Speaking of Vintage

I love vintage.

Specially the materials, construction,

fabrics and the fact that the odds of

running into someone else wearing the same

garment are automatically eliminated.

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During my recent stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina

I decided to do some extensive research on

vintage and second hand shopping.

I looked at maps, reviews, sites, fb pages and 

anything that allowed me to locate 

the best shops and then dedicated 

an entire day to them.

I cannot tell you how many stores I entered,

how many racks I went through, how many

hours I spent browsing the stores…

While I honestly thought I would find better

items at better prices, I did not come home

empty handed.

Here's what the cat dragged into the closet:

Flower print vintage top from Le Paradise Vintage at 

Galeria 5ta. Avenida Talcahuano. No brand, could have been hand made.

Paid about 4.00 USD for it.

One of the stores with the best reviews was Vintage by Gustavo Carfi.

I have to say that this store was spotless, clothes were beautifully displayed,

ironed and well taken care of.

I was excited to see that Gustavo Carfi himself was there - 

the attention was amazing, this man knows his business !

I walked out of there with this vintage silk pink Chinese style top for

15.00 USD.

Another store that had a lot of reviews, some good, some bad, was 

Juan Perez located at M.T. Alvear 1355.

I was in there for hours, but just walked out with this flower print

top and jacket set for 16.00 USD. The top had no brand and

could be hand made.

My last stop before heading back to the hotel was the Buenos Aires flea 

market on Alvarez Thomas and Dorrego.

Here there was a lot of furniture I would have loved to buy

but there was no way I could take it back home.

So, as a consolation prize I spent 2.00 USD on a pair of wood clip on 

earrings and a plastic necklace…and called it a day.

Total spent: 37.00 USD