Vintage Shopping in New York City (What I learned...)

I decided to go Vintage Shopping in New York City... which ultimately was a bit more challenging than I thought it would be.

Measurements:
Height: 6' 4"
Waist: 34"
Inseam: 35.5"
Sleeves: 27.5"
Shoe Size: US 11 (EU 45/44)

Gear I use:

Disclaimer: Some of these links are affiliate links.

Music Credit:

#vintageshopping #nyc #newyorkcity

[turnupwhenimaround]

Hi! I am very surprised that the vintage community hasn't actually told you what year the batman shirt was from. The copyright that you see was the copyright for the graphic. A common mistake people would make is that they would depend on the copyright date on the graphic to determine the date of the manufacturing of the shirt. However, we can date your vintage batman shirt with the shirt tag that the graphic was printed on. You can use many resources to cross-reference common vintage wholesale brand tags (i.e., Hanes, Gildan, in this case, Oneita). For your batman shirt, the Oneita tag that it has is the "Power/50" one, which is seen around the late 80s and early 90s. This is definitely still a vintage tee but would not date back to the 60s. Overall, solid pickups man! Good vibes only :)

[NiiloHargut]

Swedish speaking Finn here! You are indeed correct, the cap is Swedish! It says "Sätila Basketball Elite series -95" in the front. Sätila is a town in Sweden and I assume that is a local basketball club's hat! There is also a knitwear etc brand called Sätila, which I believe originates from the town. On the side it says "hobby commercial/hobby sponsorship", so it might be something about local sponsor stuff for the team! A cool find especially from a store in Denver! 😄

EDIT: I actually found picture of the basketball club wearing those exact caps you found! Amazing backstory to an item! That's what I personally love about vintage pieces!

[KaitlinGaspar]

yeah i’ve been in NYC for 5 years and the prices are insane and every shop is picked clean. it’s way too competitive at the vintage shops and i just have lost a lotta hope for thrifting here

[hc]

i love how this shows the reality of vintage shopping, sometimes you just cant find shit 🤣

[amusiclover]

Just want to say as a recent subscriber, I really enjoy your energy in all your videos. Idk how to describe it just comfy vibes 💯🔥

[tanaysomisetty]

Next time you're in NYC, I recommend checking out some vintage and second hand stores around the Dimes Square area (in between Chinatown and LES). There's a TON of vintage stores right by each other! Let me know if you want the names of some specific stores

[JTMYG]

Even though the Batman t-shirt has a copyright date of 1965. That’s not the actual date it’s probably another copyright date for Batman in itself from DC Comics.

The Onieta Power/50 tag on it shows that it is an 80’s shirt which is still cool 👍🏽

[xxflamezxxable]

I’m from NYC so you hit up a lot of popular spots. Thrifting here in NYC has gotten very hard, lots of expensive spots that are very curated and less and less truly vintage shops to find those 10 dollar gems. Also that pointer brand is amazing, I believe they are called LC King Mfg so the fact that it’s pointer brand makes it relatively older.

[ThemBEanss]

NYC has trash thrifting and vintage shopping. LA is so much better. So rare to thrift a decent piece here.

[_yosh_]

you should go to thriftcon in Denver next month. I haven't been to the one in denver but the one in Houston is SUPER fun!!

[RobiYorkMusic]

People need to understand the difference between "thrifting" and "vinatge shopping". The types of vintage shops he visited usually purchase the items they sell and are in expensive places to have a store. So the prices are always gonna be extreme. Thrifting has changed also because of these vintage shops. The thrifts like Goodwill and Salvation Army have gotten hip to the game and now price their shit higher based on the brands. Carhartt Jackets were $30 MAX 5+ years ago. It was easier to spend $20 at the thrift and leave with 5 things back in the day.

[cathrinaugusti]

I would have belived there to be more interesting stuff in NY.
But may be Copenhagen is quite awesome, for getting vintage and thriftet clothes after all.

[Exterminism]

surprised no L train vintage its like a well known location in nyc with fair prices

[memelord]

Tnx for differentiating vintage shopping at curated stores from thrifting at actual thrift shops. Yup, I’m pretentious about it, I admit it

[davidtaylor]

I'm from Ohio and Ive been thrifting for a very long time in my city, which is Youngstown. When I moved to NYC I expected a huge range of great pieces with decent prices. But no! NYC store owners, vendors know their brands and quality. So they charge "Boutique" prices on they're vintage products. At some point when I was living in NYC, I found myself missing my hometown in Ohio. Just for some quality Thrift grabs 😂. I feel you Drew... There are some great hidden gems in NYC still. Go to Harlem. I caught mad heat at the Goodwill on 135th!!!!

[justjoelee]

love this vlog format, keep up the solid work man 🔥

[aviansays]

There is just so many people them pick it bone dry. You have to know when they come in with new clothes and be the absolute first people in there. The prices just follow the law of supply and demand. It's wild. Source: lived in east village. That was a fun a year, enjoy it!! Liking the vids Drew!

[tanaysomisetty]

Super excited to hear you may move here to NYC! Great video and I definitely agree that vintage shopping here can be pretty expensive. I also make NYC content so this was a fun watch

[sumaaminahshaheed]

It's a damn shame that many vintage stores in New York cop alot of their stuff from folks in the community for a mere fraction of what they sell it for in their

[jacobmperry]

I've just come back from London and ngl I had the same issue, there was just nothing in the vintage stores that I loved, they're just so curated in the UK so every store has the same exact stuff It feels a bit soulless. A tad hypocritical of me but the only item of clothing I ended up buying was an olive shirt from Uniqlo. I tried on the Camion boots at Our Legacy and my god do I want them, too bad I'll have to sell an organ. #PVV I'm a very big fan of French hydrangeas