Brotherhood of St Laurence Church Shoppe

Praise Jesus can I get a Hallelujah?!? If fashion is your religion then welcome to your new altar.
This little Op «Shoppe» is set back from the street in an old hall behind a church. It still retains an op shop charm that is lacking in new corporate cleansed charity shops. The stock is fairly random, a long wall rack of vintage (old) womens dresses, bric a brac, books, mens wear and a designer/​«retro» rack provide enough stock to sift through.
The same stock can sit in there for a while but the good stuff goes quick, savvy locals patron this joint weekly to dig up the gems.

I may not be religious but I do worship at the alter of a good charity or ‘op’ shop as Australasians ostensibly have it; and the archaically named Brotherhood of St Laurence Church Shoppe on Northcote’s High Street is a ruddy good — and altruistic — example.
A rather spacious affair nestled behind the church on High Street, the Brotherhood of St Laurence Church Shoppe sells a range of womens and mens clothes and accessories along with books, furniture, toys, games and ephemera.
I’ve spotted the occasional authentic Art Deco bevelled mirror here for a measly $ 25 and been gifted a pair of ski pants — ?! — by my hopeful beau who in a display of almost naïve hopefullness would very much like me to join him for a stint of snowboarding.
Delusion aside, the Brotherhood of St Laurence Church Shoppe is the ultimate guilt free shopping experience with all monies raised going towards the Brotherhood’s very admirable vision of a poverty-​free Australia. At least the ski-​pants weren’t bought entirely in vain…