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Clothes WithA Second Life

One-of-a-kind pieces from the sixties to the noughties, picked by hand, graded honestly and measured flat. When a piece sells, it is gone for good.

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A woman in a navy wool swing coat over a mustard roll-neck
Sixties, 1966 · Grade A Navy Wool Swing Coat £145
The Coat Rail · 1960-1999

Sixty YearsOf Good Coats

Car coats, swing coats and chore coats in wool and denim, every one lined, mended where it needed it and ready for another winter.

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A woman in a red wool car coat sitting on the stairs of an underground station
Sixties, 1964 · Grade A Red Wool Car Coat £118
Consignment · Paid When It Sells

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We grade it, price it and put it on the rail for ninety days. You keep up to seventy per cent of the sale, or a fifth more as store credit.

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A woman in a long navy coat and a mustard jumper by an ivy-covered wall
A Designer Coat, Grade A Sells For £260–£350 60%Is Yours
+1231,236 ReviewsAn average of 4.8 out of 5
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Five Decades, One Rail

Every Decade
Sixties fashion 60sSixties 3 pieces
Seventies fashion 70sSeventies 5 pieces
Eighties fashion 80sEighties 2 pieces
Nineties fashion 90sNineties 2 pieces
Noughties fashion 00sNoughties 2 pieces
The Thursday Drop

The Rail This Week

A fresh rail goes out every Thursday at 11 am, in the shop and online at once. 5 pieces went out on the last one; the next one is on Thu 29 Oct, 11:00.

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The Thursday Drop

The Next Rail Goes Out Thu 29 Oct, 11:00

Every Thursday at 11 am a fresh rail goes out in the shop and online at the same moment. Once a piece is in somebody's bag it is held for 20 minutes; once it sells, it is gone.

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5 Pieces, One Of Each

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Mustard Roll-Neck 70s Grade A
1974 · Size S · Knitwear

Mustard Roll-Neck

£48
One of one
Picked, Cleaned, Mended

Every Piece Leaves With Our Label

Nothing goes on the rail until it has been through five pairs of hands. The label goes in last, when we are happy to put our name to it.

  1. Picked By HandFrom house clearances, markets and your wardrobes
  2. Cleaned & SteamedWashed or dry-cleaned to its care label
  3. Mended In The WorkroomButtons, seams and darns before it is graded
  4. Graded & MeasuredA grade, every flaw noted, measured flat
  5. Labelled For The RailOur label sewn in, the swing tag on
The inside of a navy wool coat with a mustard satin lining 0 Stitches
Two Minutes Behind The Rail

From House Clearance To Hanger

Follow one coat from a box of house-clearance clothes to the Thursday drop.

Graded Honestly

Four Grades, Every Flaw Written Down

How We Grade
A+

Deadstock

Never worn: original tags, folds or packaging

1 on the rail now
A

Excellent

Worn and loved lightly; no flaws we could find

8 on the rail now
B

Very Good

Light wear and one small flaw, written on the tag

4 on the rail now
C

Good

Visible wear or a repair, priced in and photographed

1 on the rail now
A woman in an emerald knit two-piece by a pink wall
A close portrait of a woman with her face in her hands
Picked By Hand Since 2014

A Second-Hand Shop With First-Hand Care

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18,450Pieces rehomed
2,140Consignors paid
9,200 kgKept out of landfill
6,300Mends in the workroom
Our Story

The grade on the tag said one small mark on the cuff, and that is exactly what there was. Honest, measured, and the coat fits like it was made for me.

Nadia BrennanNadia BrennanBought A Sixties Car Coat

I bring a bag in every season. The estimate on the website was within a few pounds of what I was paid, and the credit goes straight back into the rail.

Jess OkonkwoJess OkonkwoConsigns Every Season

Bought a pair of seventies trousers that were too long and had them hemmed before they shipped. Three days, and they arrived ready to wear.

Tom WhitfieldTom WhitfieldHad His Jeans Hemmed

Swap night is the best evening in the Quarter. I took five pieces in and came home with a whole new wardrobe.

Priya ChandraPriya ChandraComes To Swap Night
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See The Rail A Day Early

Every Wednesday evening the letter shows Thursday's pieces, so you know what to come for.

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  • Tuesday10 am - 6 pm
  • Wednesday10 am - 6 pm
  • Thursday10 am - 8 pm
  • Friday10 am - 6 pm
  • Saturday10 am - 6 pm
  • Sunday11 am - 5 pm

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  • Tuesday11 am - 4 pm
  • Wednesday11 am - 7 pm
  • Thursday11 am - 4 pm
  • Friday11 am - 4 pm
  • Saturday11 am - 4 pm
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