50 Chic Online Vintage Stores That Let You Shop Sustainably From The Comfort Of Your Own Home

The most sustainable clothes are, of course, the ones you already own.

However, styles change, bodies fluctuate in size and, occasionally, the itch for something new just can't be ignored. Thankfully, there is one (very stylish) way you can scratch said itch without (or minimally) contributing to fashion's carbon footprint: buy second-hand and through online vintage stores.

Now, we love a charity shop as much as the next person, but, they don't quite have the ease of your favourite e-retailer. However, we have a solution. Many of our favourite vintage sellers have ensured they have an online presence, which makes perusing their stock a whole lot easier.

If shopping for vintage clothing online seems a little daunting, there are tips worth remembering to make sure you get the right fit and style you want.

Be sure to check, or ask sellers directly for, detailed measurements of items and cross reference the measurement with clothes of a similar style you already own and know fit you. Likewise, asking about material composition (that you can similarly compare with pieces in your own wardrobe) will help you determine how pieces with fit. It's also always worth asking if the item you want to purchase has any flaws, stains or smells (not that that should necessarily stop you from buying) and what the returns policy is. Following these extra steps gives you a higher chance of being a satisfied customer as these small boutiques.

Here are our favourite online vintage stores and sellers on Instagram and beyond...

We look to Atelier Archive vintage for those stand out, but still classic pieces that slot into a trend-driven wardrobe.

'For me, vintage is a way of life. I love the quality and construction of vintage clothing. But even more, I love the uniqueness of a vintage piece,' founder Shelley Jukes told ELLE UK.

'I personally curate every Atelier Archive Vintage collection, with an eye for current trends and timeless style. As well as being stylish, buying vintage is an easy way to take a small step towards a more sustainable lifestyle. With that in mind all Atelier Archive packaging is environmentally friendly and the studio is run as sustainably as possible.'

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After past vintage concessions in Liberty London and YMC, former fashion PR turned vintage seller Jody Moss launched Toile Vintage as an online platform three years ago.

‘I love the thrill of hunting for treasures, researching labels and fabrics and just generally rummaging through boxes of old clothes,' Moss told ELLE UK.

'Over the past 30 years I’ve found some amazing pieces but my favourites are always the lesser know designers, handmade pieces or workwear. Everything I sell I’d wear myself or I can picture one of my friends wearing so Toile is very much an extension of me and my wardrobe.’

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Founded in 2016 by Anna Mulica, Tigon Vintage is a great place to browse for wardrobe staples and put together daywear outfits with an extra special feel.

'We Mainly focus on classic pieces from the 1980s and 1990's and preferably made from natural fibres - think worn in cotton T-shirts, wool blazers and dreamy silk blouses,' Mulica told ELLE UK.

'We often find that vintage items are way superior in terms of tailoring, choice of fibre and overall quality and are so proud to be a part of the slow fashion movement. Snd all our orders are sent using 100% compostable packing.'

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Cordial Vintage, ran by Katie Greswell, is a constance source of well-priced romantic dresses (with a healthy amount of mid and plus-size options) that you can buy via Instagram.

'Cordial had long been a pipe dream of mine which finally came to fruition at my home in Bristol during the first lockdown. Having amassed a vast collection of vintage over the years I suddenly found myself completely overwhelmed with it all and decided it was high time to let some of it go,' 30-year-old Greswell told ELLE UK.

'I received such positive feedback that I started to source specifically for Cordial as well as continuing to include much loved pieces from my own collection, such as highly coveted early Laura Ashley.'

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An inexpensive store, Delve Vintage, houses items you can easily integrate into your existing wardrobe, something owner, Ruth Panton works hard to ensure: 'My main aim with my collections is always to help people find those staple and statement pieces that fit in with a modern wardrobe.'

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Sister stores Strobe and Strange Moon Vintage are both run by Kimberley Nicolson-Moelle. Whilst Strobe is a high-end collection of largely 1970s pieces, Strange Moon features cheaper, but no less beautiful, separates, meaning there is something for everyone.

'Everything I choose is a reflection of me and my character. It must be one of a kind, rare,' Nicolson-Moelle explained to ELLE UK. 'I take inspiration from music culture and street style and try to find the vintage equivalent. I love mixing modern with vintage to give that individual edge.'

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Spanning homeware, womenswear and soon menswear Atijọ Store is vintage shopping for the truly cool.

Founded by four London-based stylists and creatives Anu Odugbesan, Caitlin Moriarty, Londiwe Ncube and Safiya Yekwai, you can expect extremely reasonably-priced designer vintage pieces, such as a 1990s YSL dress for only £90, from a trustworthy source.

