I may be the last person to know about Sleepy Poet Antique Mall. Even Billy Corgan stopped by on his recent tour to do a little shopping. Since all the cool kids are doing it, you should know about this place.
It took a (mostly) focused 3.5 hours 55,000 square feet of antiques and curiosities to get through it all. Not only did I leave with a treasure chest (seriously), but the booty to fill it: a vintage skirt, mid-century glass ceiling lantern, vintage post-cards, a skirt, and a brass monkey (seriously). The space is a warren of vendor stalls filled with splendors and oddity: mid-century modern, antique dentist tools, morrocan, art-deco,southern kitsch, eighties nostalgia, and more creepy kitten paintings than you can stand.
The centerpiece of the space is Kitsch-y Cool Vintage, with pristine, moderately priced vintage dresses, hats, scarves, boots, skirts, even handkerchiefs and ties...a selection to rival nearby Hong Kong vintage or the Rat's Nest.
Sleepy Poet isn't a stuffy antique shop. The scent of fresh pop-corn fills the air (free), and the staff are amazing and helpful (many thanks to Rusty for lugging my Moroccan treasure chest around!). Best of all---the goods are quality and bargains are all over the place, waiting for the intrepid shopper.
2 remarks:
kittens!!
i had a fun time with you... glad you found your chest!
...I really want to play with that truck! haha looks like a neat shop
Post a Comment
Please keep it clean and polite. If not, it is getting deleted.