Hamlet’s Vintage

Just love this place!!! Can stop shopping there! 60’s 70’s 80’s 90′ !! Everything I want!!!

The Good: The quality of the clothes are very good. I did not see any crazy rips, stains, reworking. They are of great quality and do not seem flimsy. The worker is nice, as well.
The Bad: the prices are pretty high for a vintage store. $ 120 for a dress is the common price here. $ 80+ for an army jacket, especially when you have an entire rack of them? I can’t justify it, sorry. The place is small, but from what I hear, the previous location was even smaller, and my question is HOW? It’s so small it’s awkward to shop when there’s more than four people there. you begin to feel like the place is crowded.

This place has a great sale section. In fact, there are a few different sale sections. When I went there was the sale section in the back (very reasonable prices — most stuff was $ 25 or $ 35) and then a sample sale section. A lot of stuff on the racks was on sale too. A very well curated selection! You don’t have to hunt for things that are easily wearable in 2015.

I’ve been in a few times and have never bought anything, primarily because none of the things I like there ever end up actually fitting me. Overall, it’s a great store with both a great men’s selection and women’s selection (the men’s selection is bigger than the woman’s selection, I’ve found). The dresses are of unique styles that you can’t really find anywhere else; lots of bright colors that I really wish did fit me because they’re so cute. They also have a pretty generous sale section.
I find that a lot of the merchandise is more on the trendy end than it is on the vintage end. There’s also a lot of «[later decade] does [earlier decade]» (ex, 80s does 40s, 70s does 30s, etc); there’s also a lot of merch that’s like contemporary vintage remakes, as well. All of this is fine if that’s what you’re looking for, but when I pay top dollar for a vintage dress, I want the dress to actually be from the time period it’s supposed to look like.

Good Good Good!
This place wasn’t even on the list of where i wanted to go but I’m so glad i went here!
The clothes are unique and actual VINTGE!
I can’t say that the price is low (The skirts are about $ 58) but if you go when they have sale this is the perfect place to go!
THIS PLACE IS A MUST!

I got the only bad ass coat there the other day. Love it. Love Hamlet.

Nice variety of vintage clothing and accessories. A little pricey for my taste, but Hamlet has quite a collection of designer wares. I did see some midcentury Chanel. My friend bought a gorgeous Zac Posen party dress for under $ 150, and she was elated. Hamlet’s is great fun to explore, but if you plan on buying, make sure you bring a decent amount of cash with you.

If you want the vintage look without having to search, this is the place to shop. Had the pleasure of meeting Hamlet himself and he was very sweet. He hand selects itms for the store, so there’s a great a collection. Prices are a bit higher than yours run of the mill vintage shop, but you certainly get what you pay for. Plus you don’t have to dig around to find cute stuff!

I never been to a vintage store with such great collection every time I go in I want to buy everything there. Owner is so sweet and fun to talk to. Definitely worth checking out you will not be disappointed!

Bought a beautiful dress that I normally would have overlooked but Hamlet hand-​picked it. Great store with beautiful items in an easy to get to location. I will go back soon.

Very friendly service; this place is full of beautiful clothes. The price point is a bit higher than I’m usually okay with, but everything seems very carefully selected and distinctive.

Hamlet is very nice and friendly store owner. He couldn’t exactly help me find any shorts because he hasn’t exactly moved everything in the new store but he found me a really cool, vintage military field uniform.
I wasn’t really looking for a military jacket since spring was arriving, but every now and then there’s cold spring. At first he picked out a lot of old german uniforms and I wasn’t very impressed. He insisted on me trying his recommendations and on his last recommendation, I finally found something awesome. I’ve always wanted a military jacket in the corner of my mind and this one impressed. It was an old french uniform from the 80s apparently and the fit was just perfect from top to bottom, chest and arms.
I speculated a lot of his other clothing he had to offer and I can definitely say you might find something awesome suitable to be vintage like a denim jacket, graphic t-​shirt. You can definitely be surprised because Hamlet has a good taste of vintage.

I went to the new store today and was blown away by how much bigger it is compared to the shop on Bleecker St. He also branched out into home goods which took me by surprise. I bought a vintage rug and a candle holder, I think I got the deal of the century.
Good luck in the new location and I will be back soon to see what new things you get in.
The store was set up with a lot of thought, we really enjoyed it and the little dog was super sweet.

