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When it comes to cities, I thought I'd already found the One. When I left Paris to move to London, I knew it would be my home for a long, long time. Sure, I have had impure thoughts about Los Angeles, but I know it is only a fantasy of sunshine and ocean. London has adopted me, and I was perfectly happy with my life here till I went to Stockholm at the beginning of July. As soon as I set foot in the Swedish capital, I thought I had died and gone to Heaven. Style & design heaven, where bad taste isn't. Yes, you read well. Bad. Taste. Isn't. People are beautiful, houses are beautiful, streets are clean, shops are minimal and tastefully laid out, clothes are great, even in high street chains. There is no tackiness, no garishness, nothing naff or slightly crap. I thought it would be a little overwhelming to have to adapt to such high standards but it actually was refreshing. What was overwhelming was having to leave after only 5 days. I came back feeling more inspired than I had been in years, and really really serene. But to get back to more mundane pursuits, I also visited many a vintage store, especially for you! I wrote a short guide to the Sodermalm area on my blog, but here you will find a more specific guide to Stockholm's best vintage shops.

Lisa Larsson
Bondegatan 48

Maybe one of the best known vintage shops in Stockholm, and rightly so. There is a beautiful collection there, definitely worth checking out.

Repris
Bondegatan 46

Right next to Lisa Larsson, a bit hit and miss.

Life is Good
Åsögatan

A small shop with a very good range of hand picked vintage pieces in more "modern" sizes - you can actually find shoes in sizes above a UK5, which is an exploit!

Emmaus
Gotgatan

Possibly the swankiest charity shop I have ever seen. The selection is wonderful. They have three shops: children's clothes, interiors and womenswear.

Beyond Retro
Åsögatan 144

I don't think I need to say anything about Beyond Retro as they seem to be everywhere these days. Not necessarily the first shop to check out, as it holds mainly US Vintage, but worth a look anyway.

Boutique Tva Tre Ganger Karlavagen 36

High-end vintage. Go there to see beautiful classic pieces.

Mint & Vintage
St Eriksgatan 48

The shop is very hard to find but is worth the effort. Go there for vintage & Swedish designers.

Saker & Ting Vintage
Sturegatan 28

This is a great place to go for dresses lovers. You will find mostly super cute dresses and shoes.

More shops, that I didn't have time to visit:

Petronella Second Hand
Lützengatan 4

Marielle Secondhand
Erik Dahlbergsgatan 23

Old Touch
Upplandsgatan 43

Judit's second hand
Hornsgatan 75

There is much more to Stockholm than shopping, but I would need about 70 posts to explain how much there is to see!

-Mademoiselle Robot

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Parisian expat in London, Mademoiselle Robot is a magazine Editor turned fashion blogger. On mademoisellerobot.com, she offers style tips, interviews of artists and designers, outfit ideas and she even launched her own TV channel! Her blog has been featured in the Independent, A nous Paris, Modepass and many others.