House of Vintage

This place is a great way to kill a few hours, while getting lost in a maze of vintage clothing. If you can get past the set up/​mess it is definitely worth a look around.
Prices are something that should be mentioned too. They’re a tad higher than I would like to pay, but you can find the occasional gem.

This place is huuuuuuuge. Lots of stuff happening here, some of it great, some of it overpriced. I got a little lost at one point. Staff was a little abrasive about bag checking. a few of the items I got turned out to be a little dirtier than I noticed at first, but were great items that washed out fine. I’ll definitely go back.

I tried to buy something from House of Vintage online at ETSY, but Christine, the seller from House of Vintage was SO unethical that she agreed to sell to me, put it on reserve, and then a day later, sold it to someone else on EBAY because she «forgot» to take it off EBAY, despite having a «contract» with me. Sleazy business dealings. I would not deal with this place online or in person, given that the dealers are so unethical.

Not open? 10 minutes before you open your doors are wide open, of course we are walking in. Common courtesy and common sense as business owners. We felt unwanted and a burden to you, so we won’t do that to you anymore. We and all our vintage friends will no longer be patronizing you.

I really love this store, if only the vendors that stock it with such cool stuff worked the front desk all the time! The manager, while I’m sure he does a hell of a job organizing the 60+ vendors in this space, is not a very nice guy. Ive come here a few times, every interaction I’ve had with him makes me feel as though I’m inconveniencing him. The woman who often works the till is awesome! She is super helpful and nice, if he took a lesson from her this place would be perfect. Sadly, the manager in a jerk. :(

Terrible experience. Jessica the cashier was rude, surly, and unfriendly. There was no, «Hi, how are you?», not even a «thank you.»
I darn near had to beg for a receipt and a bag to put my items in. Customer service at it’s (un)finest.
I’ve bought quite a few items there for my salon, but with many other vintage shops in the area to choose from, I won’t come back to House of Vintage.

Rooted deep in the Hawthorne, a neighborhood known for its liberal roots and weird denizens, House of Vintage is quite the mainstay for those looking for the «used» look. We were trying to kill time til I had to head to the airport back to OAK so my friends brought me here so I could see what a true Portlander looks like and where they shop.
The place is the epitome of vintage! Clothing from all eras, furniture that looks like it got way too much love, toys, books, it’s all here! Love the musty attic smell that comes with a vintage shop too, makes it kinda hard to breathe but it’s all about the ambiance right?
It was kind of a trip to see some shirts from the 80’s that I otherwise forgot completely about and again this could be walking in Downtown Portland on some vintage-lover’s person. Yeah I get it!

If you love vintage this is a great spot to look for treasures. I found many Halloween outfits over the years, and a perfect condition leather jacket! I really wanted these cowboy boots they had but were sadly a size too small.

I heard lots of good things about this place from a couple of friends with great style and finally stopped in with a couple of friends. While the decent prices and wide variety charmed me at first as well, by the end of my visit I was exhausted by the disorganization of it all and on the brink of an asthma attack. I’d still consider coming back, though, if not for the INCREDIBLY rude staff. At not just one point but TWICE while trying on cutoff shorts (they have tons there and I figured why not get ready for spring?), in TWO DIFFERENT CHANGING ROOM LOCATIONS, I had the treat of hearing the employees openly mocking myself and the other young women in the store trying on cutoffs. «Guess it’s cutoff season, geeeeez.» «Yeah, yikes, can’t wait for THAT trend to die. They look awful on everyone, can’t stand em.» The second conversation I heard was very similar. I don’t know why the employees here have nothing better to do than mock their customers or the merchandise that THEY are supposed to be trying to move off of shelves, but it was enormously off-​putting and I would up leaving empty-​handed, even though I found several things I otherwise probably would have bought.

This ain’t no Nordstrom folks. Sure, some if it isn’t «vintage» and yes there is a ton of junky overpriced stuff too. But if you need an obscure thing they most likely have it. And if you are willing to hunt you will absolutely find some real treasures. There’s a reason they get vintage vendors & resale buyers coming in and dropping thousands$ on the regular for stock for their vintage shops in Japan, LA, NYC and the world! It’s basically the largest and best vintage store in Portland. An essential stop for all tourists.

There are many reasons this was a one star visit. To be fair I loved the variety here and it brought me back to my early 90s kid roots and reminiscing. But unfortunately 2 things really made for a not great experience.
First, it is pretty disorganized, which I can see the charm in to some extent but it gets a bit much. There’s so much space and it easily could be set into sections.
Secondly, it comes across really sketchy when you pick and choose what customers you want to check in their bags. The sign clearly says to check in your bag, so naturally I nicely handed mine over, no big deal right? I looked around though and noticed everyone else got to keep theirs.
Not trying to pull that «card» but when I’m the only one you’re insistent on keeping their bag and giving passive aggressive side eye from stock boy following around, it makes me not want to visit again.
Yes I have dark hair and eyes, and maybe might even be a minority :) but I was looking for some vintage furniture for my art project, not a really unwelcoming experience. Just a bummer I’m not likely to return.

