American Vintage

This place is pretty cool. Found some great stuff that’s hard to find else where. Richard was very attentive.

I love the selection here the only reason I’m giving it 3 stars is due to high employees that cannot participate in any dialogue without saying «wait what?»
If you’re going to be high at work, I don’t give a sh$t but be clever and covert and customer service oriented.

I love American Vintage and the clothes they have to offer but at this location. the sales people, I guess they were a couple, were just being annoying with each other. She kept whining «baaaaabe». I came to relax and shop not listen to your annoying gf bitch about you taking snapchats of her. Sherman Oaks American Vintage, get your employees shit together… Or at least don’t schedule that couple together. I had to leave within 10mins because they were being inappropriate and annoying.

I was on my way to Iguana Vintage when I saw this store and something told me to go into American Vintage first. So glad I did! The sales man was so helpful and nice. The prices were good on most things that I saw. MUCH better than that Iguana store experience I had right after. It was my first time in both stores. I highly recommend coming here! They are first on my list when I need something!

Nice clean store and well organized. There are some great bargains, you just have to look. Ps… Did I say the staff is very helpful and friendly?

According to my LA friend, this is the place for great affordable vintage shopping. I need vintage clothes, so we came down here earlier last week. All the clothes I was interested in were in the back. The clothes aren’t organized by size, so you’ll have to sift through everything. I found two pairs of vintage pleated trousers, one in heavy blue wool, another with a secret weed pocket (hadn’t seen that before). Anyway, I think they’ll be great purchases once I start wearing these items.
There are definitely clothing gems to be found here. I thought the individual racks were well organized and the space felt uncluttered.

Really cool store, I think the general manager not sure of his name but he is a guy, is super helpful and sweet.
Great pieces and good prices

Nice shop. But the reason for the 1 star is the fact that one of the employees came up to my younger brother with a hanger «claiming it wasn’t in the fitting room before my brother had gone in «and asked if he could lift his shirt up. Keep in mind we were in the store the whole time. He’s lucky we didn’t make a big deal about it, nice profiling.

I love this place! I find such great stuff there. It’s a little pricey but some stuff is worth it. The shoes are pretty awesome.

So far this is one of my favorite places to shop in LA their merchandise is clean and reasonable priced … As my personal experience of vintage shopping I will say that this is the best place to shop in LA …

This store is awesome. I love vintage dresses. They have one of the best selections that I have seen in the San Fernando Valley. Why am I sharing this? This is my secret. As much as I would love to keep it to myself my duty as a Unilocaler prevents that. This is one of my favorite stores. It is clean and very organized. In fact, the organization is what initially drew me in. I am a sucker for clean and organized. Normally, I try to stay away from Ventura Blvd. and all of its crazy traffic and pretentious people. However, this store is an exception. The cat is out of the bag. Go ahead, try to copy my style.

Really love this store. American Vintage has reasonably priced items and impeccable service. We were shopping for outfits to wear to an upcoming tacky ‘60s/‘70s-themed wedding in Vegas. The saleswoman was so helpful and friendly despite the fact that the store was closing in 15 minutes. We were rushing to beat closing and she was so patient and kind, ensuring us not to worry while still helping us find kitschy outfits.
I went there again only to receive the same impeccable service from both her and another salesman, who was helping me find more outfits and giving me great ideas.
I will definitely return.

Great selection of clothing… found amazing pairs of shorts here but just a little bit pricey but it’s worth it when you find a great buy you won’t get anywhere else: D

I went in there yesterday to find a dress to wear to a Burlesque/​Mad Men themed show I was singing in. The staff was amazing. They let me try on a lot of dresses and helped me pick them out. I never felt rushed. They were so helpful putting together my outfit and I genuinely had a good time shopping at the store and with them. They even paired the perfect accessories with it. The lay out of the store was organized and made it easy to find items. Everything was so reasonably priced. So much better than Iguana!
I work in costumer service and earlier that day my customers had treated me poorly and I was having a pretty bad day. My experience there turned it around I left happy (with an amazing outfit) and feeling great!

