Out with the New: NYC's Top Consignment Boutiques
The best of Manhattan's consignment stores: Look haute while saving money!

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Digging through the piles upon piles of clothing and accessories in consignment stores can get exhausting and tedious. There are so many boutiques on this one fashion metropolis and narrowing down the best hot spots for good vintage finds can be daunting. Well now you don’t have to! With a little digging --actually, A LOT of digging, have provided all of you bargain buyers with the best of the best consignment boutiques that our lovely big apple has to offer.

 

 

 

A Second Chance 

155 Prince St 

A Second Chance is a family run and owned consignment boutique. Yes, it is small but filled to the brim with high-end designers: Hermes, Gucci, Prada, Christian Louboutin --the list could go on for days! This bright pink beauty specializes in vintage Chanel handbags and jewelry, and is known for their new, pre-owned and vintage pieces with little to no imperfections. Their stock changes every day so if you see something you love, make sure to buy it, otherwise it may be gone tomorrow!

 

INA Soho

101 Thompson St. New York, NY

INA is a diamond in the rough of Manhattan consignments. It’s high-end resale products speak to both men and women and it has 6 locations around the city. The clothes are vintage of course, but the staff makes a fantastic effort in putting the current trends on the floor so don’t expect to see any fashion faux pas here. In addition to selling vintage and pre-owned pieces, INA also has a wide selection of new and limited edition pieces. INA’s shoe selection is out of this world along with their coats, clothing and handbags. You can find a good pair of sunglasses every once in a while, however, their jewelry selection is small so make clothing a priority when shopping here.

 

Second Time Around Consignment Boutique, Nolita
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Second Time Around

262 Mott St. New York, NY

Of course we couldn’t go without mentioning the BRAVO fave, Second Time Around. This consignment store has been around for over 30 years. It started as a single boutique, and have now swelled to  29! Our favorite is the small, narrow boutique in Nolita. The selection is always changing and the store as a whole is extremely organized from size, to types of clothing, to shoe sizes; creating the easiest shopping experience you could ever imagine! If you can’t make it to one of the store locations, at least check out their online store with pages and pages of current products and amazing deals.

 

 

Encore 

1132 Madison Ave. New York, NY

Encore is an upper east side native, and paying homage to its fancy location, this consignment boutique only carries the top high-end designers in new or almost new condition. If you are looking for the current trends this is definitely your go-to as the majority of Encore is filled with modern merchandise. Their relationships with consignors all around the globe also helps to keep their boutique original with one-of-a-kind pieces and limited addition items as well. If you can’t make it to their Madison Avenue location, make sure to check out their eBay store online!

 

Tokio 7

83 East 7th St. New York, NY 

Tokio 7 Consignment Boutique
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Loud and proud, Tokio 7 is one of the best places to find both chic and funky designer duds. As one of the largest consignment boutiques in NYC, you can imagine the amount of amazing gems you’ll find while here. Their sunglasses are always reasonably priced, and their racks upon racks of clothing contain designers from classic designs by Chanel, Prada, or Hermes, to more the more contemporary ones like Marc Jacobs, Alice + Olivia, and Rebecca Taylor. They always have a wide selection of great costume jewelry pieces perfect for layering. Tokio 7 is a great add to the dozens of East Village consignment boutiques.

 

Resurrection

217 Mott St. New York, NY 

This fancy boutique only carries the classic fashion designs including Chanel, YSL, Lanvin, Hermes, and many more. Although it is one of the pricier consignment stores, it has a fantastic selection of clothing and accessories. With the owners’ impeccable attention to detail, all of the pieces in Resurrection look as good as new. If you are searching for a piece fit for a special occasion this will definitely be your place to go as it not only carries classic designers but very elegant pieces as well!

 

Beacon’s Closet 

10 W. 13th St. New York, NY

Beacon's Closet NYC
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Sometimes even consignment pieces can be a bit pricey. Beacon’s Closet however, has stayed loyal to it’s thrifty values by offering a wide array of some of the best vintage and new clothing by classic and current designers at extremely affordable prices. It maintains that thrift store charm with walls and walls of shoes, and clothing from ceiling to floor however, everything is organized and color-coded to a T. Along with all of their vintage clothing and accessories for men and women, they also have modern gadgets like candles, beer bottle openers, and piggy banks. The well-balanced atmosphere makes this place a fantastic consignment hot spot for whatever you may be seeking.

 

So there you have it! Now that you have the best consignment boutiques to browse in NYC, all we have left to say is happy shopping!