'We want Atijo to inspire conscious consumption and celebrate style, culture and diversity,' they told us. 'Additionally, we want to provide a more curated and elevated shopping experience to vintage and second-hand.

'We have editorial shots for all of our products and we provide the same luxury packaging experience (we’re also 100% plastic free) as leading retailers.'

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'Here at Beat Girl, we curate fun, wearable and affordable vintage, focusing on sourcing vintage gems from the 1950s to 1970s,' 27-year-old vintage-lover Mary Costello told ELLE UK.

'Each item is carefully hand-picked, from 1960s mini dresses, the perfect suit, to that pair of flares you'll never be without.'

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Bold, bright and brilliant, Selena's Shop isn't for the shy.

'The main thing that makes my store different from other vintage stores is I personally handpick everything myself, everything in the shop is an item I absolutely love and would totally wear myself,' founder Selena Williams told ELLE UK, adding, 'this however does make it hard when letting things go.'

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If you struggle to find vintage clothes that fit, then welcome to Finds By Foxes, a vintage store that specialises in clothes above a UK 12. Founded by 35-year-old Katty Patterson, Finds By Foxes is all about expressing yourself with clever styling tricks and bold shapes and print.

'I'm here to make sure mid- to plus-size vintage lovers don't feel like an afterthought,' Patterson commented to ELLE UK.

'Finds By Foxes is about embracing ourselves in every moment and in every shape. It's about inspiring us to re-look at our wardrobes, try new things, explore our style and purchase vintage with confidence.'

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A minimalist's dream, Retold sells crisp and on-trend mid to high priced pieces in mint condition. If you're looking for cool AF workwear or even a bridesmaid dress, then look no further.

'As a life-long collector of vintage I wanted to inspire others to also rethink their fashion choices and consider vintage as an alternative to buying new, so when I left my job I thought it was the perfect opportunity and thus created Retold,' founder Clare Lewis told ELLE UK.

'At the core of Retold is the mission to make vintage and second hand clothing inspiring and accessible and for every person who chooses vintage over new it’s a step closer to creating positive change on a larger scale.'

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Possibly the most joyful account on Instagram, Darling + Vintage sees owner Cassie O’Neill dancing in her vibrant vintage finds.

'When I started Darling + Vintage I had the mindset that I wanted to sell vintage in a contemporary way, by bringing fun and personality to my store,' 39 year-old O'Neill told us. 'I really think the dancing helps my customers see how each item moves.'

And, though you might come for the dancing, you'll stay for the reasonably-priced vintage stock that jumps era as smoothly as O'Neill's moves.

'Also, my stock isn’t lead by one trend or style direction. It’s an eclectic mix- I pick items that I think are beautiful, which means that 70s prairie dresses sit happily alongside 80s Avant Garde. I like to keep my followers guessing on what’s coming next.'

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'Started in 2019, Narrations LDN is a true reflection of my romantic nature - I love fun, unusual and rare pieces,' 29-year-old Aleks Karpiuk explained of her vintage store.

'It’s very much a reflection of my personal taste and every piece is hand picked. I do weekly drops which are a mix of 1970s dresses, statement collars, pastel knits as well as florals and ruffles in any form. I also specialise in vintage nightwear from the signature eras of the 1930s and 1940s alongside vintage designer lingerie (La Perla, Dior, Valentino) to help you find that unique piece you will love forever. '

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'We curate special everyday vintage clothing that fit seamlessly into a modern day wardrobe,' 36-year-old Helen Emberton said of her vintage shop Found and Curated Vintage.

'We also rework vintage fabrics and patchwork quilts into one off clothing and accessory pieces.

'I'm super passionate that vintage clothing should be enjoyed by everyone therefore ensuring our range has accessible price points and pieces that help us tackle our day to day life is really key.'

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This cult pre-loved store, run by Holly Watkins, has existed in various forms for over a decade. Now a famed Instagram account, website and IRL shop, One Scoop Store runs the gamut of pre-loved pieces, with £10 high-street items to £100 designer treasures.

'I'm really happy when people say that One Scoop has introduced them to buying second hand for the first time,' Watkins told ELLE UK. 'I wanted to offer an edit, as most people are really overwhelmed going into a charity shop or vintage shop as the rails are crammed. Online you can browse easily and I try not to have hundreds of pages of stock as I don’t want people to feel overwhelmed.'

'One of my key aims is always to offer a range of affordable stock - so I'll have great brands like Gucci, Shrimps and Ganni, but also a good high street edit, with prices starting from £10.'

