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Section 02 · Trending now · London
Trending Now
The London vintage conversation right now — designer moves, market shifts and the stories our editors are reading.
01 · London
How to Wear Vintage Designer Bags Without Looking Like a Museum Piece
A guide to styling, sourcing, and understanding the history of vintage bags from Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Nike, for people who actually carry them.
02 · London
The Dress That Does the Work: Wearing Vintage Dresses
A vintage dress is not a costume. It is a shortcut to a silhouette you cannot buy new. Here is how to find one that fits your life, your body, and the way you actually get dressed in the morning.
03 · London
The Weight of a Good Fade
A vintage band tee is not a costume. It is a document of a night in 1972, a tour shirt worn thin by someone who was there. Here is how to wear it now, what to look for, and the stories stitched into the cotton.
04 · London
The Sculptural Earring: Wear Your Architecture
There is a certain thrill in finding a pair of vintage earrings that feel like tiny sculptures. They catch the light, move with you, and turn a simple outfit into a deliberate composition.
05 · London
London's Best Dress Rails
A velvet evening dress with scuffed boots. A 1940s tea dress under a leather jacket. That contrast is the city's style. It keeps the past from looking like fancy dress.
06 · London
London's Best Outerwear Rails
Buy one size up and wear it open over knitwear. Coats should skim, not squeeze.
07 · London
London's Best Bridal Vintage
One vintage element is often enough. A borrowed-era veil with a simple modern dress. A 1930s bias-cut slip under a contemporary sheath. The trick is restraint.
08 · London
London's Best Furniture Finds
A scratch on a Danish rosewood table is a story, not a defect. The city itself is a patchwork of eras, and your furniture should match.
09 · London
London's Best Small Finds
Here is the truth: a vintage accessory is not a costume. It is a tool. A good belt changes the silhouette of any dress.
10 · London
London's Best Shoe Shelves
Take the block heel. In the 1990s, British designers like John Rocha and Vivienne Westwood made them chunky and practical, a rebellion against the stiletto's tyranny.
11 · London
London's Best Tailoring Rails
That means scuffed Chelsea boots, a faded band tee, worn-in Levi's. The blazer is the anchor, not the whole outfit.
12 · London
London's Best Jewellery Trays
A silk blouse from the 1980s with a chunky gold chain, a faded denim jacket with a cameo pinned to the lapel.
Section 03 · The Auction Room · London
Sourced from the region
The vintage designer pieces the market is chasing right now — live auctions from sellers in London and nearby, ranked by how contested they are.
UsedCuriosities
LOT · 59846Vintage - Silver Plated Serving Tray, Used But Nearly New!!
USD 27.99
UsedCuriosities
LOT · 35093Vintage Cut Crystal Wine Decanter Etched Floral Flower Pattern with Stopper 11"
USD 45.00
UsedSilk Scarves
LOT · 0957668*68cm 100% Silk Scarf Women Vintage Blue Leaves Kerchief Square Bandana Wrap
USD 16.85
UsedCuriosities
LOT · 88462Vintage Silver Mfg. Corp. English Silver On Copper Tea / Coffee Pot Made In USA
USD 34.00
UsedDresses
LOT · 51944Sexy Wiggle Little Black Dress Vintage Minx Modes 1960s LBD Pinup Cocktail
USD 57.00
UsedJewellery
LOT · 75230Vintage Cultured Pearl Strand Necklace Hand-Knotted Ornate SILVER Clasp 16"
USD 120.96
UsedDresses
LOT · 17464Andrea Pfister Vintage Black Suede Balloon Applique Ballet Flats Red Sole Italy
USD 32.20
UsedBridal
LOT · 61044Vintage Hand Beaded Cream Sequin Envelope Clutch Floral Bridal Evening Bag
USD 24.95
The Journal, from London
€NaNHow to Wear Vintage Designer Bags Without Looking Like a Museum Piece
A guide to styling, sourcing, and understanding the history of vintage bags from Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Nike, for people who actually carry them.
€NaNThe Dress That Does the Work: Wearing Vintage Dresses
A vintage dress is not a costume. It is a shortcut to a silhouette you cannot buy new. Here is how to find one that fits your life, your body, and the way you actually get dressed in the morning.
The Weight of a Good Fade
A vintage band tee is not a costume. It is a document of a night in 1972, a tour shirt worn thin by someone who was there. Here is how to wear it now, what to look for, and the stories stitched into the cotton.
€NaNThe Sculptural Earring: Wear Your Architecture
There is a certain thrill in finding a pair of vintage earrings that feel like tiny sculptures. They catch the light, move with you, and turn a simple outfit into a deliberate composition.
€NaNLondon's Best Dress Rails
A velvet evening dress with scuffed boots. A 1940s tea dress under a leather jacket. That contrast is the city's style. It keeps the past from looking like fancy dress.
€NaNLondon's Best Outerwear Rails
Buy one size up and wear it open over knitwear. Coats should skim, not squeeze.
€NaNLondon's Best Bridal Vintage
One vintage element is often enough. A borrowed-era veil with a simple modern dress. A 1930s bias-cut slip under a contemporary sheath. The trick is restraint.
€NaNLondon's Best Furniture Finds
A scratch on a Danish rosewood table is a story, not a defect. The city itself is a patchwork of eras, and your furniture should match.
€NaNLondon's Best Small Finds
Here is the truth: a vintage accessory is not a costume. It is a tool. A good belt changes the silhouette of any dress.
€NaNLondon's Best Shoe Shelves
Take the block heel. In the 1990s, British designers like John Rocha and Vivienne Westwood made them chunky and practical, a rebellion against the stiletto's tyranny.
€NaNLondon's Best Tailoring Rails
That means scuffed Chelsea boots, a faded band tee, worn-in Levi's. The blazer is the anchor, not the whole outfit.
€NaNLondon's Best Jewellery Trays
A silk blouse from the 1980s with a chunky gold chain, a faded denim jacket with a cameo pinned to the lapel.
The Vintage Shops directory
Curated vintage shops in London
Archive boutiques, second-hand rooms and antique dealers — addresses, opening hours and maps.
Travel stories
Travel
Bowie's London: Ziggy's Soho
Ziggy Stardust platform boots, a lightning bolt of glitter, and the Soho streets that made Bowie — London's most electrifying decade of fashion, rebellion, and reinvention.
Travel
Chaplin's London
From Kennington's backstreets to the West End's bright marquees, trace Charlie Chaplin's London — where a hungry childhood forged the comic genius the whole world came to love.
Travel
Elizabeth Taylor's London
From Mayfair's grand squares to the West End's glittering theatres, retrace Elizabeth Taylor's London — where Hollywood glamour found a British address, one diamond at a time.
Where to stay
A shortlist of London hotels our editors rate for a vintage-minded stay.
Getting there
Live one-way economy fares to London — departing 2026-10-31, cheapest first.