Second-hand in Bordeaux: the guide to thrift stores, consignment shops, and flea markets

The doyen of Bordeaux pre-owned luxury: over twenty years of consignment in the antique dealers' street. Chanel, Dior, Hermès, Vuitton—mostly bags, but also clothing, jewelry, and accessories, all authenticated (a certificate or appraisal can be requested upon consignment).

The house runs like clockwork: seasonal consignments, a three-month contract, and unsold items not reclaimed are donated to charities. You can also reserve an item for twenty-four hours to try it on in-store.

Total transparency: that's us. The only house in town dedicated exclusively to pre-owned luxury shoes — pumps, sandals, loafers from the greatest houses. Each pair is authenticated, then goes through our workshop: complete cleaning, resoling if needed, reshaping. It is only put up for sale online once refurbished — and it is this restoration craft that inspired us to write this guide.

The new generation consignment store: 150 sq m of glass, a designer boutique scenography, and a wardrobe ranging from carefully selected Sandro, Maje, and American Vintage to Jacquemus, Chanel, and Isabel Marant. Le Bonbon crowned it "Bordeaux's most beautiful temple of premium pre-owned fashion."

Behind the brand are two sisters, Anne-Sophie and Coralie Filippi, who launched the concept in Paris in 2015 before opening in Bordeaux in June 2024. Consignment is by walk-in: sorting takes about an hour, and selected items remain on sale for two months.

Isabelle Sacre's consignment store: clothing, bags, shoes, jewelry, and small decorative items, "from H&M to Hermès" - the mix is embraced, and the selection is assured. The atmosphere feels more like a boudoir than a shop, and the hostess more like a personal shopper than a saleswoman.

The boutique is labeled "eco-challenges" by the Chamber of Trades and Crafts: here, pre-owned is a conviction, not a trend.

A neighborhood consignment store in one of the prettiest streets of old Bordeaux: well-curated women's ready-to-wear — we've seen Sandro, See by Chloé, Kookaï pass through — with a charming particularity: the manager creates and sells her own jewelry there, alongside other designers. You drop off items there just as you would hunt for treasures, like a neighbor.

Neither quite a thrift store nor quite a café: a cabinet of curiosities behind a blue façade with English charm. Mathilde Milande started with an online wardrobe clear-out in 2013, opened a boutique in 2015, then set up her racks on Rue du Loup in 2018. Here you'll find vintage women's and men's clothing — silk shirts, leather jackets, 70s dresses —, a corner for local designers, and, hidden in the back, a tea room with homemade pastries.

The establishment claims to be the only place in France to bring together a boutique, a collective manufacturing workshop, and a tea room under the same roof. Just a few doors from Chamade: you can visit both in one go.

The streetwear and Y2K reference in the Saint-Pierre district: Nike, Carhartt, Ralph Lauren, Schott, Levi's — American sportswear from the 80s-90s, sorted piece by piece. The selection is renowned far beyond the neighborhood: 4.8/5 on Google, 20,000 Instagram followers, and a Vinted dressing room for remote treasure hunting.

Tilt is a pioneer: founded in 2008 by a couple of vintage hunters, the brand was one of the first French online boutiques dedicated to vintage, before expanding to Lille, Paris, Lyon — and Bordeaux in 2018. Five departments (women, men, accessories, denim, sportswear), from Levi's 501s to mohair sweaters, and new arrivals every week, usually on Thursdays.

"NRV" for Nouvelles Ressources Vintage (New Vintage Resources): 28 sq m, a glittery purple storefront, and a pop selection from the 80s to the 2000s — mom jeans, "Britney tops," flare pants — unearthed by two friends who scour France and Europe for treasures. Opened in late 2020, the boutique has become a lively neighborhood spot: DJ sets, happy hours, and local designers on consignment.

Born from an online treasure hunt in 2019, Audrey's boutique opened in May 2020 on one of the most beautiful streets in old Bordeaux. The niche: the 80s to 2000s, "the style of our Britney and Spice Girls years," chosen according to current trends. The brand's slogan sums up its spirit: "a killer look, but not the planet."

Bordeaux's historic thrift store: located on Rue du Mirail since 1990, over thirty years reigning over underground vintage. It's an Aladdin's cave of its kind — 1920s dresses, antique suits, hats, leather goods, and jewelry. Please note, we do not accept consignments here: it's a strict thrift store, not a consignment shop. Open from Thursday to Saturday, and cash only: we go on Saturdays, the day before the nearby flea market.

The Relais Gironde shops, an integration company and member of Emmaüs: textile donations collected throughout the Gironde are sorted there — 18 tons per day, by 120 employees including 70 in integration — then resold at tiny prices. Permanent arrivals, all styles and all sizes, and every purchase finances jobs. Literally, useful bargain hunting.

Every Sunday from 7 AM to 2 PM, at the foot of the Saint-Michel spire—just returned to the city after five years of restoration—the Meynard and Canteloup squares host a hundred exhibitors: antiques, old books, vinyl records, vintage clothing by the kilo, and curiosities. It's been the meeting place for Bordeaux's bargain hunters forever, and the best school there is to learn how to look at an object—or a pair of shoes—before buying it.

Tip from regulars: arrive early, the best pieces are gone before 9 AM. During the week (Tuesday and Thursday mornings), a quieter version is currently held on Quai des Salinières, while the spire's scaffolding is being dismantled.