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Specialising in minimal, wearable pieces with a heritage feel, Zoe Durrant Keegan sources for Lila Vintage from her home in Cornwall.

'I prefer to source garments made from natural fabrics,' Durrant told ELLE UK, adding 'and I have an eye for a good collar and a fab sleeve.

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'At the heart of Porcelain & Red has always been an emphasis on unique detailing and prints, prints and more prints,' 29-year-old founder Danielle Kendry said.

'We strive to source sustainable alternatives to the high street, that capture every era for the modern day woman. Because who needs high street, when you have history?'

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When vintage shoes are this great, who could possible need to buy new? Giving us major Gucci vibes, Rapture Vintage, founded by 32 year-old Bethany Ansbro, has all the retro footwear (and clothing) you could desire.

'Everything is hand picked with a focus on footwear as well as clothing,' Ansbro said to ELLE UK.

'Nothing is more exciting than finding those super rare items and getting to share them with all my followers.'

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Notable for its retro aesthetic and hyped-up drops, Another Matinee is one of the most delightful and highly-curated vintage shops out there.

Setting you back around the same price as a Ganni or Rixo dresses, this online store provides the perfect sustainable alternative to summer wedding guest dressing.

'I wondered whether I could start helping other people find dresses for special occasions,' Sarah Brand told ELLE UK of starting Another Matinee in August 2019, 'Then I started to imagine how I would style them up and where I would shoot them, for me that was just as big a part of it, presenting the dresses to people in a way they might not have imagined before.'

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'I curate vintage and handmade jewellery from my home studio in the North of England,' 29-year-old Grace Taylor said of her store Your Honeymoone.

'My aesthetic is largely inspired by my obsession with the films of the 1960s and also my love of the 1990s.'

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Something of a holy grail for fashion lovers, Shrimpton Couture dubs itself as 'the best vintage site in the world' on its website and we're not disagreeing.

Pieces are regularly lent to A-listers such as Kaitlyn Dever and Tracee Ellis Ross, but you can contact owner Cherie herself to buy part of her amazing high-end collection (that does have a price tag to match).

'I love finding the history behind pieces and really try to convey the stories of each of the things that I bring into the shop., Vintage aficionado Cherie told ELLE UK of her shop Shrimpton Couture.

'I think because I truly love vintage as much, or more, as my most vintage-crazed clientele, I am as much of a fan as I am a dealer. I have a genuine excitement for what I do and I hope that it is contagious. I think that I do what I do in my own little way that is just a touch different then how anyone else is doing it.'

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'I offer a carefully curated selection of vintage, trying to combine minimal pieces with statement ones, while keeping it harmonious,' founder Raluca Smadu said of her vintage shop D'autrefois Vintage.

'Alongside timeless classics, I aim to have my shop stocked with on the trend pieces, with a focus on the streetwear. I'm always on the hunt for designer pieces and I want my shop to be the living proof that quality, affordability, sustainability and style can really go hand in hand.'

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Manchester-based Dirty Disco should be your go-to for low cost and fun second-hand items.

'Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, from washing the garments to shipping out orders,' Dirty Disco's 29-year-old founder told ELLE UK. 'Our aim is to make buying sustainable clothing as easy as possible so we hold ourselves accountable, so that you can shop without any guilt.'

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A one-stop-shop for homeware and clothing alike, Mary's Vintage, ran by Rachel Entwistle, is a great place to nab both rattan furniture and prairie dresses.

'Mary’s Vintage is a lifestyle brand allowing the shopper to bring vintage not only into their wardrobe but also their home,' Entwistle said to ELLE UK.

'Each piece is hand selected creating that special one off feeling only vintage can bring.’

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One of Margate's most treasured vintage shops also sells online, meaning you can grab a slice of Kent-based Peony Vintage wherever you are.

Georgie Roberton has created a compact collection of low price pieces that often celebrate colour and print.

'I believe in styling true vintage to curate a collection of wearable, affordable and accessible high fashion-style pieces for the modern woman who cares about sustainability,' Roberton told us about her shop.

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'I handpick every item I sell on Ellem Vintage and release a small curated collection almost every Sunday,' 27-year-old Lucile Merveille said of her store Ellem Vintage.

'The themes of the collections depends on my mood, the weather, a trend or colour I've been liking or can even be based on a piece of art that that I have found inspiring. I love choosing any item of clothing that speaks to me in the hope that it will meet its perfect, unique match.'

