Hello everyone! Today I'd like to share with you some of the shops in Southsea that I like to visit for vintage shopping. For this post I have three shops to talk about. There are some other vintage and antiques shops in the area as well, but some of them don't sell my type of vintage and a couple of others that I do like were closed on the particular day that I took these photos so I will hopefully be able to include them in another post in the future.

Without further ado, here are the shops I'd like to share with you for today.

Sue Ryder
28 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3QH



First up we have good old Sue Ryder, which many of the English vintage babes will already be familiar with. Sue Ryder is a hospice charity, and the shops often have a really decent vintage and retro section. The Sue Ryder shop in Southsea is the closest one to where I live, and is the shop where I buy the most of my vintage at the moment. The vintage section in this shop is quite big, although as with any charity shop you have to visit often to find the best things. I usually pop in about once a week or once every couple of weeks, and sometimes I only find reams of 80s polyester and lumpy hand-knitted jumpers. Other times I will come out with two or three lovely items and indeed some of my favourite clothes have come out of this shop. One thing to bear in mind is that the items here are not premium vintage, so I will often have to make small repairs such as darning a hole, fixing up a hem or replacing a zip. However, if you're able and willing to fix things up a bit, this is an excellent budget option. I will normally pay no more than around £20-25 for an original 1950s dress and have found some for around £15. To me, the saving is well worth having to reinforce a seam here and there!

Rowans Hospice Shop
7 Marmion Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 2AT



Next we have The Rowans Hospice shop; another hospice charity but this time covering a much smaller area of Hampshire. Overall I find that the vintage selection here is a bit smaller than in Sue Ryder, but there are still plenty of interesting bits and bobs. Again as it's a charity shop, you will generally speaking pay a bit less for items than you would from some specialised vintage shops, but depending on what type of vintage clothing you like you might be less likely to find what you want or you may need to make small repairs. As a side note they do often have nice things in the window so if you're walking past it's worth having a quick look. In fact, I am often tempted to wander inside after seeing a pretty dress on one of the mannequins as I've been passing by.

One Legged Jockey
9 Marmion Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 2AT



Lastly for today we have One Legged Jockey, an amazing treasure trove packed full of top quality vintage clothing and accessories. This is one of those shops where I have to be very strict with myself to avoid overspending! The folks at One Legged Jockey were kind enough to let me take some photos inside which I'm happy to be able to share with you here. That being said, the photos do not in any way do this wonderful shop justice so I urge you to visit for yourself for the full experience.













As One Legged Jockey is a specialised vintage shop the prices here are generally higher than in the charity shops (as you'd expect), but for that money you can expect some really special pieces and wonderful quality. In addition, I wouldn't say that it's an expensive shop compared to other vintage shops. At around £70 for a 1950s dress I'd place One Legged Jockey solidly in the "average" category, though of course your mileage may vary. Either way, this is a great interesting shop to visit, especially if you've got some time to have a thorough dig through all the racks.