Vintage Depot

Huge collection of clothes. Especially for the fur coat! I bought nothing but suggest you to come and take a look if you are a vintage lover.

This is a great secondhand store. not sure exactly what is vintage in here. However the racks have tons and tons of stuff — right now overflowing with winter jackets. I saw Guess, Danier, Banana Republic, etc for so cheap! And they all looked in excellent condition
Some of the other stuff like the sweaters and dresses looked ok… but a store like this requires you to dig and sort through everything to find a few key pieces. Sometimes you walk away a winner and sometimes you don’t. That’s just how it is.
Will definitely continue to take a peek and see if I get lucky here in the future.

Loved this vintage store!
It is a small store, but they make good use of every inch. They have a great selection of clothing from different eras and their products are priced just right. The staff was quite pleasant as well.
If you are in the Kensington Market area and looking for a vintage dress, do check out Vintage Depot.

Of all the similar semi-​vintage shops (as in modern and barely worn) around this area, this is the place I know I’m most likely to walk out with something I’d actually wear and love. Good balance between designer and casual.

I come here A LOT. Not just for myself, but for my friends too.
It’s basically all the clothing you find at the Eaton Centre — Hollister, Abercrombie, Forever 21, Guess, Armani, American Eagle, H&M, Wilfred, Banana Republic, Gap — but at a quarter of the price. Most of the clothes have never even been worn. Quiet a few have tags on them. And the rest were only worn a couple times.
It’s a small space but the racks are overflowing. I’d say: 20% garbage, 50% normal stuff and 30% gold! I have found a number of new or near new designer items at a fraction of the cost.
My only issue — this place is a bit of a misnomer. They don’t actually carry that much vintage apparel. And it isn’t nearly hipster/​indie enough to be considered a vintage or consignment boutique.

Whenever I’m in Kensington, I have to check out Vintage Depot. I’ve found some super cool stuff at this store.
There are always great skirts, jeans, and jackets. Spend some time looking through the racks slowly. Seriously, you might not love everything you see, but if you look hard enough you’ll probably find something awesome. Better yet, chances are the price will be as awesome.

Enorme inventaire de vêtements d’occasion: vous y trouverez absolument tous les types. Vestes, blousons, tee shirts, sweat shirt. De bonnes affaires à faire si vous êtes patient. Organisation impeccable et rangement optimum, c’est tjs agréable même pour des vêtements d’occasion.

As promised, their collection was exquisite. The store seemed to be 50% all those «special finds» it usually takes an hour to locate in the big, regular thrift stores.
However, the speakers were gushing awful rap music, way too loud, which eventually drove my friend and I out of the store sooner than we would have liked. Also, the girl working there was a bit surly to us when we first came in.
Still, I ended up with an adorable skirt and cute pair of jeans for only $ 22!
Hint: pay in cash, or they’ll charge you extra.

This place is adorable! It’s one of the few places in Kensington that hasn’t jacked up their prices to make a bit of a killing on all the 16-​year-​olds who scour the market on PA days (a-​hem Exile?).
They have a great selection of footwear in the front and racks and racks of fun stuff to sift through. And a whole side of the store is devoted to dresses — For Prom? Halloween? To wear to work? Whatever, buy a dress! I saw one here once that I totally regret not buying to this day. That pink dress haunts my dreams.
I think this place is owned by a Japanese family, they are all super nice and friendly, and I love a place that appreciates your business and leaves the snobbery for elsewhere. So skip all the other Kensington crap and come here first.

I am a VIntage Depot addict (Bloor & Lansdowne location). To be fair, I am something of a thrift store obsessive in general; but in particular, in this area of town which I refer to as… the holy thrift trinity? the axis of great outfit options? the used-​clothing district, maybe?–
– as I was saying, in a location that finds this treasure trove sandwiched in between both a Goodwill and a Value Village, all within a couple blocks (bestill my thrifty heart), I still find it unique in its wealth of options, very reasonable prices– comparable with any Goodwill location– (I know about the price shift inherent in an item’s evolution from «thrift» to «vintage», though I never participate in it), and very amiable owners.
My first experience there was unequivocally majestic, endowing me with my favourite cardigan and a perfect blue prom dress, and the only times I leave empty handed are due to not waiting long enough in between visits. They carry a good selection of sweaters and t-​shirts, a wide variety of jackets, and a larger-​than-​normal percentage of items that still bear their original price tags. I might be alone in this, but I get, as a veteran vintage shopper, a considerable thrill in seeing those decades-​old labels. Why? It’s a mystery.
There is also an inordinate amount of Mickey Mouse-​emblazoned merch, which has started a similar trend in my t-​shirt collection (only in his old-​school incarnation, of course). Oh, and if you’re looking at a rack of yet-​to-​be-​priced goodies and the man behind the counter tells you to come back tomorrow, listen– cuz the next day they’ll be gone.

I tend to find some nice non-​frumpy vintage gems at this place, kind of set apart from the shops settled in the houses on south Kensington. This one is the fashion ticket for the hip kid who doesn’t want to be too, too noticeable, offering basic colours, basic items with some off-​kilter cuts. Boring’s here too, if you’re looking for it.
Generally, it’s nice to have a joint in Kensington that’s not too pretentious and offers good value for the cost. In fact, I recently found a cool red polka-​dotted zip-​up 70s tank there and a faux punk shirt for less than $ 10 each, both fairly new.
I feel like a brand new woman. Hear me roar.