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After working for over 15 years in the fashion industry, 36-year-old Nicci Fletcher opened her vintage shop, Second Stories, to reflect her personal shopping preferences. A mass clear-out of her clothes proved her most treasured items had lived a life before her, so in July 2019 she began sourcing and selling mid price pieces from Laura Ashley to Aquascutum.

'It’s basically stuff I want to wear: sourced, prepped and ready for everyone else to enjoy because it makes me happy seeing beautiful things go on to have a second life, a Second Story,' Fletcher explained.

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Specialising in super-wearable items, A Curated Life provides the well-priced staples you need to build a sustainable wardrobe.

'The things I source for the site are all things that I personally love and would wear or use in my own life,' ex-Creative an Marketing Manager for London Fashion Week founder Gwynnie Burrows told ELLE UK. 'I want to look good but I also need my clothes to work in real life and have longevity.'

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If you want modern cuts with vintage textiles, look no further than Freya Simonne's upcycled vintage store. Reworked vintage means you get modern cuts and trendy pieces, while keeping at circular fashion.

'I also offer custom reworks of textiles or clothing that people already own, weather it is just removing a sleeve or a total rework, 'Simonne told ELLE UK, noting 'avoiding the use of any virgin resources I love helping people fall back in love with the things they already own. Because as we all know loved clothes last'.

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One for the summer-lovers out there, Medley Vintage is a vibrant and fun shop full of punchy colours and bold prints and a low to mid price point.

'I love colourful prints and really daring, feminine cuts,' 30 year-old shop owner Emily Sturgess, of Medley Vintage, admitted. 'I would say I specialise in eye-catching dresses and gravitate towards the '70s and '80s.'

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Often including pieces from blogger Sophia Barresse's personal vintage collection, Top Of The Town Vintage offers: 'limited capsule collections which are each inspired by a different film, song, person or place.'

'Top Of The Town's key ethos is to make vintage shopping easy, accessible and inspirational,' Barresse told us.

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Soon to be launching their own clothing line, Bonsergent Studio is the small France-based mid to high priced vintage shop we're currently swooning over.

'For us, Bonsergent Studio isn’t just a shop,' co-founders Ben and Cris detailed to ELLE UK. 'It’s about doing what we love, offering things that we would wear ourselves, that we would buy, and being able to do it in the way that we want to.

'Our vintage collections are selected by shape, colour and material. and the quality of each piece and where it was made is essential to us.'

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Nor strictly a vintage shop in and of itself, A Virtual Vintage Market - founded by Medley Vintage and Peony Vintage founders Sturgess and Roberton - does what it says on the tin, hosting a regular digital vintage market bringing together the internet's finest online vintage stores.

'We connect people with vintage and sustainable fashion brands from around the world to create live virtual shopping and fashion events and talks, all with the aim to promote a circular fashion economy and emulate a real life physical experience,' the pair explained.

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'House of Vintage offers true American vintage in a paired back, contemporary style. We specialise in vintage denim and workwear, classic wardrobe staples as well as rare and collectible vintage pieces. We source hard-to-get pieces and provide them with friendly customer service at an affordable price in our two East London boutiques as well as online.'

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Working with over 350 thrift and consignment shop owners across France, Imparfaite is a veritable treasure trove of vintage pieces specialising in low to mid price separates like Austrian cardigans and Levi's jeans.

Though, if you're worried about feeling overwhelmed by their daily vintage drops, then look no further than their monthly edit by a different 'muse', which provide a more curated edit. Plus, their website allows for you to filter through size, material and quality.

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'Curate & Rotate is online store rotating pre-loved clothes with a focus on minimalistic vintage and pieces from independent brands all in earthy colour palettes and tasteful tonal hues,' mother Melanie Milham told ELLE UK, 'I only sell pieces I adore and would wear myself.'

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Founded by Lauren Lepire just under 20 years ago, Timeless Vixen has evolved from dorm room and eBay start-up to Beverly Drive storefront and website that sees pieces being bought by the likes of the FIDM museum and costume designers to be featured on Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

'Customers can find a super rare 1930 Chanel haute couture cape, a 1959 Yves Saint Laurent for Dior coat, and lifetime Alexander McQueen gown all in our store,' Lepire told us of her high-end (which is reflected in pricing) collection. 'We also pride ourselves in finding pieces that are as pristine as possible, viewing these designs as true works of art that deserve a new home.'

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Perhaps you aren't aware, but charity shop Oxfam has one of the best - and biggest - online vintage platforms out there.

With hundreds of items added daily, the site boasts over 150,00 items priced between £2.99 and £700, ensuring you'll experience that in-store charity shop feel of unearthing a true treasure.

