To Be Worn Again

These stores do have some decent items on sale. You’re pretty much paying for someone to sort through jumble sales and collect the quality so you don’t have to. Be very sure you want what you’re buying in second-​hand stores because you have next to no rights for taking anything back. And understandably they don’t go out of their way to tell you this. (there are signs up behind the till but when do you read those?)

If you adore vintage clothing and dressing like you’ve just stepped out of the 50s, 60s or 70s then this place is an absolute treasure trove. My favourite things in here are the accessories particularly the scarves, bags and gloves. The bags are for the most part genuinely good quality, and at the moment they’re all half price (total bargain).
I find looking at the gloves really bizarre… surely women’s hands aren’t supposed to be that tiny! In fact most of the clothes sold here, seeing as they are genuinely ‘vintage’ are made for the smaller figure (think vaguely pear-​shaped with a teeny-​tiny waist).
The staff look really cool too, with hair and make-​up to match their vintage outfits. Price-​wise, value for money really varies depending on what you’re looking for some pieces are really lovely, particularly the clutch-​bags (only about £12) whereas some of the more expensive clothing might make me look absolutely ridiculous, but would look stunning on someone else. You need to really root around to find a bargain, but that’s all part of the fun.

This place sells carefully selected, upper end second hand clothes. They seem to lean heavily towards seventies gear, with bright patterned shirts and wide flares featuring heavily among the stock.
They also sell some new items — there is a great collection of gola trainers and bags — my trusty gola university bag came from here.
On rails on the street they seem to put out racks of some of their cheaper items — and it’s definitely worth rumaging through these, even if you can’t afford to buy the clothes in the main shop.

To Be Worn Again has a shop frontage-​very seventies and Brady Bunch, which provides a good clue to the style of clothing they stock here. I would say it is ‘vintage’ clothing rather than second-​hand which seems to suggest more charity shop stock, whereas TBWA definitely edits the clothes to fit into a sixties and seventies King’s Road feel. It reminds me so much of my last few years at school coming here– when I used to trawl round looking for the perfect nylon psychedelic shirt, the velvet jacket, the old Levi’s and mini-​dresses. I go now for the rails of old t-​shirts softened by wearing and the small stock of old phones, vases and the men’s ties. I often see good cowboy boots there as well, not that they suit me… My boyfriend always ogles the guitars in the window and often heads upstairs to the impressive second-​hand music shop above. I think the vintage clothing is reasonably well priced but apparently the guitars are overpriced… so says he!

I would say the name of this shop falls under the category of ABBA-​isms («Bjorn Again»). If you have read any my other reviews you might know that I am a sucker for businesses with quirky names. TBWA is a great vintage shop. There’s rail upon rail of vintage vestments that can be great additions to any wardrobe to add a bit of old skool soul when combined with new purchases: high end or high street. So someone’s worn them before you? Don’t worry, TBWA sifts through the clothes before hanging them out meaning you’re not going to find something stained or unsanitary. The exterior and interior are both great and this place adds a uniqueness and charm to the already colourful Laines. I wholeheartedly recommend it. To quote ABBA — «take a chance», you never know what vintage gem you might discover.

If you can’t find what you’re after in Dirty Harry, To Be Worn Again is a smaller, cosier, secondhand shop that’s packed with vintage clothes from the 50s and 60s to the 90s.
As well as racks of flares and bootleg jeans, there’s cords, checked shirts, psychedelic jackets, tee-​shirts, tracksuit tops, dresses, skirts and coats. They also do a small selection of retro Adidas and Nike sneakers, Converse boots, kitten heels, slip-​on shoes, satchels, handbags and belts. If you dig around, you’ll probably also find the odd baseball cap or American high school tee.