expertly curated vintage

Secondhand, S’il Vous Plaît

Meet four Paris-based vintage dealers whose style shines the way forward — après les sweats, le chic!

Model_ Maryel Uchida (W360)

Photography_ Antoine Harinthe

Styling_ Michelle Cameron

Hair_ Rimi Ura

Makeup_ Eny Whitehead

Set Design_ Enzo Selvatici

Casting_ Shawn Dezan

MARYEL WEARS_ BLOUSE_ YSL RIVE GAUCHE_ 1970S_ JULIEN SANDERS / JACKET_ KORII JOKO_ 1980S_ GAIJIN PARIS / TROUSERS_ CLAUDE MONTANA_ 1980S_ JULIEN SANDERS / SHOES_ KENZO_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ TOP_ KORII JOKO_ 1980S_ GAIJIN PARIS / TROUSER_ COMME DES GARÇONS_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS / SHOES_ COMME DES GARÇONS_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ JACKET_ ALAÏA_ SS/88_ KELLY MILLER VINTAGE / TROUSER_ MOSCHINO JEANS_ 1990S_ STYLIST’S ARCHIVE / SHOES_ COMME DES GARÇONS_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ JACKET_ GAULTIER JUNIOR_ SS/89_ KELLY MILLER VINTAGE / SWIMSUIT_ CHRISTIAN DIOR_ 1970S_ JULIEN SANDERS / JUMPSUIT_ 1970S_ KELLY MILLER VINTAGE / SHOES_ KENZO_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ BODYSUIT_ ALAÏA_ SS/92_ KELLY MILLER VINTAGE / JUMPSUIT_ CLAUDE BARTHÉLEMY_ 1970S_ HIER VINTAGE / TROUSER_ COMME DES GARÇONS_ 2000S_ GAIJIN PARIS / SHOES_ COMME DES GARÇONS_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ TOP_ KANSAI YAMAMOTO_ 1970S_ GAIJIN PARIS / JUMPSUIT_ FRANCESCO SCOGNAMIGLIO_ 2010S_ KELLY MILLER VINTAGE / SHOES_ KENZO_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

MARYEL WEARS_ TOP_ PLEATS PLEASE_ 2000S_ GAIJIN PARIS / TROUSER_ THE NERDYS_ SS/2019_ GAIJIN PARIS / SHOES_ KENZO_ 2010S_ GAIJIN PARIS

Meet the four Paris-based vintage dealers featured in Second Hand, S’Il Vous Plaît.

KELLY MILLER VINTAGE_

LOCATION_

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

KELLYMILLERVINTAGE.COM

@KELLYMILLERVINTAGE

 

THE AESTHETIC_

AN HOMAGE TO THE BEST OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY FASHION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BOLD PRINTS, STRONG COLORS, AND INVENTIVE PATTERNMAKING.

 

PRICE POINT_

FROM €50 TO €5,000

 

CURRENT ITEM IN STOCK THAT YOU’RE OBSESSED WITH? 

A 1960S DRESS BY A FRENCH COUTURE LABEL BASED ON THE FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ, CUT IN AN AUSTERE BLACK CREPE WITH SILVER STUD DETAILS AT THE COLLAR, CUFFS AND HEM – VERY MIU MIU.

 

MOST PLAYED SONG IN-STORE AT THE MOMENT? 

WATCHING THE WHEELS BY JOHN LENNON

 

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY?

LOOK NO. 5 FROM PRADA'S FW2008 COLLECTION.

 

BRING BACK_

SKIRTS OVER PANTS.

 

PRE-SHOPPING COFFEE_

BEANS ON FIRE, 7 RUE DU GÉNÉRAL BLAISE

 

POST-SHOPPING COCKTAIL_

SHINJUKU PIGALLE, 52 RUE CONDORCET

GAIJIN PARIS_

LOCATION_

20 RUE DU PONT AUX CHOUX 75003

WWW.GAIJINPARIS.COM

@GAIJINPARIS

 

THE AESTHETIC_

MINIMALISTIC. JAPANESE “MACHIYA”. THE CLOTHES MUST SPEAK FIRST.

 

PRICE POINT_

FROM €10 TO €1,000

 

CURRENT ITEM IN STOCK THAT YOU’RE OBSESSED WITH? 

JUNYA WATANABE DECONSTRUCTED AND MODULAR COAT, FULL OF STRINGS TO PLAY WITH.

 

MOST PLAYED SONG IN-STORE AT THE MOMENT? 

SUNSHOWER BY SOICHI TERADA FEAT NAMI SHIMADA

 

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY?

COMME DES GARÇONS HOMME PLUS BLACK PLASTIC TANK.

 

BRING BACK_ 

CULOTTES AND SAROUEL SHAPES.

 

BEST PIECE OF SHOPPING ADVICE YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN? 

GO TO JAPAN.

 

PRE-SHOPPING COFFEE_

OULTMA, 18 RUE DU PONT AUX CHOUX

 

POST-SHOPPING COCKTAIL_

DISTRITO FRANCES, 25 RUE DU PONT AUX CHOUX

HIER VINTAGE_

LOCATION_

8 RUE DU PONT AUX CHOUX 75003

@HIERVINTAGE

 

THE AESTHETIC_

STYLE OVER BRAND 

 

PRICE POINT_

FROM €80 TO €1,500

 

WHEN DID YOU OPEN YOUR STORE AND WHY?

FIVE YEARS AGO, BECAUSE I LOVE FASHION AND ESPECIALLY CLOTHES

 

CURRENT ITEM IN STOCK THAT YOU’RE OBSESSED WITH_

A VEST FROM MARGIELA’S 1998 RUNWAY SHOW.

JULIEN SANDERS_

LOCATION_

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

J.SANDERS@DANYSAN.BE

@JULIEN_SANDERS

 

WHEN DID YOU OPEN YOUR STORE AND WHY? 

I ORIGINALLY STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO IN BRUSSELS, AND I MOVED THE SHOP TO PARIS FOUR YEARS AGO.

 

BEST PIECE YOU'VE EVER FOUND?

A PACO RABANNE HAUTE COUTURE DRESS FROM THE 1980S.

 

CURRENT ITEMS IN STOCK THAT YOU’RE OBSESSED WITH? 

ALL MY MUGLER PIECES AS WELL AS TWO EVENING DRESSES BY MISS DIOR, CIRCA 1970S.

 

WHAT IS THE MOST WORN ITEM IN YOUR WARDROBE? 

A PAIR OF PATAGONIA CARGO SHORTS.

 

WHAT IS THE MOST PRECIOUS ITEM IN YOUR WARDROBE? 

A MEN'S MUGLER SUIT AND A GAULTIER SWEATER.

 

WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION? 

INSTAGRAM AND ON THE STREET.