Michael’s – The Consignment Shop for Women

Great Store ! Beautiful merchandise, great service !

Rude staff who gave me the wrong info about what they were buying over the phone. I wasted half my day heading up there, only to be told they wouldn’t accept it. Sales staff (with terrible style) was even ruder. I’ve heard it was a great destination to buy bags, but after that experience I won’t be returning in any capacity.

Love the jacket! Great quality, good price & excellent service.

The best resale boutique in the city with a great selection of Chanel, LV, St. John & others! A must for fashion lovers!

Michael’s is my go to store when we arrive in NYC (and I shop online too). I love «couture» resale. I just purchased an awesome Christian Louboutin tote that is over the top for a tremendous price. Over the years I have purchase Chanel, Prada, Dior and St Johns from Michael’s and all in wonderful condition for fantastic prices.

After my horrible customer service experience with the store manager at «Designer Resale». I decided to visit Michael’s and I’m happy I did.
I enjoy the fact that the employees are always happy and pleasant to each other and the customers. I didn’t buy anything but I will defiantly return.

Michael’s Consignment online is awesome. They’re accommodating and have a great selection.

I have to agree with everyone on the pricing. You can find a lot of the same items at places like the Saks & Nordstrom outlets, or online at Yoox & flash sale sites, all brand new for less, sometimes half the price of what they go for used here. They have some nice stuff, and it’s worth checking out for Chanel & Hermes since there are very few places to find any sort of discount on these designers.

Great Selection of Handbags and Accessories, Prices are Great and the goods are as good as new. Staff is very friendly.
Highly recommend Michaels.

What a well-​maintained, terrific shop! Thanks to a lovely employee, Mary, I found the perfect pair of shoes at a steal. For sure I’ll be back! :) If you’re looking for absolutely great condition shoes from Chanel, Gucci, Prada, and other top designers, look no further. And I have big feet — there was a HUGE size range. I had to walk away from the bags because things would’ve gotten ugly ;) but those were great too. Minus one star because they only go to size 14 /​XL.

Great selection of shoes! Very crowded on a Saturday. Got a magnificent pair of Louboutin booties! Virtually brand new.

Recently in NYC and spent a nice afternoon consignment store shopping. Michaels was by far my favorite. Loved the old-​time classic feel of the shop– upstairs with multiple levels. The selection was very good, the staff great and I found some great stuff at reasonable prices. I will definately be back the next time I am in NYC!

Jerome Dreyfuss Cinnamon Viper Billy L in excellent condition: $ 175. Yummy. Also tried on some delicious clothes that unfortunately did not fit (hazards of consignment shopping — no size selection). The staff were lovely and accommodating. I’ve been buying secondhand since well before Mackelmore made it cool– and I always check my items for signs of moth/bb’s/etc– no matter where I am shopping. The staff were not offended at all, and I can certainly vouch for the shop– it’s very clean and well maintained. I’ll definitely return.

Maybe I don’t get here often enough when I come to NYC, for some reason the UES isn’t my most favorite part of Manhattan except for when I’ve gone for a real long walk in Central Park or to one of the museums.
My other reason for not going here that much, in addition to not being rich enough, I’m not skinny enough either. I’ve lucked out with some accessories, but not any clothing. If your timing is right you can find something at a reasonable range, but hey they do specialize in upper end stuff and I don’t need anything that upper end.
I guess it’s back to fighting off the women in the purse section at Century 21, and remember go to the one downtown across from the WTC, they just don’t carry as much as the one in the UWS and there’s no fighting there either.

I have been here 3 times since my last review but was disappointed each time. Almost nothing good comes in size 0 and I didn’t find any «almost new» and «current season» shoes there. I guess I just got lucky the first time.
Oh well, I guess this means farewell to Michael’s.