'All the fashion sold on the Oxfam Online Shop fights poverty and saves the planet too,' Oxfam Online's shop manager Holly Bentley told ELLE UK. 'It’s donated to us, which means we give garments a second chance to be sold, slowing down the fast fashion cycle and preventing good clothes ending up in landfill.

'Oxfam uses the money it makes from selling fashion to help the world’s poorest people access the basics in life, like clean drinking water, sanitation, education - especially for girls, and we fight for people to be paid a fair wage for a day's work and be protected from the impact of climate change.

'Shopping on the Oxfam Online Shop really does help make the world a kinder, fairer place for everybody.'

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If you wear your heart on your sleeve then look no further than romantic vintage store The Faraway.

Run by 33-year-old Kelsey Burns in Canada, The Faraway features dreamy silk slips and perfect old denim for a mid-range price point.

'I source on the road often and photograph each piece in a thoughtful way,' Burns said of her shop. 'I would love for the faraway to be more than a piece of clothing, but a whole vision that feels lovely and dreamlike.'

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US-based Devore Vintage is full of the clothes you dream of owning, and whilst it's far from cheap, the quality of curation speaks for itself.

'I provide a unique experience for my customers, through the use of Shoppable editorials and photographic storytelling,' Devore Vintage owner Hannah Conzelman Joseph told ELLE UK, 'I only sell garments that I would wear, and style with all of my own antique jewellery and mix in current designer pieces.

'My main goal is to showcase my antique collection so as to be functional and relevant in present day.

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Canadian founder of Emma London Vintage Emma LeGallais 'source[s] luxury vintage jewellery for the contemporary girl...carefully selected so that each piece can be built upon and layered with another.'

'I’m still in awe of the jewellery we find – it’s so incredible to know that a piece of jewellery in our collection can be 70 years old and still look beautiful and brand new. We have vintage pieces from designers like Givenchy, Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta.'

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'The Coedit was created to provide a space for a community of individuals who share our desire to change the way we shop, co-founders Victoria Binns and Hannah Jinkins told ELLE UK.

'We believe that the foundations of a considered wardrobe lie in the pieces we, as a collective, already own.'

This means, The Coedit not only sell pre-loved and reworked vintage pieces, but sustainable styling sessions too.

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Launette Vintage, founded by 37-year-old Laura Forge, hosts an eclectic mix of easy to wear vintage pieces at an accessible price point.

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If shopping vintage can feel a little overwhelming, then The 2nd Look's curated edits are a great place to start.

With a mother-daughter duo behind both the physical and digital arms of the store, timeless items are abundant.

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Standout because of its beautiful editorial shoots, Anita Is, founded by 31-year-old Isabelle Hardy, specialises in wearable yet whimsical curated vintage edits.

'Sustainability is at the heart of the brand, Hardy told ELLE UK, adding 'we aim to encourage more people to choose vintage over new and send all our treasures in eco-friendly packaging'.

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Not only is Soul and Flare both a physical and digital store, but it also sells reworked pieces as well as straight-up vintage ones.

We're obsessed with the upcycled shirt dresses founder Gay Bennet envisions.

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'I am not led by one particular trend or era and always try to stock a wider range of sizes,' Saluto London founder Hannah Stacpoole told ELLE UK.

'You can find anything from a full-length floral number - which is as easily teamed with a pair of 1970s platforms as is with a pair of trainers - to antique embroidered blouses and outrageous feathered mini-dresses.'

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'Founded in 2018, Manifesto Woman is a boutique with a difference - nothing is new,' founder Sally Emslie told ELLE UK.

'We aim to make secondhand aspirational by creating a retail experience that is intuitive to browse, fun to shop, beautifully designed and with a selection that mirrors how women dress: a mash-up of designer, boutique label, a bit of vintage and best of the high street.'

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'Magpie is lovingly sourced and curated, avant garde, true, premium vintage, with every item being hand selected by myself,' Magpie Vintage owner Alice Lockspeiser told ELLE UK.

'I hugely believe in repurposing and salvaging and have recently launched my quilt and crotchet collections, turning old throws and blankets into wearable clothing and the response has been amazing.'

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'At the heart of Strawberry Fields Vintage is my desire to create a sustainable shopping experience that is accessible for all,' founder Charlie McCurry told ELLE UK.

'From picking to packaging, every step is carefully considered. I launder every piece with eco-friendly products and use 100 per cent recycled packaging that is fully biodegradable. Weekly curated website drops range from recreating the runway collections to seasonally focused edits that enable customers to shop trends at affordable prices.'

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