Miami Vintage Shopping
Below you will find a list of some of the best vintage retail stores Miami-Dade County has to offer.
CPO Consignment: Miami Beach
CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) offers the most unusual assortment of consignment furniture on the east this of the causeway. Decorate your dwelling in true Art Deco fashion straight from South Beach. CPO does not specialize in only furniture, you will be overwhelmed at the assortment of handbags, jewelry, and clothes. From Prada, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Dolce & Gabanna, to Express and Banana Republic; CPO has that special piece of clothing on a daily basis. There is only one catch: first come, first served. Furthermore, CPO is also a great way to sell stuff, take in your fabulous old pieces, sign a contract and once it is sold, enjoy your profits at CPO, or anywhere else. Check out their Web site, www.cpoconsign.com.
DETAILS
CPO Consignment
(305) 531-1899
1800 Bay Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Fly Boutique : Miami Beach
Known as the best vintage store in Miami, this bohemian shop is jam-packed with treasures, and celebrity shoppers (such as Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss and Lenny Kravitz) You can find eighties metallic clutches, furs, sexy little cocktail dresses revved up with rhinestones, even antique photographs. The best part is the prices are actually affordable. How do they do it? On Lincoln Road where stores come and go, the proprietors of Fly Boutique manage to thrive year after year among the heavyweight national chains and high-end designer wares on the block. Offering truly unique treasures is how they do it. The green-and-white-checked Geoffrey Beene suit for one, the kind of electric Saville Row redux that looks especially smart topped with a fine feathered bowler or a raffish tam. Feeling nostalgic for a Dennis Weaver suede jacket heavy on the fringe? No problem. And there’s a heap of Stetsons to go with. Whether a dandy, a mod, or a dude, name your era and design preference and the Fly Boutique is sure to have what suits you. There are loads of purses, belts, boots, and shoes, bowling shirts and two-tone guayaberas, truck-stop caps, and even a mesh shirts. The friendly and knowledgeable salespeople have a keen eye for what’s retro cool or ironically hip, and the velvety boudoir interior makes for a more pleasant shopping experience. At ten years and counting, Fly Boutique is one of the last truly original places left to shop on Lincoln Road.
DETAILS
Fly Boutique
650 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL
305-604-8508
C. Madeleines: North Miami Beach
Don’t lie, you know that size matters, and the best part is you don’t feel cramped inside this spacious emporium. Madeleines is home to an ever-changing smorgasbord of fashions from bygone and more recent eras. The pleasant staff will graciously assist your quest for something specific, be it a Far From Heaven-style cocktail number, a Pucci girdle, or a seriously shouldered Claude Montana dress. Many items are sold on consignment, so depending on your timing, you may strike a mother lode, the moment most every vintage shopper lives for. You can find a pair of stacked heels from the Fifties, or a gold brocade dress from the Sixties. A paisley velvet coat from the Seventies. And you’d like to complete the ensemble with some rhinestone jewelry from the early Eighties. The epitome of one stop all-decade vintage shopping. Open only a few months, the store carries antiquated housewares, appliances, and other objets d’art. The place also rents itself out as a unique venue for weddings, bar mitzvahs, quinces, and other celebrations. But the price tags are the best part: C. Madeleine’s does not, unlike other vintage shops, charge a fortune for articles that look as though they came from a thrift store. Instead you’ll shop wisely, pay fairly, and wear one-of-a-kind pieces of aged designer clothing wonderfully, knowing you’re the only one in the room who’ll be doing so.
DETAILS
C. Madeleines
13702 Biscayne Boulevard
North Miami Beach, FL
305-945-7770
Senzatempo: Miami Beach
Senzatempo, which means “without time” in Italian is another vintage shopping jewel in Miami. For ten years this store has featured some of the most interesting, top-shelf, vintage material in the area. Besides stocking distinctive designer furnishings from the Roaring Twenties and the mod Seventies, this well-located place offers rare finds like a table crafted from the wing of a Forties-era DC-3 airplane. There also are unique knickknacks, such as novelty guns and unusual light fixtures. And Senzatempo carries a wide selection of vintage watches, the first love of owners Massimo Barracca and Matthew Bain. Indeed Barracca and Bain are such authorities that auction houses sometimes call for expert advice on timepieces.
DETAILS
Senzatempo
1655 Meridian Avenue
Miami Beach, FL
305-534-5588
Miami Twice Vintage Department Store: West Miami
Rhinestone earrings. Hula skirts. Plastic beaded curtains. Hundreds of ceramic cookie jars. A wall of platform shoes straight from The Mod Squad. A barrel of tube tops in assorted colors. A rack of Elizabethan gowns. Deco armoires. Hand-cut crystal chandeliers. A set of rainbow-color highball glasses. Lace gloves. Sparkle makeup. Disco balls. Pillbox hats. Hawaiian shirts. You can even find old Miami Dolphins paraphernalia here. If your looking to rev up your bar, home, or wardrobe, Miami Twice is is. It can all be found at Miami Twice, truly a first-class vintage vendor. This department store of bygone eras is the latest in old.
DETAILS
Miami Twice Vintage Department Store
6562 Bird Road
Miami, FL
305-666-0127
Douglas Gardens Thrift Shop: Miami Springs
Featured in Frommers Travel Miami, this thrift store is a Miami staple. Prices here are no longer the major bargain they once were, but for housewares and books, you can do all right. Call to see if they are offering any specials for seniors or students. Beautifully stocked, inexpensive thrift store is a haven for bargain hunters and supports the Douglas Gardens Jewish Home and Hospital. The place is huge, but low on fitting rooms, so wear something slim fitting to try things on over your clothes.
DETAILS
Douglas Gardens Thrift Shop
5713 NW 27th Ave
Miami, FL 33142-2201
(305) 638-1900
