| Situated in East Sussex, on the picturesque southern | | | | A hop, skip and a jump from there is Hope & Harlequin |
| coast of Great Britain, Brighton is a booming tourist | | | | at 31 Sydney Street. This is a luxury boutique for the |
| destination. The Brighton Pier with its funfair, arcades | | | | holiday maker with a slightly more adventurous budget |
| and themed restaurants is a natural draw and nudists | | | | and a taste for the lost glory of the 20s, 30s and even |
| enjoy their own beach experience at Brighton beach. In | | | | 1940s. Accessorizing is easy, since the shopkeepers |
| addition to the city's extensive cultural landscape and | | | | offer the kind of hands-on assistance that is sorely |
| vibrant LGBT community, it is known to insiders for its | | | | lacking in larger venues. |
| vintage scene. | | | | If clothes are not the kind of vintage the holiday maker |
| Going antique-shopping and dashing in and out of | | | | has in mind, then Paros Antiques is sure to fit the bill. |
| copious vintage clothing stores has become a pastime | | | | Find this incomparable store located at 34/35 Upper |
| for many a tourist and shopkeepers are happy to | | | | Saint James Street in an unassuming building. Enter |
| oblige. Authentic members of Brighton's vintage scene | | | | and be rewarded with Parian rarities, Art Deco finds, |
| do not even have to advertise anymore; word of | | | | rare books, cultural memorabilia and even furniture. |
| mouth is sending scores of bargain-searching holiday | | | | Visitors to Brighton hotels near 15 Montpelier Place |
| makers to their doors, where unique and rare finds rub | | | | must pay homage to the Studio Shop. It is a curious |
| elbows with kitsch and priceless gems. Separating | | | | combination of goods, merchandise and rotating art |
| wheat from chaff is half the fun of the experience. | | | | pieces that stem from the professional relationship of |
| "To Be Worn Again" is the premier name among the | | | | a curator and a vintage merchandise shopkeeper. |
| vintage scene. Operating multiple locations at 51 | | | | Most all the concierges of hotels in Brighton know |
| Providence Place (a must for shoe fiends) and 24A | | | | about this small storefront and can gladly guide the |
| Sydney Street, the mod or fashion maven in need of | | | | curious guest to its whereabouts. Although vintage is |
| 60s, 70s or 80s attire must stop here. Inventory | | | | mixed in with modern and made-to-order, the whirlwind |
| changes rapidly, so buying decisions must be made on | | | | of incoming and outgoing merchandise makes each |
| the spot. | | | | visit to the Studio Shop a new experience. |