Where to shop for Palm Beach consignment, thrift bargains
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — From Chanel jackets to Birkin bags and Lilly Pulitzer, consignment stores and even bargain thrift shops in the Palm Beach, Florida, area, have all the labels you love. Here’s a guide.
HIGH-END CONSIGNMENT – FASHIONISTA PALM BEACH, 298 S. County Road, Palm Beach
The exquisite 1980s floor-length sequined white-and-black Chanel dress that greets visitors at this Palm Beach gem says it all. The store specializes in high-end women’s vintage. It’s a must for fashion lovers, even if you aren’t looking to buy. Recent finds: an Armani black mink coat with fox collar, $20,000, and an Oscar de la Renta silk strapless lace gown, $3,000.
The store has a large collection of Hermes Birkins and designer shoes, plus fun accessories like black Chanel kidskin gloves adorned with pink stingray designs for $975, a $600 Alexander McQueen lacy knitted dress and a $650 Chanel slip dress.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — From Chanel jackets to Birkin bags and Lilly Pulitzer dresses, consignment stores and even bargain thrift shops in the Palm Beach, Florida, area, have all the labels you love. Here’s a guide for those who love to shop when traveling.
High-end consignment
• Fashionista Palm Beach, 298 S. County Road, Palm Beach. The exquisite 1980s floor-length, sequined, white-and-black Chanel dress that greets visitors at this Palm Beach gem says it all. The store specializes in high-end women’s vintage.
It’s a must for fashion lovers, even if you aren’t looking to buy. Recent finds: an Armani black mink coat with fox collar, $20,000, and an Oscar de la Renta silk strapless lace gown, $3,000.
The store has a large collection of Hermes Birkins and designer shoes, plus fun accessories such as black Chanel kidskin gloves adorned with pink stingray designs for $975, a $600 Alexander McQueen lacy knitted dress and a $650 Chanel slip dress.
On the sunny island of Palm Beach, black-tie galas are common, Sunday brunch is $100 and a beachside hotel room can cost more than $2,000 a night in high season. But there are bargains to be found. The snowbird’s paradise has a thriving high-end consignment market for designer and often barely worn castoffs.
The island’s busy society calendar means twice-daily costume changes in a land of labels that include Chanel, Hermes, Valentino, Gucci and Prada. Many of these garments and accessories make their way to a handful of exclusive consignment boutiques and a few even trickle down to bargain thrift shops.
THEY SOMETIMES DON’T EVEN WEAR IT. THEY’RE SHOPPING CONSTANTLY. IF IT’S LAST SEASON THEY CAN’T WEAR IT ANYMORE. AND THEY WEAR IT ALL JUST ONCE, INCLUDING THE SHOES AND THE HANDBAG.
Monique Javarone, Fashionista Palm Beach
Often store owners go to multimillion-dollar estates and sort through racks of designer clothing for clients who don’t want the stigma of being seen in a consignment store or who have too much to transport.
“It’s wonderful here. You can look like a million for under a hundred,” said Paulette Cooper Noble, author of Bargain Shopping in Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
While the stores are full of colorful, lightweight Missoni, Pucci and even Lilly Pulitzer garments on the lower end, there’s one label that reigns.
“The thing that everybody wants year after year is Chanel. It’s still the No. 1 consignment handbag. Even the shoes are still No. 1 … it’s that very classic, never go out of style look,” said Sean Connolly, owner of the Paradise Lost boutiques.
At Encore Plus Boutique in Boca Raton, Ayla Habibi said Chanel purses are also her No. 1 seller and range from $800 to $4,700 (sold new, the purses can exceed $5,000). Handbags are the most popular items at most of the stores, where Hermes and Louis Vuitton are close seconds.