I’ve been here twice now — the first time was great, the second time was just okay.
On my first visit, I came in looking for a vintage-​looking beaded gown for a work event I was going to. I walked away with a gorgeous white floor-​length gown that was in relatively good condition for $ 35, circa 1940. Jed was extremely helpful and gave some good input on the various dresses I tried on before deciding on the white gown. He even helped me pick out a 1930’s tuxedo jacket for my other half and walked me through everything, since I’m not a dude and have no idea about sizing or fitting.
The second time I went was just recently — about a month ago. The young woman working there was very sweet and attentive but I can’t remember her name! Unfortunately, I felt like the prices were a little steep since the last time I’d been in, and the stuff seemed less authentic and more like a costume shop. $ 40 for ripped cut-​off Levi’s jean shorts with an American flag on the pockets? Bite me, Bambi.
Maybe this place is just hit-​or-​miss and I happened to catch them at a bad time on my most recent visit, but I’ll probably check it out again to see if they can redeem themselves (and not charge obscene amounts for shorts that looked like they were made by a redneck who got mauled by a bear during squirrel huntin’ season.)

This place is one of the better vintage shops — not completely overpriced, extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff (thanks, Jed!) and a huge variety of stock from every era. I’ve been here twice and walked away with a great dress each time. You may have to dig to find things, but there are so many things worth finding!
Just a quick note, because a good number of these clothes are genuine vintage they may be torn or stained or not in perfect condition. I also really wish they put the era each item is from on the tag — I know it shouldn’t matter if you’re shopping just for style, but I’m curious to know just how old my purchases are!

This place is fantastic! WAY better than Iguana which is about three doors down. They have loads of cheap, cute outfits, scarf & suspender bins, and even a back room where they have more top notch vintage wear ($ 75 and up).
The staff is so nice and know were to find everything. Plus they don’t care if you take pictures with goofy stuff and are just having a good time. Great clothes at great prices! Love, love, LOVE AMERICAN VINTAGE!

I wish I can give this place a 4.5 star rating. Awesome vintage store! Lots of stuff in here and it’s perfectly organized. Makes me wish all vintage stores were organized like this one. I couldn’t find anything I liked in here but I would be happy to come again just to see what they have.

Many years ago, before I ever moved to LA; American Vintage on Melrose was the first vintage store I visited in LA. It instantly became my favorite. Years later, now as a resident, I still pick the American Vintage stores (various locations in LA) as my favorite vintage hot-​spot. The Sherman Oaks location of American Vintage is one of my top favorites and certainly my favorite vintage store (so far) in the Valley.
Although service can be slightly awkward and sometimes non-​existent; the store’s clothing speaks volumes. An OCD/​vintage buff’s ideal; the store is divided into mens and womens clothing and then into decades/​styles within the genders. American Vintage excels in vintage western pearl snap shirts, 70s dresses, guinne sax dresses, 80s prom dresses, 50s gowns, and 80s new wave dresses. I would have wished for a bit more mod scooter dresses but I did spot some asymmetrical and flight attendant styles. The shoes selection was sparse and consisted mostly of boots which I already have a million of. Also lacking is a large jewelry section so I mostly recommend this location for dresses.
Prices are great in comparison to other LA vintage store including that of the Valley. Neighboring Valley store charge $ 45 for a dress equally sold at $ 27 at American Vintage.
Highly recommended for the vintage buff who is tired of «vintage inspired» boutiques claiming to be vintage and with little 15 yr olds trying to purchase some plaids shirts trying to be «vintage». American Vintage is my choice for best Valley Vintage.

Pros:
–huge HUGE selection of super cute vintage dresses and rompers
–clothes appear to have been hemmed/​mended/​ironed
–their own line of vintage looking yet new clothes
–guy working there was really nice
Cons:
–a little overpriced but actually worth the price in the end because everything has been professionally mended and is clean
–their shoe selection is awesome but all the sizes are for tiny feet
–the purses are way overpriced compared to the rest of the stuff in the store
–wish they had had more women’s bottoms (skirts) and tops
I bought an adorable colorfully striped 80s dress that fits like it was made for me. Can’t wait to go back.