American Rag

American Rag is a vintage clothes shop at QV Terrace, Melbourne. Set in a slightly unprepossessing concrete shopping centre, it's a cornucopia of vintage shoes, cowboy boots, dresses and shirts, with men, women and kids all catered for, and presided over by the lovely Belinda.

359 King

The vintage shop at 359 King Street is a Red Cross charity shop ("op shop", or "opportunity shop" in Australia) quite like any other charity shop I've ever been in. The displays are arranged with precision and forethought; there's a clear aesthetic at work and the decor, most of which is not for sale, has been used to create the atmosphere of a cool vintage shop. Staffed by Pippa, it's a treasure trove of interesting objects and clothes.

David Met Nicole

David Met Nicole, and they opened a shop together at 382 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills (very close to I Ran the Wrong Way). It's a little corner shop which is packed to the rafters with beautiful vintage collectibles: huge trays of printers' letters (the ampersand (&) is the most sought-after) and beautiful French stamps with flowers and imagery; tailors' dummies; watch faces; enamel kitchenware; bright red fire buckets; soaps and candles; and all manner of other interesting objects from the UK, Australia and elsewhere. Michelle (below) has worked there for 18 months and says the stock is constantly changing and it's a wonderful place to work.