By Heidi Lee, MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
After several months of living in Sheffield, I found there are plenty of cute and exciting vintage shops that I’ve become obsessed with. Those shops sell clothes, vinyl records that play classical music, ceramics with old designs, books and many more! In Sheffield city centre, you can find those vintages shops almost everywhere from West street and Division street, to Kelham Island. My favourite one that I’ve found so far is the shop in Kelham Island called The Indie Arcade.
The shop has a mannequin sitting 
just right in the front door that it is kind of hard to ignore. The first time I took a look at the shop was only because the mannequin was so bizarre and it instantly drew my attention to the shop! Out of curiosity, I had to have a look inside and see what other strange things I could find!
In the shop, I feel like I’ve stepped into a crazy jumble sale. There are so many old dresses from wide ranges of brands such as Roxy, H&M to some unknown brands, and the condition of the clothes are surprisingly good! Elsewhere in the shop is a coffee machine, where you can make yourself a cup of coffee, grab an old book and read on the comfy 
couch, or just hang with friends and enjoy a vintage coffee afternoon. The best thing about vintage stores are definitely the price of the items, which are much cheaper than what you can find on the high street; for example, you can get a lovely leather cross-body bag for around £3, or a cute flower skirt under £10.
In the city centre, Thrifty Store is another vintage shop that I would recommend. Calling themselves Sheffield’s most prominent and cheapest vintage store, Thrifty is a really welcoming and friendly place where I could spend ages searching through their clothes. I do personally like this shop a lot as the price is affordable and the clothes they have are really cool!
I hope that this has inspired you to get out there and see what you can find in the many vintage stores Sheffield has to offer – you might find a real gem!