Ug, why is everything so unorganized in here? Rooms and rooms of old clothing. Not much in terms of actual vintage items, just loads and loads of hipster clothes. Nothing in terms of customer service. Someone made eye-​contact with us when we walked in, but didn’t offer a smile, let alone a greeting.
This is the second time I’ve visited HoV and the second time I had less than a positive experience here. Also didn’t find anything here either time. Can’t see myself going back.

A little bit overrated. Staff isn’t terribly friendly but passable to still shop there from time and time again. Lots of selections, from tons of eras. Prices can be either good or a rip. Very massive. Strict return policy but I’ve never had to make any returns. Pretty chill. I recommend more for tourists but if you want a vintage vintage place I would recommend Red Light, Crossroads… even Buffalo. :) This place is more for cool nick nacks though so definitely check out House of Vintage regardless.

awesome place, very big! plan to spend about 2 hours looking through.
pretty dusty etc so don’t wear something so nice
prices could be a bit better but not too bad

This has to be the BIGGEST vintage store I’ve ever been to, and oddly enough, the one where I left without buying anything. It’s hard to describe the interior, aside from saying that there’s a lot of clothes (and that’s an understatement), some trinkets, memorabilia, CDs, vinyls and a lot of really bored-​looking staff.
There were a few leather jackets on sale for less than $ 40 and a bunch of ugly sweaters that I fortunately forbid myself from purchasing. I kinda wished there were more collectibles and/​or toys, not just clothes though.

You know you’re getting old when all of the styles you wore as a kid are suddenly «vintage»! Well, my fellow children of the 70’s and 80’s, that is exactly what you’ll find at House of Vintage: room after glorious room of Members Only jackets, OP shorts, rainbow t-​shirts, stirrup pants, polyester, ladies pantsuits, and way more than I can even begin to list here. They also have what could probably be labeled as one of the largest collection of trucker hats on this side of the Mississippi. Throw in several nooks of kitschy cookware, books, vinyl records, toys, musical instruments, furniture, and even medical equipment and you have the makings for hours worth of glorious browsing. Hey, 1979 called and they want their stuff back!
I thought the prices were a little high, though. Maybe because 10 years ago most of this stuff was sitting in the free box at my grandma’s garage sale. Folks, start hoarding your 2000’s stuff today. You’ll thank me in 20 years!

This place is amazing. I could have probably spent all weekend browsing and still would have left feeling like I wasn’t seeing all that there was to see.
If I understood correctly, the concept is a huge space where normal folk can rent an area and sell their goods, so the variety is great. We saw accessories, furniture, kids’ clothes, shoes, and more from every era and style you could imagine. I’m not sure how much of a cut the House of Vintage takes, which would probably change my review slightly, but it is a cool idea and I’m glad it takes the commercialism out of vintage.
They have two fitting rooms (a total of three rooms, I believe) and two check out desks, although one or the other was always closed when I walked by– maybe during busier times or when they aren’t about to close they keep both open?
Staff all seemed nice and there were tons of them, so getting help wasn’t an issue. They have a great sidewalk display, too, and the area is really neat– grabbing drinks or hitting up other shops and making a day of it is easy.

I think Portland should be called the City of Vintage since everyone here seems to love this stuff. Besides me of course, who is always chronically bored in these kind of shops.
I’m back vintage shopping with my friend today who loves this kind of stuff. House of Vintage is way more reasonably priced than Magpie where I was at yesterday, but it still has clothes that I don’t care for.
I feel like there should be a donation box out front because these are the kind of clothes I would be giving away instead of buying. I absolutely hate that worn out look, which is obviously what you are likely to find at any used clothing store.
This store is rather large and reminds me of Goodwill. In fact, I bet most of these clothes are actually from Goodwill and estate sales and then brought here.
This is definitely not the kind of place I would come again on my own, but at least the prices are not as shocking as the vintage stores in the Pearl District.

I am a vintage shopper, vintage lover, vintage-​a-​holic! House of Vintage just didn’t do it for me. First their vintage picture snapper up front cost $ 4 and didn’t ever work, almost all our pics were super super dark, sad face. They had some cool vintage items but this isn’t like a thrift store, these items have been found at thrift stores then put here and marked way up, which that’s cool but I guess I am more of a thrift store gal.
Lots and lots of vintage clothes, some furniture, several knick knack items, my little ponies, etc. A whole shelf of vintage Playboys, which featured a funny sign saying «You must be 18 to purchase vintage smut», it was a good laugh.
I wouldn’t stop in gain.

Fun store to look through because they have a lot of cute vintage things but I walked out with nothing because it was overpriced. Large selection of vendors so it takes awhile to go through it all. It was nice to see a label of what things are that aren’t commonly known but I feel something’s were put on there to try to justify the inflated price. The things that were priced decently I didn’t actually need.

I’m not going to say don’t go in but if you do, be prepared to spend a lot of your time and patience here. In fairness, I just was not in the mood to do that when I went in. Not well organized IMO but I will refrain from calling it House-​O-​Crap or any of my usual smart alecky names.
Whoever named it House of Vintage must have born a looong time after me.
I’m not about to tell you this is a must-​see or#PAF. I will say that if you have an interest in vintage (or alleged vintage) it’s worth going in just to satisfy any curiosity you may have.
If nothing else, at least you on Hawthorne and you can save the day with a decent meal.