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The Ultimate Resale Shop (Bobby from Boston)

15 November 2008

Boston,

19 Thayer Street (google maps)

Spotted by Brian

Overall rating:

out of 2 ratings

Report value: $$$$ (high price)

Report style: Innovative

Finding Thayer Street in Boston's South End is tricky. It's unmarked, and is more of a brick walkway than a street. Cars can't even drive down it. But the neatly hidden path is home to art galleries, an antique restoration store and a hidden oasis of authentic vintage apparel.

This oasis is called Bobby from Boston, and it is like your grandfather's attic, if your grandfather happened to be actor Steve McQueen. It's filled with vintage sport coats, silk ties, fedoras and leather suitcases all artfully arranged.

The shop sells mostly men's clothes and accessories, although there is an assortment of women's items in a separate room. Yes, finally a store for us guys first!

The walls are adorned with old photos and memorabilia from the past. Racks of prep school ties sit on top of glass cases filled with vintage patches and sunglasses and a wall of blazers and leather jackets is offset by shelves of colorful plaid button-downs and striped tees.

A trip to Bobby from Boston is like a trip to Rugby on Newbury Street, only with the authenticity and style Rugby wishes it had. Whether for preppies, hipsters, mods, socials, hippies, beatnicks, flappers, or edwardians, Bobby's has got it going on! Prices range from $20 - $2,000 per piece of course based upon rarity.

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