Shopping Guides

Detailed & Obsessive Field Notes From Vintage Shopping In Paris

Where and what is worth your time/money from someone who lives for this stuff

May 12 • Alison Syrett

The Christmas Markets In Germany Are On Another Level

A veteran shopper/Germany-newbie's guide on what to eat and buy.

Dec 16, 2025 • Alison Syrett

Back In New York: The Black Friday Scene In Williamsburg, Brooklyn & The Value Of IRL Shopping

Not a gift guide, but not NOT one either

Dec 2, 2025 • Alison Syrett

5 Euro Cool Girl Labels I Discovered In St. Barts

"Oh, this old thing? They don't sell it in the States."

Nov 11, 2025 • Alison Syrett

Turning My Barcelona Detour Into Vintage Shopping Gold

Missed a flight, found '80s-era Gucci.

Oct 28, 2025 • Alison Syrett

To All The London Brands I've Loved Before

Shopping the 2010s LFW collections that live rent-free in my mind

Sep 23, 2025 • Alison Syrett

Chatting Up The Vintage Shop Girls & Boys Of Notting Hill

They have better recs than any online guide can give you.

Sep 2, 2025 • Alison Syrett

6 Unexpected Things I Stock Up On In Paris

This is NOT a French Pharmacy post.

Jul 22, 2025 • Alison Syrett

How To Vintage Shop In Paris Like You Know What You're Doing

+ shopping advice and local picks from the owners of my fave secondhand spots

Jul 15, 2025 • Alison Syrett

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