Would you like to add a bit of high-end vintage to your wardrobe or go shopping for truly unique pieces? I’m going to reveal you the best and unusual boutiques of Milan. Here you can still breathe the true sense of high-end clothing, fabulous jewelry or unusual furnishings.
Selection of vintage shops to discover in Milan
Urzì
On the bohemian Brera district of Milan you’ll find a sophisticated vintage shop carefully curated in every detail: Urzì Vintage Selection. The style embraces the fashion of the 80s and 90s with some exceptions for the 60s and 70s, only if well packaged and preserved.
A rich selection of beautiful velvet jackets, as well as silk scarves and leather bags that I particularly appreciate. Vintage jewelry slection for sure will make you dream big. Another note of merit is the value for money: here you can buy unique pieces and garments of excellent workmanship at very honest prices.
If you are looking to make your way in the world of vintage, Urzì is the right starting point.
Address: Via Ciovasso, 6 (Brera), Milan
Orient Express Vintage
A short walk from the characteristic district of Chinatown you will find Orient Express Vintage, a shop full of clothes, accessories, shoes and other vintage objects from the 70’s-’80’s.
This concept store seems coming out of a novel by Agatha Christie: furniture in the seventies with their mix of geometric prints. What makes this vintage shop unique is the presence of a bar where you can sip a drink during an intense shopping session. The small tables outside recall the Parisian style and are also suitable for a romantic evening. Snooping around, I was kidnapped here by the fancy dresses and leather jackets, really gorgeous.
Address: Viale Montello 8, Milan
Cavalli e Nastri
Known for its unique selection of vintage clothing and accessories from 1920 to 1990, this store is a true temple of vintage shopping in Milan. All garments are designers and of high quality, here you will find Italian and foreign brands, among them Versace, Moschino, Missoni, Pucci, Chanel, Versace, YSL and more.
The assortment changes constantly, it worth frequent visits to grab the last arrivals 😉.
Address: Via Gian Giacomo Mora, 3, 20123 Milan
Vintage Delirium
A few steps from Sforzesco Castle you’ll find Vintage Delirium – a charming boutique created by Franco Jacassi, antiquity expert and refined collector. His famous collection of buttons was housed by Mazzucchelli Museums of Ciliverghe in Brescia setting up the largest exhibition in the world dedicated to buttons.
Vintage Delirium store’s style is reminiscent of the Milanese boutiques of the past with large built-in wardrobes and a spiral staircase leading to the upper floor where there is an archive of fabulous vintage clothes.
Hermès ties, classic Chanel bags, iconic Birkin, jewelry, vintage dresses and a huge selection of vintage couture fabrics, unique pieces that owner accumulated over the years. The boutique offers a fantastic collection of buttons with over fifty thousand models and a special archive dedicated to fashion that includes magazines, buckles, antique applications and much more.
Address: via Giuseppe Sacchi 3, Milan
Vincent Vintage Bijoux
Vincent Vintage Bijoux hosts an endless collection of antique jewelry and brooches with precious stones.
This place is an ideal stop for those who are searching more than a simple ring or necklace, the boutique will surprise you with illusionist installations and theatrical exhibitions that can make alive the individual pieces on sale.
Address: Via Lazzaro Spallanzani, 11, 20129 Milan
Squad Milano
Close to the columns of San Lorenzo there is a shop for lovers of the 90s and 2000s: Squad Milano. If you are a jeans fan you should definitely visit this shop, here you can find Evisu, the jeans of the famous brand of the same name founded in Osaka in 1991.
Squad Milano offers american sweatshirts, rare t-shirts, game cards, video games and collectibles.
The research of the products is careful and scrupulous. Not surprisingly, the owner is very passionate and is often around the world looking for unique items to offer to his customers.
Address: Via Gian Giacomo Mora 7, Milan
The Cloister
A few steps from Piazza Duomo there is a concept store named The Cloister. A vintage shop with an industrial touch: high ceilings, ancient pavement and the entrance whose door opens directly overlooking a cloister of the historic Casa dei Grifi.
The selection of vintage garments is very wide: from american and french workwear dresses to elegant pieces for great occasions, from designer bags to 70’s fancy shirts (accessories by Japanese brands such as Sima Sima bags, shoes and baskets by Rosa Mosa Vienna, and much more). The Cloister has also a whole area of deco and design with modern antiques and collectibles such as books, lamps, prints and beautiful trinkets, a wall entirely dedicated to slow office and a capsule collection designed by designer Sam Baron.
Address: Via Valpetrosa 5, Milan
Lo Specchio di Alice
For those who want to poke around Lo Specchio di Alice is a real paradise. In this store, you can find literally everything, used and new clothings. 80’s and 90’s sports uniforms, jeans of various models and washings, leather jackets and original designer pieces (starting from 15 euro).
Adress: Corso di Porta Ticinese, 64, Milan
Enjoy your vintage shopping!
