Last updated on 09/10/2026
Yulia Veksler
For me, second hand is a pure treasure hunt, and Berlin is the perfect territory for it. Whether I rummage through the by-the-kilo range at Pick n Weight or search for designer pieces at Das Neue Schwarz, I go home with something every time. Here come my favorite addresses for the next raid.
At Pick n Weight in Mitte, you pay not per piece, but per kilo: Each item has a color marking, and weighing is done on scales in the shop. The assortment ranges from costumes from the fifties to seventies blouses and nineties sportswear.
SOEUR on Marienburger Straße offers used women's fashion from labels like Acne, Marc Jacobs, or Chloé, plus jewelry and individual home furnishings. A good part of the stock comes directly from customers who bring in their own items.
Around half of the inventory at Garments Vintage on Linienstraße comes from current TV and film productions. The two owners themselves worked as costume designers and thus acquire goods that do not appear in regular retail.
Not Too Sweet's second store on Oranienstraße focuses on selection over quantity: Nineties and early two-thousands secondhand, plus sportswear, individual designer pieces, and upcycling from Berlin workshops.
Paul's Boutique in Oderberger Straße specializes in sneakers, with over a thousand pairs permanently available. Used denim and leather jackets hang in between, and motorcycle helmets or 80s boomboxes stand among the racks.
Das Neue Schwarz on Mulackstraße exclusively carries second-hand designer fashion, from Vivienne Westwood to YSL Vintage to Isabel Marant. The store originated from an online shop and doesn't look like a second-hand store at all.
Gewandhaus on Belziger Straße only accepts well-preserved outerwear made from natural materials, along with leather shoes and accessories. Merino wool, alpaca, silk, and cashmere are found here much more often than polyester.
On Mommsenstrasse, Macy'z carries pre-owned fashion from labels like Valentino, Chanel, Alexander Wang, or Hermès, much of it from the Charlottenburg neighborhood. The pieces are inspected and refurbished before sale and are spaced out on the racks.
Many items at Veist in Selchower Straße bear a tag with their backstory: for example, a silk blouse of an ambassador's wife or a patterned cardigan of a New Yorker. Used clothing thus becomes a piece with documented origin.
Trash Schick on Wühlischstraße has been collecting since the eighties, and this is reflected in its stock: clothes from that era hang alongside military jackets and accessories from several decades. The focus is on shoes.
