In a world dominated by online shopping and fast fashion, it’s easy to forget that there are great local stores just under our nose. While Chapman University has made online shopping easier than ever with their new Amazon Lockers, there are many wonderful stores that are in walking distance from Chapman. We’re going to tell you about the five best stores within walking distance from Chapman.
Let’s start out with the closest store to our campus, Casa Teresa. Just a few steps down from Bruxie, Casa Teresa offers secondhand and vintage clothing at low prices and often has even cheaper sidewalk sales. All of the proceeds collected from Casa Teresa go to supporting low-income pregnant women and help provide housing for them. While you may have to dig through a few piles of clothing, you may come across rare vintage for a fraction of the original cost.
The most recent addition to the Orange circle is Deelux, a second-hand store that buys and sells gently used clothing. You can often find vintage or trendy brands for less than half the original cost. You can also trade in clothing you don’t wear anymore and get cash or store credit. Deelux is constantly getting new arrivals of clothing so you’ll see something new every time you’re there and it is conveniently located next to the Orange Antique Mall.
Located across from Urth Cafe, Elsewhere and Joyride vintage are two stores that are connected in more ways than one. Elsewhere and Joyride are vintage stores owned by a couple who have spent years carefully curating an impressive collection of men and women’s vintage clothing from the 1930s to the 1980s. Joyride even has a haberdashery where they can custom make any hat for you. You’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you walk into either of these stores, and if you’re lucky, you might get to meet the two pitbulls that spend most of their days there.
Last but not least, we have the oldest and perhaps most well-loved thrift store in Orange, The Orange Antique Mall. While the antique mall sells all sorts of knick-knacks and vintage items, there is a large selection of clothes for both men and women. The Antique mall boasts a large selection of women’s clothing from the 1940’s-1980’s and even newer items. The great thing about this mall is that each booth is privately owned, so you can find anything and everything you could imagine here, perfectly curated in petite cubicles. Just make sure you have enough time to explore all two stories of this enormous store!
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