Wow, this designer resale boutique was relatively larger then I anticipated with two semi-​spacious floors.
The first floor carried the accessories which were neatly organized. A few of their handbags weren’t items that weren’t quality I thought they would resale and I think they felt the same as they were hung together in a bunch from a wall hook. They did a nice job trying to display the small white hand bag collection as Spring is rapidly approaching. Additionally, they had a couple of new handbags with the original price tag still on them which is exciting. However, even though the new Fendi bag that I fell in love with was brand new, I was shocked that they kept the original price of $ 1300 on it. I’m not delusional to think that they would discount it immensely, but there is no way in hell I’m dropping $ 1,300 in a resale shop. That may sound snobby, but for that price I might as well walk my happy little butt back to the U.S. flagship store that I was in earlier that day and buy the $ 800 bag that I almost purchased which is the next best thing to buying it in the store in Italy.
On the second floor you can find the clothing neatly organized by size. Surprisingly, there was a clearance rack and lots more shoes but I don’t think there was anything to indicate that the shoes were also on clearance. It was probably the overflow of shoes that did not fit in their designated area down stairs. One of my friends tried on some clothes but we all walked out empty handed but it’s not because we didn’t like anything we saw. Stopping by this gem was definitely worth while even if we didn’t walk out with any purchases.

It makes me sad that I will probably only be living in NYC for 6 months, because then I will no longer be able to come to Michael’s.
I went for the first time yesterday. I’d never really explored the UES since I live on the West, and it’s such a pain in the ass. I am SO glad I finally did because this store is filled with great deals! The stairs that lead up to the store on the second level have signs on each step that say «CHANEL», «LOUBOUTIN», «HERMES», etc., getting you all excited for what you might find before you even walk in the door!
After buzzing me in, immediately I found those Manolo «urban shoe myth» maryjanes that were in that episode of Sex and the City. Sure they’re used and Manolo’s popularity has been overshadowed by designers like Christian Louboutin and Brian Atwood, but they are still beautiful shoes nonetheless! And they were less than a fifth of the retail! Perfect for my unemployed broke self.
Also spotted — Chanel tweed coat in just my size for $ 1200. Not cheap by any means, but for a Chanel tweed coat? A steal. There was also a small Birkin that a women immediately snatched up, a great Missoni cardigan that I may have to return for ($ 125), Herve Leger dresses (around $ 500), and much more. I see someone said the stuff is overpriced, but for me I guess they’re still a huge discount from the retail prices. I know they’re used, but most items I saw were in great condition. When you’re wearing them, no one can even tell if they’re used or brand new anyway.
I didn’t really experience any rudeness that others write about, but that may be because I don’t really need people to be super friendly to me. Sometimes I think super friendliness borders on being pushy, so I appreciate being able to browse on my own, without someone standing over my shoulder or trying to get me to buy something I really don’t want to.
Michaels is a must for any designer loving gal. It’s only women’s though, so sorry boys…

I used to frequent Michael’s often when I lived in the NY metro area, and would make a point of stopping in when visiting Manhattan after I moved away.
So I went there last weekend while in town, and I have to say, I think Michael’s hey day is over. It’s overpriced (way, way! This is used clothing, peeps, no matter how much it cost originally, let us not forget!) Example: Stuart Weitzman shoes that retail for around $ 250 (I’d recently seen them at Bloomie’s) were selling there for $ 125. SW is not Chanel, and that is too high for used non primo designer shoes; sorry. The standard for brand new stuff at consignment shops is one third.
The place felt tired and musty. Old and worn, mothball-​ey, even. Too bad. It was once one of the original greats, but sadly, no more. I will not bother to look in next time. Not worth it.

LOVE this place. I was in Manhattan for a split second and I went back to Michaels twice just because I wanted to savour everything — I’ve read a lot of hyped reviews of NY consignment shops but this is the only one I want to return to when I go back to NY.
The selection is fabulous and well selected and the price points are very good considering the seasons of the bags/​shoes. Unlike other shops, they’re not ripping you off.
They have recent Christian Louboutin’s at affordable prices, Choo’s, Blahniks… YSL bags, Prada bags… and these things are clearly selected with taste factor and visual appeal in mind; there were no ugly pairs of shoes priced horrendously just because they were this designer or that
They also carry vintage bags like the beautiful Hermes Kelly bag I drooled over (thousands of dollers, a little out of my price range but I was just grateful to breathe the same air as it)
— and there is also jewellery like the signature Hermes enamel bracelets, modestly priced if you’re too depressed to finally acknowledge you’ll never own a Birkin or a Kelly and need to fill the gap the in your heart

Went here during my NY shopping day based on Unilocal recommendations. Was very convenient (just a couple blocks from my hotel).
The prices are pretty decent. Expect about 50% off. Average purse is $ 150 – 350 (same for shoes). I did find a killer D&G leather jacket that I may have put in my coffin. HUGE Chanel selection. Worth the trip.