Vintage Guru

I’m often dissapointed by vintage clothing shops when I find that they mostly contain clothing that’s 10 or 20 years old. Vintage Guru is the real deal with lots of garments from the 50s, 60s and 70s. I love the look of the shop and their window displays are always so good. They also post photos lots of their best items on Instagram and Facebook which makes bagging a real find much easier. The only downside to the shop is that it’s very cramped with not much space to move around.

This is a brilliant shop for finding clothes, shoes, jewellery and accessories from previous decades at a reasonable price :-)

By far, this is my favourite vintage shop in Glasgow. It’s small, but hey, size doesn’t matter ! It has got everything you’d want from a vintage store, and the best vintage bags selection! The display is always funky, and it makes you want to pop in. What I love about this store is that it is actually affordable, whereas some vintage stores charge far too much money for their clothes (that aren’t even nice most of the time). It is second hand, so don’t be ridiculous, no one is going to pay a fortune for your bloody clothes! Point made, huh?
Every time I am in Vintage Guru I always end up singing along to their music, it puts me in a such a good mood. So yeah, I’ll wrap this up by saying if you have never been to this little shop, check out the shirts, the scarves and all the amazing accessories they’ve got!

I am a rather a big fan of the vintage clothes and shops, so when I heard about this newcomer to the ever-​growing list of West End vintage shops (damn you lucky lucky West Enders!) I simply had to go and do my cat-​like investigating…
I’d heard on the modern grapevine (la interwinky) that this new joint opened late of an weekday evening — this was music to my ear holes. I live and work in the North East of the city so by the time I’ve jumped a chariot post work/​midweek and humphed over to the swanky West End most if not all shops are closed leaving my only option the weekend and having been once a local West Ender (in my rich days) we ALL know it’s only the CRAZY or desperate people that venture into the wee shops on a busy Saturday or Sunday, ha! Sooooo the fact that VG stays open late (until 9pm i do believe on a Friday and Saturday) midweek is wonderful. A big YAY! to that.
The clothes and other items I find vary in price from being rather good value to quite expensive but I guess you’re paying for what you get in regards to material and also depending on the era the item is from. I have grabbed myself a few lovely items from here, the last being 2 gorgeous faux fur coats for a really great price. Only downside to this transaction was that they’d run out of large bags so I ended up leaving the shop, like a weird pink-​haired lady Santa, with a large postal sack full of coats! The friend I was meeting that evening greeted me with ‘Angela, what HAVE you been buying now?!’ *blush*
The other thing I very like about VG is that I can use my debit/​credit card. Most other vintage shops I go to are cash only which is annoying for someone like moi that doesn’t like to carry a lot of the moolah on me. So thumbs up to the card machine. Also this means i’m more likely to buy/​spend more you lucky Vintage Guru you!
I think the VG team are onto a winner with the late night opening thang and I *really* wished more shops would follow suit as there has to be the market/​demand for it nowadays.

No matter when I visit, I never come out empty handed. Tidy, well laid out, reasonably priced, good stock rotation, excellent quality and truly nice staff. For the experienced vintage trawler, all boxes ticked!

This is my kind of vintage store. Half way between a charity-​shop jumble sale and an aladin’s cave of vintage treasures waiting to be found, it works.
A small store space, crammed full of Vintage wares, you could spend a good 20 minutes raking through it. There’s shoes lining every floor and shelf space, lots of handbags, and the different types of clothes sectioned off. There’s also a great jewellery display at the till, where I picked up a wonderful 60s glass-​rose brooch as a birthday present for a friend.
Price-​wise it’s middle of the road, not cheap and cheerful, just high enough that you’re «treating» yourself but still affordable.
The shop assistant wasn’t the friendliest, she seemed a bit of a space-​cake really. This was contrasted slightly by the gallery of photos they have behind the till of all the customers, staff and friends of staff striking their best Vintage pose decked in some fine Vintage gladrags. But, regardless, I wasn’t in here for the customer service, and I put it down to one-​bad shop assistant.
The clothes are mainly from the 70s and 80s, especially the shoes and bags, as the Bridgette-​Bardot sultry face bedecking the canopy outside suggests. For older vintage wares you may want to look elsewhere.

