Next stop: Leonard, a more male-orientated shop. Leonard: branded men’s clothing with small price tags Still, to drive the point home, to give FripesKetchup their due, I could see even my mother going into the shop, a complete vintage virgin, and finding clothes she likes without being overwhelmed by piles of clothes to wade through. The prices weren’t extortionate, but neither were they cheap- 35€ for a pair of trousers may be fair enough for many women, but it’s not for me- a 20 year old student who likes her vintage to have vintage prices. It had much more an appearance of your typical clothes shop, and all the clothing even had FripesKetchup labels on it. What I will say in its favour is that this is the type of shop I can see even the vintage clothing virgin appreciating.
This was particularly the case with FripesKetchup which had a classic indie vibe, as clothing was hanging off strings from the ceiling (indie-points given for this alone) and was well organised and colour-coordinated. The shops I went to here were closer to what I’m used to in Britain, at least in terms of prices.
Nor does it isolate itself to skinny women, as it has a couple of rails of plus-sized vintage clothing- a great reminder that not all women 30-50 years ago were stick-thin.įrankly, I think that Frip’Attitude perfectly embodied what I love most about vintage fashion: an experience that Britain can only parallel with visiting vintage markets, to my knowledge at least.įripesKetchup: perfect for the vintage clothing virginįeeling very pleased with myself after buying a 5€ camel-coloured cord jacket from Frip’Attitude, I decided to head over to the Hôtel de Ville region, which is well known amongst Lyon’s locals for its vintage shops. You do need to be prepared to spend a good amount of time in the shop to search through the rails in order to find your treasure, but it’s well worth the effort: Levis jeans for 8€, brands such as Fiorucci and Hilfiger (a men’s Hilfiger t shirt cost just 15€).Īlso maintaining traditional vintage culture, the shop does not isolate its sales to women’s clothing- there’s plenty of men’s clothing, and even kid’s clothing. Overall, Frip’Attitude was exactly what a vintage shop should be, in my opinion- messy but organised, and CHEAP. When I entered the shop the first thing I saw above one railing was ‘Tops from 4.5€’ (in French, of course), and my senses tingled, as a natural born bargain-hunter. When I first got to the shop, I admit that I had mixed emotions- it had the vibe of a charity shop, with racks of clothing pushed together, making it hard to rummage through- yet I was also greeted by the familiar and comforting smell of vintage. My first stop was Frip’Attitude in Lyon 7, nestled in the residential area of Saint Louis (which is worth a visit on its own due to its great market, patisseries and beautiful church), half way between Saxe-Gambetta and Garibaldi metro stations. I hoped that an exploration of Lyon’s vintage shops would allow my former love of vintage clothing to be reignited.įrip’Attitude: a bargain-hunter’s dream in Lyon 7 I am simply fed up of them: overpriced, often not even truly vintage, and frankly just not that exciting. Vintage clothes are ‘in’- and not just for the fashion savvy and risk-takers- it’s slowly but surely taking over the wardrobes of many women.īefore I can discuss my vintage discoveries in Lyon, I must make a confession: I decided to explore Lyon’s vintage shops due to my ever-increasing bad blood with British vintage shops.
When I moved to Lyon at the end of September, I was excited to explore another culture, another gastronomy, and naturally, as a clothes addict, another world of fashion.
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