Community

This review is for the online store only because I didn’t have the luck to go to the real one yet. Customer service was fantatic… and most importantly I was able to dig out some last piece in the world — pair of philippe starck compression molded boots.

I had a suit for alteration, and it took me a month to take it back. It’s also pricy for such a work.

I have had Shawna do some alterations on my clothes in the past, and right now she is revamping/​updating the late 1970s wedding dress my dear aunt gave to me. I’m so pleased with the results so far and am grateful to Shawna for her tailoring skills and Sanni for her keen eye and ideas for the redesign.
I go into Community pretty frequently and there’s always something new – no exaggeration. The jewelry and gifts on display right now are just perfect.

I got a dress altered here and it was wonderful. The normal seamstress was sick but the owner (I think) helped me figure out how short I should go. The alteration was quick, impeccable and only $ 15!

This is a super cute shop located upstairs! You have to use a stairway to get into the shop, but it made me love it even more. It felt like you were going to a secret hideaway. When we went into the shop itself, it was neat, organized, and overall had a great vibe to it.
I found a dress from White House Black Market for only $ 10! Although I didn’t find anything vintage that I liked, they definitely have a good selection with a large price range as well. You can find things from $ 25 — $ 100+.
Definitely worth the stop.

Awesome little shop. Obviously hit or miss, but great items! Great staff too!

Community is worth the trek up the stairs into the unknown. I found one of my favorite dresses of all time here, a wonderful olive shirt-​dress that makes me look like I stepped out of 1945. Unlike the typical thrift-​store experience, they provide a minimalist ’boutique’ style atmosphere, which means that you don’t have to sift through racks of clothes, but it’s not always the best place to go if you’re looking for That Particular Dress.
Not that it matters — Community is designed as a great place to wander in after some coffee to browse around, and the staff has always been super friendly and helpful. And, like I said, when you do find something, it’s totally glorious and there’s a heavenly light and you feel like the dress was made JUST for you. It’s pretty swell.
Also, like the other reviewer said, they have much more than clothes, including jewelry, accessories, miscellaneous art, prints, and I once found an Instamatic I regret not buying.
It’s worth noting that they also do alterations here. Whether it’s the youthfulness of the place or the sheer visibility of the sewing machine, as a twentysomething who’s a bit put off by generic strip-​mall alterations shops, I would feel very comfortable bringing clothes to be altered here.
Overall, of the Athens vintage clothing stores (of which there are quite a few), Community tends to provide a good combination of «authentically vintage» yet still practical, wearable attire.