I love this shop, the windows are always up to the minute and inviting. I am more a fan of vintage costume jewellery and they have a great selection of wind up watch necklaces, cream perfume lockets, brooches etc etc. The staff were very friendly and the prices very affordable. I bought a Avon 1970’s cream perfume locket necklace which i love.

Vintage Guru, I had you all wrong.
A Saturday afternoon hubbub brewed outside your store today! You had donated a large number of ornate brooches to a local charity, who in turn were selling these items for any donation to their money box. What’s more, the girls manning the exciting jumbled stalls were dressed in sassy 1940s attire.
You have obtained double the stock in the past 6 months, and the packed rails make for a much more exhilarating raid.
And now you say you’re open on weekend evenings? How revolutionary!
I stand corrected — you get a bit more awesome with each passing day.

Yes, Vintage Guru is a really attractive shop selling a hugely popular commodity in a great location — but I have to say that I don’t love it as much as I should.
I’m quite the fan of vintage clothing, and will always head into shops of this kind for a bit of a rummage — but I tend to let this one pass me by. Why? Well, to be honest I think the problem is that it’s overpriced and a little bit pretentious. Plus, though many of the clothes are gorgeous (especially the ones they keep in the windows) they’re not particularly wearable.
But hey, the place is very attractive — and perhaps I’m just being grumpy. Those of you who like wearing crazy 70s jumpers may love this place — I’m just too short to carry them off.

Another funky retro store. Just what we need?
Something like that, I believe, is the general consensus. I’m getting old though, I don’t have my thumb as firmly on the pulse of the collective consciousness of Glasgow as I like to think I did once upon a time.
It’s a cracking shop though, no arguments and is open quite late which can only suggest that business wise, it is doing well.
Their USP (unique selling point to the uniniatiated) is hard to judge, being that it pretty much does the same job as any other retro-​style clothing emporium like Mr. Benn.
By comparison though, this place is on a much better location and has an infinitely more appealing interior.
Worth a look see.

Ok grumpy folks, what not to like about this place. Its funky without any pretensions vibe, reasonably priced (for a vintage shop) and has a pretty kick ass collection of vintage gear for both guys and gals.
Now some folk (grumpy folk) ain’t to keen on the new breed of vintage shops that are popping up in the west end, you know, the kind of shops that are well advertised, consistent in layout, price and quality, accessible to all people and not just wizards and not manned by staff who scare you off with their perfectly vintage appearance…
If you find yourself in this category then, please go away… i’m getting old now and my patience for people that annoy me is wearing thin so just go away now before i either break down in tears or try to tie you to one of the vintage guru mannequins with a 1970’s scarf from the men’s section.
This is my ideal of a vintage store. Its well laid out, clean, reasonably priced and very welcoming. Not old style, thank god. I like.

I really like this vintage shop. The exterior is super cute and draws you in and when inside it doesnt disappoint. I felt totally at ease browsing here (whereas some other vintage shops can be quite uncomfortable) and found the layout to be easy to navigate. Everything has the size on the hanger and the prices are clearly displayed.
Perhaps I’m not a true vintage shopper and so the fact this shop appears so new and modern is almost appealing to me. But I think it’s more to do with the stock — they have some absolute beauties in here. I saw a few gorgeous tops (oh-​so-​vintage) and a really beautiful jacket (that I didnt need) and I struggled with my conscience over whether to purchase them.
It was really busy when I was in with people constantly trying things on — perhaps because of its location. A little vintage treasure chest which I’d give the big thumbs up.

Vintage shops are becoming ten-​a-​penny nowadays, however, places like Vintage Guru stick out like sore thumbs.
A new addition on Byres Road, this vintage shop is pretty darn sweet. It does seem to lack that old-​style, old clothing smell, so it doesn’t really have the atmosphere of any regular vintage shop, but in a way it’s quite nice — it’s very clean and tidy and BUSY! Mega mega BUSY! It’s been staying open till 8pmish to meet demand!
Make sure you go early to avoid disappointment — the stuff in the window is no exception to this rule. God knows where they are getting the clothes from, but they’re all of high quality, and of decent price, so I’d advise a trip, just to see what all the fuss is about!