Beyond Retro

Nice staff, huge space and loads of stuff but sometimes I can’t still seem to find anything there as most of the stuff there are tatty and quite frankly they seem quite over ambitious with their price tag as those items are a tad over priced for what they are.

When this shop first came about, I thought… Wow this is cool!!!
Now. I just think it’s a over priced charity shop. Some of the clothes are really cool! Back in the day I have bought many checked shirts and oversized jumpers from there. Now, I don’t tend to shop there, mainly because of the price and also because everyone else ‘who think their alternative and different’ also shop there!
I hate it when different clothes get all commercial and you get EVERYONE wearing the same thing it. Beyond retro clothes attract the type of person with black skinny jeans, rolled up with white socks and polished brogues. I know that’s life and that’s fashion but it’s just annoying!
It’s very overpriced … You can get better stuff elsewhere for a better cost and quality! You also have to really rummage. It’s like tkmax to that extent! Don’t go in expecting to see something you like and it to fit!
Go there if you have time… Money… And if your going to a fancy dress party! :)

This place is cool, but I do think it can be a bit overpriced at times, but as someone said earlier, they are well organised, so if you need something on the fly, then it is definitely worth using. If you have more time, there are some other gems if you have more time to peruse.

This second-​hand megastore is pure Brighton, featuring the best and brightest in vintage attire. With branches in London and Stockholm the selection is vast and the displays and mannequins really sell themselves. There are sofas and with vintage Playboy magazines for bored boyfriends like me, and the music is suitably period-​vogue. The gear isn’t bargain basement cheap, but the selection is well-​chosen enough to justify the price. Dresses go for around £20, and there’s an abundance of waistcoats, knitwear, shoes, bags and scarves. They also put on in-​store live bands on selected nights.

Brighton is full of so called vintage shops that offer little more than over priced cast offs and mass produced items designed to look aged and rare.
Thankfully, Beyond Retro is anything but that. Here you will find a fantastic collection of stylish and individual items, organised and presenented in a way that generates connotations of french boutiques.
In terms of pricing, of course you’re going to be paying a bit extra, but once you step inside and look around, you know it is worth it.

Good old Beyond Retro: officially the coolest clothes shop in Brighton, and if there isn’t some poll somewhere, it has easily won this award, judging by how many Brightonians sport their often-​eccentric threads. Basically the biggest second-​hand shop you’ve ever seen, Beyond Retro specialises in eccentric and cool older styles of clothing: from the 50s through to the 90s, there seems to be something here for everybody!
Well, I say that, but there was nothing there for me: the note is made in one of the reviews below: there is sod-​all for the flamboyant gentleman, save some really eccentric pieces, but nothing tasteful AND out there, the sort of thing that girls get away with much more often, and their rails here are full of. A small grumble, but not much for the man means that most blokes in Beyond Retro are just there with their girlfriends… and are all standing about a bit awkwardly. A shame.
Apart from that, the prices are rather high… that and the poor male selection make this a no-​no for me, but I can see the appeal for most women, and some way cooler guys than me. If you don’t know about Beyond Retro, go and explore!

It’s big, it’s vintage, and if you have been to the London one you have probably seen it all before. I like vintage style, but these days I am pro production as nothing ever seems to fit me that well, and the cut of clothes is despairingly under estimated on the British High Street. We need more practical and cool fashionistas in old blighty! Like most this store is better for womenswear, but for all it is probably the best in vintage wear around and you will most probably come up trumps with something, hopefully it fits.

Beyond retro… so La Belle Époque?
Everybody was raving about Beyond Retro, telling me how cool it was then forgetting where it actually was, I see would people in The Laines with their Willy Wonka styled magical yellow bags revealing their knowledge of the location.
When I eventually made it to Beyond Retro I was wowed. Then I sauntered in and around the corner saw the glorious expanse, I was overwhelmed.
It should have been a good thing, this huge warehouse but I wasn’t feeling it. Flicking through knitwear rails I kept looking over my shoulder, depressed at all the opportunity and selection from the girls section-​which was basically the rest of the shop bar my solitary uninspiring rail.
It wasn’t quite that bad, but there isn’t that more choice for the males and again the ladies come up trumps.
It’s an amazing to see, really quite a dream. I think I’ll go back today and see if there’s anything worth getting in the miniature men’s section (I’m not a little person).

Yes. Yes. YES!!! No longer must I trawl all the way up to the east end of London to visit my favourite vintage shop! Ideally located just off the Lanes and sticking with their signature warehouse style, Beyond Retro has finally made the bold (and oh so sensible) move to expand outside of London, and how thankful we are!
In a similar spirit to the London stores, this place is full of vintage clothes and shoes of all varieties for men and women. Get lost in rails of day wear, evening wear, fancy dress and more. What I like so much about Beyond Retro is that they really pack it in– there’s none of this minimalist vintage boutique rubbish, just rail upon glorious rail of densely packed clothing to root through. Upon visiting the store, I was really happy to see that they’ve kept the prices reasonable too– they will present quite stiff competition to the jacked-​up prices of the smaller vintage stores in the lanes. Beyond Retro makes vintage shopping by the sea affordable again, which makes me a very happy girl indeed! Don’t get me wrong, we’re not talking charity shop prices, because let’s face it, some serious work has gone into sourcing this glorious oasis of vintage clothing!
Beyond Retro is not your average shopping experience, it is an exciting place where imaginations flourish and ridiculous outfits become feasible… sure, you might go in looking for a blazer or a floral dress, and you may indeed find them, but don’t be surprised if you also come away with a sequined jumpsuit and a top hat! This place is just a treasure trove of vintage gems… the only thing that worries me is how I’m ever going to make it through town without popping in!

It’s like being transported to Brooklyn or the East Village walking into the brand new vintage warehouse that is Beyond Retro. On a quiet sidestreet just round the corner from Bill’s the transformation of this tennis court sized warehouse space into a shop is genius. And I have long been hoping that someone would see the potential in some of the old industrial spaces hiding in some of Brighton’s centre ville backstreets. This Beyond Retro is exhaustive– you could well spend the best part of a day if actually went through all the rails– and presented in a fantastic urban way with vintage mannequins in vintage dresses on high shelves against a backdrop of brick, concrete and exposed pipes and vents. Every clothing category is covered for boys and girls– trousers, shirts, jackets, suits, tees, hats, gloves, formal, informal. And some categories invented– a whole rail of 80’s pouff dresses and sequin dresses, quilts, jumpsuits. If you make it to the far end without collapsing under a pile of stuff you can try things on in the appropriately minimalist changing rooms. There are some older pieces lurking but generally the eras covered are sixties through disco seventies through punk and glam eighties through the grunge nineties. Most prices fall somewhere between second-​hand and high-​street. I love it and I’m guessing the street styles are going to become even more experimental thanks to this place.

The genie must have listened to one of my wishes because Beyond Retro have finally opened a store in Brighton!
It’s not just a tiny two up, two down on Sydney Street either, it’s a huge, L-​shaped building on Vine Street. Today being Halloween, I walked in to find the foyer piled high with amazing fancy dress costumes, wigs and masks. It was walking around the corner and seeing the racks of retro skirts, shirts, blouses, jumpers, jackets, coats and yup — cowboy boots — that made my heart truly skip a beat though.
There was no boots in my size but the good news is, they are open 7 days a week and get new stock in every single day. Hallelujah. The staff are lovely too and whilst I was there they played ‘Jolene’ AND ‘I Want Candy.’ Oh and the stock is reasonably priced too, guaranteeing I’ll go back in about, erm, 24 hours!