The Way We Wore — Local services in Los Angeles

A really fabulous vintage clothing boutique with an amazing staff and owner. The selection is highly unique and full of one-of-a-kind pieces from the 1890s to the current day, ranging from retro pieces perfect for everyday wear to ethnic or anthropological clothing to extraordinary pieces by haute couturiers, plus accessories galore - the selection of millinery really stands out as most vintage shops tend to be lacking in chic chapeaus! The owner Doris has an exceptional eye and is a veritable font of knowledge about fashion, as is the store’s eponymous YouTube channel on which she explains about the history of various designers and fashion movements across the eras. The online store is nice, but contains but a fraction of the store’s total stock so one really needs to actually visit the shop in person to take in the breadth of the collection on sale.

Personally, the best thing about the vast array of items is how eclectic it all is; while some of the other vintage shops in Los Angeles such as Decades and Recess L.A. are mainly trendy and focus on the upper price range for vintage, you can find everything in The Way We Wore’s diverse assortment, from Edwardian lace tea dresses to 20’s flapper shifts to Dior’s “New Look” to ‘30s Chinese cheongsams to Studio 54-ready Halston dresses to current-day designer prices from just one or two seasons ago - all at price points from $20 to tens of thousands. It really is every vintage lover’s dream emporium, one in which every single item has been purposefully selected - you aren’t paying through endless racks of dreck to find the diamond in the rough like you would at a thrift store. The one thing that I would change around The Way We Wore is that I wish they carried more men’s clothing but they’d have to expand the store because as is the shop is jam-packed from wall to wall so it’s understandable that their selection for men is quite limited.

P.S. The store is just down the road from the iconic Pink’s, so you can spend an afternoon searching for treasures and finish with a hot dog at a legendary Hollywood hangout that’s lined with photographs of the stars, many of whom would’ve worn or have worn the apparel that you just...

SAME OLD...SAME OLD. Will we ever stop anti-black bias or will my posterity and I have to put up with this nonsense forever?!

My wife and I walk into this store today and were given only the most perfunctory of greetings. The attendant barely even looks up or comes from the back where she was sitting. This was bad enough, especially after my wife has fantasized about coming to this store for almost two years since watching the TV show LA Frock Stars on the Smithsonian Channel.

About five minutes later, after being generally ignored by the attendant, a white-appearing woman enters. All of a sudden, the white-appearing attendant comes alive, is effusive in her greeting, and explains the layout of the store as she winsomely engages the white shopper.

My wife goes over to the attendant and asks why we did not hear about the store upon entering, and she says, "Oh, I thought you heard when I spoke to the other shopper." This is the kind of stuff that makes us Black folks sick and tired. LA is supposed to be the "city of woke," and yet these aggressions based solely on personal bias continue unabated. I am personally and generationally disgusted by this, and the attendant, owners, and anyone connected with this store and show should be ashamed to be associated with this kind of behavior. I WILL NEVER GO BACK HERE...

Well I haven't even been there yet. I do know it's a shop for women and I don't wear woman's clothing. I decided to read the reviews and for the ladies that don't know , it's called QUALITY. Prices for Quality clothing and quality vintage clothing and accessories are more expensive.Or perhaps you have not.vintage doesn't mean cheep, out of style, torn or disheveled . It simply means from another era. So When you enter store that is filled with elegance,style and charm and prices are more than the thrift store you usually go to don't be bitter be better and treat yourself to something nice for a change. Anyways ladies have a good day and be nice. Ok! Fast forward a year and I finally got to meet Doris! That woman has such a star quality about her I couldn't help but be star struck. Her store blew my mind with the amazing quality . Doris has taste, style and a professionalism most stores have lost. I recommend her to all women that have 5 star taste. If you don't buy something from The wat we wore and it will look like you do. It was a pleasure meeting you Doris! I'll...