Thrifting in Paris

I've run across 6 thrift/vintage shops in my short 4 days here is Paris. I am a true thriftaholic and love love love vintage dresses and skirts. Paris is like a dream. There is so much vintage Saint Laurent, Guy Laroche and Ferragamo here its sickening in the best way possible. Thrifting in Monmartre was my absolute favorite and I made a killing. Vintage Desir, By Flowers and Caverne a Fripe Vintage were the shops in Monmartre that I checked out.
VINTAGE DESIR

Vintage Desir (28 Rue Yvonne Le-Tac)

Straight off the train at Abbesses I walked onto Rue Yvonne Le-Tac and there is was the word "Vintage" luring me in. The place is run by a Spanish speaking woman who also speaks French but No English as all. She is very chic and hip and she played a lot of French/Spanish cool music. She spoke to me in Sprench (Spanish/French) once she figured out I didn't speak enough French.

Vintage Desir place was chalk full of dresses and skirts, hats and coats most of which were 10 Euros each for dresses and 5 Euros for skirts. I made a killing in here scoring 4 dresses and 2 skirts for 50 Euros. This place was by far my favorite for thrifting in Paris and was very organized.
Caverne a Fripe Vintage

 Caverne a Fripe Vintage 25 Rue Houdon
I narrowly missed this place but it is a treasure trove. My second favorite in Monmartre. Its run by a lovely man who doesn't speak a bit of English. The place is wonderful full of vintage dresses and bags. I loved this place and although I didn't buy anything I tried on about 10 dresses all of which didn't quite fit right but im thinking of going back and getting them anyway and having them altered back in the states.







This place is a gem and worth a visit. The clothing is a little more expensive at dresses between 15-50 Euros. This place reminded me a lot of Shareen Vintage in New York with the quality vintage they had.
By Flowers

By Flowers Vintage 86 Rue Marytrs
This place wasn't anything special. In fact it was tiny and cramped and the quality of vintage and donated items was rather lack luster. It may be worth it to check out their trinkets but that's about it. These sum of the shops I visited in Monmartre.
 Lets move on the Rue de Rivoli in Marias. Rue de Rivoli runs along a long strip of sights including Hotel De Ville to the Louvre and then the Tuileries. This is a prime shopping mecca in the area. It's super trendy with lots of clothing and shoe shops. But what interested me was the thrift stores. There are 3 just a few stores between in each other and each was pretty unique in what they had to offer.
Come on Eileen Vintage

Come on Eileen Vintage 38 Rue de Rivoli
This place was a dream. 3 floors of superb vintage. Its so exclusive they wouldn't let me take photos so I snuck a few. Lets just say this is where vintage Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Guy Laroche and Ferragamo come to die and be reborn into some one elses wardrobe. I spotted too many luxury Parisian designers to count. Of course a place like this can ask 50 Euros for a vintage silk Christian Dior skirt. Although I didn't buy anything I'm waiting until my last day here and seeing how my funds look. If its still good shape I'm going back for a vintage Saint Laurent skirt that will fit nicely into my wardrobe. This was one of my favorite is Paris for vintage designers.

yes...I forgot to mention that they had a ton and I mean a ton of silk Lanvin skirts. The price range at this place starts at about 50 euros and can go sky high. The highest price for a skirt that I saw was 120 Euros for the green silk Lanvin wrap skirt. The place also has a really great bag selection as well.
Free P Star

Free P' Star 20 Rue de Rivoli
I'd heard about this place and I must say its reputation doesn't live up to the hype. It was dank and the goods weren't good at all. There was a meek selection of dresses I counted about 50 in all. Down the twisting staircase into the basement and you have two tiny more rooms mostly of coats and menswear. The basement smells disgusting...like mold. I doubt anything bought from down there will ever smell normal again even with a million washes. I got out of there quick and wont ever return.



The place was in a state of perpetual disorder and smelled just like basement...after a heavy rain and then two weeks of no windows being opened. The only good thing was the 1 euro bin which mostly considered of scarfs and old hats and tank tops. Avoid.
TILT Vintage

Tilt Vintage 8 Rue de Rivoli
I didn't get many photos inside this place but its a typical thrift/vintage store. There was a great collection of dresses, letter jackets, denim jackets and leather skirts. The prices were really reasonable as well with barley anything over 20 Euros. It's definitely worth a trip. I found a great leather skirt here too.

Stay tuned I will continue to update this post as I thrift my heart out in Paris. Make sure to keep up with my Parisian adventure on Instagram.