A century of style,
hand picked on Valencia St.
Hand picked clothing from the 1900s to the late 1990s. Shoes, handbags, jewelry, accessories, home decor and contemporary designer consignment. Every item is sourced, dated and styled by people who love this stuff as much as you do.
What you’ll find
Womenswear
Nearly a century of dressing up, from Edwardian antique cotton and ’20s beading to ’50s party dresses. 60’s minis, ’70s maxis and ’90s slip dresses. So many treasures from 1900s to the late 1990s.
Menswear
menswear that was designed to last, from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Tshirts, pants, ties, gabardine shirts, workwear military, jackets, wool knits, shoes, hats and so much more.
Accesories + Designer Consignment
Authenticated designer handbags, shoes, clothing and fine jewelry, plus belts, scarves, sunglasses and statement accessories to finish any look.
Vintage Levi’s
501s, trucker jackets and denim workwear, from broken in favorites to collector pieces.
About us.
Valencia Street Vintage was opened in January 2023 by Allison White, a longtime Mission resident who has been a thrifter and treasure hunter her whole life.
Allison always loved fashion and once dreamed of becoming a designer. As a tech design intern at Marc Jacobs in the early 2000s, she learned what makes a garment last: quality fabrics, threads and hardware. Then, in 2020, after seven years as a stay-at-home mom to her three kids, a big change in her family’s life meant she needed to go back to work. She took a job assisting a pop-up vintage shop, and it quickly became a full-time role running a little pop up shop every weekend in the Mission for more than two years.
That’s when it clicked. She fell in love with the neighborhood community and the rhythm of a small shop, and realized this was what she was meant to do. Valencia Street Vintage brings together everything she loves: history, fashion, treasure hunting, storytelling, community and styling.
To stock our little shop, we buy from you at our counter, plus private clients, estate sales, trusted California vintage dealers and European flea markets.
Valencia Street Vintage may have started as Allison’s solo project, but today it’s run by the sweetest team of vintage-obsessed stylists. Bring in the pieces you struggle to style and we’ll help you build a look around them. Tell us where you’re headed and we’ll pull pieces for you. Or just pop in to say hello. We’d love to meet you.
Sell or consign with us
Drop off at our buying counter any day we’re open, or email photos for a remote look. Big collections? We’ll come to you. Consignment on higher value pieces is also always an option.
Levi’s on Valencia Street
Long before Valencia Street was known for its restaurants, bookshops and small businesses, it was where Levi’s were made.
After the 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed Levi Strauss & Co.’s factory south of Market. The company built a new one at 250 Valencia Street. It opened in November 1906 with room for 1,500 sewing machine operators, and for nearly a century jeans came off the line a few blocks from our door.
It was Levi’s oldest sewing facility when it closed in 2002. Today the building is home to the San Francisco Friends School. We think about the history every time a great pair of vintage 501s comes across our counter. We’re always buying, so bring us your old Levi’s and help us keep the story going.
We love the history of clothing
How to spot each era by its silhouette.
1900s — The Edwardian S-curve: high lace collars, pigeon-breast blouses, whitework cotton and long sweeping skirts.
1910s — Corsets loosen and hemlines lift. Narrow hobble skirts give way to practical wartime suits.
1920s — Dropped waists, straight lines and knee grazing hems. Beading and fringe made to move on the dance floor.
1930s — Bias cut gowns that skim the body, natural waists return, and rayon becomes the everyday wonder fabric.
1940s — Rationing brings strong shoulders and shorter skirts. In 1947 Dior’s New Look swings back to full skirts and tiny waists.
1950s — Circle skirts and fitted bodices, plus the birth of teenage casual wear: jeans, tees and letterman jackets.
1960s — Clean mod shifts and miniskirts early on; by the end, psychedelic prints and the Summer of Love down the road.
1970s — Flares, prairie and maxi dresses, wide collars, disco shine and denim everywhere.
1980s — Power shoulders, bold color and logos. Designer labels become everyday status symbols.
1990s — Slip dresses and minimalism on one side, grunge flannel and baggy denim on the other.
Come see us
At 18th and Valencia, in the heart of the Mission. A short walk from the 16th Street BART station, and the 33 bus stop.
Look for the peach storefront and the green door.
Sunday – Monday: 11am – 7pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday – Thursday: 11am – 7pm
Friday – Saturday: 11am – 8pm