Always been an enthusiast for anything vintage, I spotted this place after wandering around after work. I first walked in and the two store owners didn’t even acknowledge me. This put a bad taste in my mouth.
After getting over that I decided to go through the women’s selections. Decent stuff, but overpriced. I was there for over 15 minutes and still was not addressed even after picking out a dress and showing interest in it. No help was being offered by the two gentlemen who seemed more concerned with Facebook than they did their customers.
They could’ve definitely sold me for this $ 75 dress too. Unfortunately, they lost a sale. I won’t be coming back here.

This is one of my favorite Vintage stores in New York. I first found Hamlet when he was a street vendor at one of the Antique markets in Chelsea. Since then I am so happy that this gorgeous store now exists and in such a great location!
I am surprised at some of the reviewers who mention price, because to that I say: Walk to two blocks south to some of the other vintage stores and you will pay triple! If you are looking for thrift store prices, then don’t shop in The Village. This is one of the most reasonable NYC vintage stores I have visited. And on top of that you are paying for the expert advice of someone who really knows vintage clothing and can look at you and pick out an exact size and style for your body!
The boots and floral prints are great. But mostly I just love knowing that I can go to a store and someone will truly help me find what I am looking for. It is refreshing, and brings me in over and over again.
Great prices, honest help, and unique pieces! Highly recommended.

Too expensive for used clothing. I had to get a pair of shoes though, because they were just to good to pass, though again… so expensive.
My boyfriend got to old, raggy tee-​shirts for 25 bucks to my dismay. He was saying «Oh, no one will have this». My boyfriend is a hipster want-​to-​be.
I didn’t bother looking through the dresses. I’m a size 12, so I figured no use.

Cute store, well organized, some really cute finds (mostly dresses and boots on the day I went in) but wow… um. no! The prices are just absolutely insane!
We’ve all come to expect that in the city nowadays but come on. I won’t stand for it. The prices are that way because people are paying them!
I remember finding vintage clothes for 50 cents back in the day! Or at least Salvation Army is still somewhat reasonable. I looked at a cute thin little sundress they wanted 89.00! F that! I’ll buy a whole new outfit for that price. I saw that tag and walked out. Your money’s better saved.

Hello there, Hamlet’s sale rack. Are you doing as well as I am? Well yes, I see that you are.
I’ll admit the non-​sale rack items are too expensive for me, but it doesn’t even matter because the sale rack is pretty damn good. I must have tried on half of that rack and had a ton of trouble deciding because I liked it all so much. Hamlet also suggested accessories for me and pretty much put together my entire outfit (which I bought). The skirts were also very nice and there is a good belt and shoe selection. Even if it’s marginally busy, there will be someone in the fitting room, of which I think there’s only one. So trying things on with other people in the store is a little awkward, especially if you have multiple items.
I can’t wait for Spring! Dresses, skirts, shoes that aren’t boots, here we come!

On the one hand, the have a great selection of boots and seasonal thrift clothes but on the other hand it is WAY overpriced for the quality. These are secondhand clothes… a t-​shirt dress should not cost $ 50 it should cost $ 5. And where does that 100% profit go? To a homeless shelter? To a charity? Nope, into Hamlet’s big ‘ol pockets.
I’ve walked in this store and out again 2 minutes later so many times, I don’t even know why I bother. If and I mean IF I find something that smells mothy but is still cute, I don’t want to shell over the same amount I could be paying for the same item new. I’d also like to note that they do not carry vintage designer duds, think more along the lines of 1995 Gap and the Limited. If you want to spend on vintage go to Tokio 7 and shell out for the real stuff… or on the other hand scoop up cheapo secondhand at the Goodwill.
Gone are the days of being lured in by $ 30 «sale» racks on the street, Hamlet!

A recent Saturday was windier than expected, making us wish we’d worn just one more layer. So my husband grabbed an Italian army jacket for $ 20 (They also had a beadazzled Syracuse sweatshirt, but I passed). The army jackets were great — some of them had Italian nametags, and some were ripped (Like they’d been through a real war!). My husband spent the rest of the day warmer and more comfortable (if slightly fascist-​looking).
Best part of the store, though, was its adorable canine mascot, who let us pet his tummy and totally made our day (See photo).