Coastal Treasures

Step out of the City to find some fantastic Vintage Treats.

Beyond Retro and Pop are just a couple of the fantastic vintage emporiums that London has to offer to the fashion masses. However, look to the coastline to discover vintage treats and classics in the array of independent stores in Brighton, Chichester, Southampton in particular that let you discover some out-of-London treasures. After all, it is always lovely to be able to find a treat from a treat of place that the world hasn't already discovered and advertised.

Spybaby Vintage in Southampton is situated under a second-hand bookshop-coffee shop just outside of the heart of the city. Without sounding too much like a raging sycophant, it really is as lovely as it sounds. The store not only provides a great coffee but cheap antique books and clothing. This is perhaps why it is a great find as a classic edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover is as well priced as the £1 earl grey and the pristine Ossie Clarke maxis are still as affordable as they are wearable.

Without wanting to overrun this little discovery with new custom, it is definitely worth a visit if you are in the south.

"I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over." John Masefield

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