit Beyond Retro, I assure you you will not be disappointed.

If the plague were to start ravaging the world tomorrow, I think I would probably gather a decent…read moreamount of food and water and then hunker down in Beyond Retro, because I'd want to spend the last of my plague-free days treating Beyond Retro as my personal closet. (Yes, I have been told that I need to reevaluate my priorities.) Beyond Retro is honestly the best thrift store I've ever walked into. It's tucked away on a side street just a stone's throw away from the bustling Brick Lane Market. My first impression was that the store was extremely well-organized and clean... like so clean that it could've matched the standards of a soulless corporate chain. But the clothing here was nowhere near as sterile as whatever you can find at your dime-a-dozen Zara. Every single item in here was high in quality and had its own vintage, retro character. Hands down, Beyond Retro has the most well curated, eclectic selection of clothing ever. A lot of thrift stores suffer from the musty, outdated '70s closet syndrome, where you'll have to do a godforsaken amount of digging to find that single diamond in the rough. That won't happen at Beyond Retro. I wish I could have had a shopping spree here, but I guess I'll just have to wait for the next plague.

I've lived in Shoreditch five years and it took a newly made Northern friend to introduce me to the…read morewondrous Beyond Retro not long ago. A sprawling vintage emporium with more of an emphasis on clothing than its obvious rival, Absolute Vintage, Beyond Retro sells vintage from the twenties through eighties at very reasonable prices. Its friendly staff are a breath of fresh air; its resident cat adorable; its stock varied and good quality; and its pricing so right on you'd be forgiven for thinking it was run by a philanthropist. Particularly noteworthy is Beyond Retro's premium vintage section which has a beautiful selection of vintage silk chiffon prom dresses and twenties beaded shifts and its astonishing Kimono rail which will not disappoint. As the name suggests, Beyond Retro is more than polyester sixties frippery and faux-vintage rock t-shirts. This place is the real deal and vintage fanatics would be mad to pass it up.

Its pricey but fun for a browse, just to look at random stuff to add to your house for a fun…read morechange, or to get an eccentric present. That should sum up the variety of stuff that you can find in the store. I went furniture shopping with a friend, and we stopped by just to have a look as they had a wide range of furniture just outside the store front. We walked away with a small bamboo coffee table, that looks great to this day. It was a great buy, and there are many more to be found here. Something for everyone, like s suitcase for Felix, a mannequin for Prudence, or just some chutzpah for yourself.

Past Caring is a surprisingly cool vintage store on Essex Road, just a short stroll from Angel Tube…read moreStation. Filled from floor to ceiling with nick nacks galore, it boasts a great range of crockery, cutlery and other bits and bobs for your home. But it's the furniture out the front which always draws my attention - cane chair, awesome old chests and glass coffee tables are just some of the pieces you'll find out the front - rather reasonably priced too.

Camden's Rokit is one of three in London and this is the smallest of the lot. It sells the usual…read morevintage gear, fun dresses, shirts and skirts as well as shirts and jeans for the guys. They have an OK range of shoes and accessories but nothing compared to their Covent Garden or Brick lane stores. I never seem to find anything I like in this Rokit but as with any thrift shop you never really know what you're going to find. I think maybe because it's a small, packed-in shop I can never be bothered to root around or fight my way along the clothes rail whereas in the Covent Garden and Brick Lane stores there's room to manoeuvre.

This is the smallest Rokit in London and therefore the one with the least available…read more It sells a huge range of checker shirts, short denim skirts, knitted jumpers, printed tee bees, a small collection of shoes, belts, hats and scarfs. I dont think Rokit is the best value for money, £40-50 for an old slightly manky coat seems rather alot, and since your in Camden anyway you can hunt far better deals on the market. You'd be better heading to the Stables Market and checking out the range of vintage stalls there. Or go to Beyond Retro in Bricklane which has an incredable selection of Vintage Riff Raff..!

Camden is a good charity shop area. You can find funky bits at Oxfam…read more Yesterday, I saw this sequined belt that only Jodie Harsh could pull of. Needless to say, I briefly thought of purchasing it. This branch has a good selection with some vintage pieces thrown in. I only buy vintage. Vintage is cooler than thrift. I sometimes buy vintage from 2007 in charity shops, but it is not thrift..It is VINTAGE. Yes Dahling, Vintage 2007. This store also sells Eco seed bars and Divine Chocolate. There is very, very small selection of crap jewellery and a good selection of bags including one hot VINTAGE red one, which is probably 5 years old. I am just so up and coming.

I love this shop. It's really cool, the décor is amazing and make it an inspirational place to…read moreshop. There is a mix of second-hand, vintage and customised clothing which makes it easy to find a little gem now and again. The clothing is well-edited which means it isn't hard work or frustrating to find something you like. There are also books, accessories and menswear.