Willow & Fox

Willow & Fox work under the banner of ‘Recycle, Reduce, Reuse’. Even from the outside it’s endearing. They have handwritten protest articles written up on the door about stopping the palm oil industry. HANDWRITTEN! The owners are people who really do care about the state of our world.
Their collection is humble, but immaculate. The threads they sell are all secondhand, in perfect condition, and I guess you would say that most of them come under the category of ‘hippie clothes’. They’ve got all sorts of excellent bits and bobs around the place– there’s some reused tetra pak bags there for sale, and some beautiful reused wine goblets. My favourite item was the lampshade made from natural fibres.
This store is one of it’s kind in the Cleveland area. It provides people with an avenue to have all the nice things they want without costing you or the environment too much.

The fact that the guy working in this place mistook me for a recent high school graduate, when in reality I am closer to attending my ten year reunion, could have a lot to do with why I loved this store. But I don’t think so. I really can’t express how positive my experience here was. Everything about this shop is adorable; the design, the vintage clothes, the atmosphere and the locally made jewellery.
This is no ordinary secondhand clothing store. Everything has been carefully chosen and only the best items make the cut, so the store is not cluttered, but tastefully arranged with perfect clothes to space ratio. Not only are the clothes here unique thanks to their preloved status, but they are all in excellent condition.
While the clothes are lovely, it is not that alone which makes this store what it is. The design compliments the shop perfectly; giving customers the feeling they are exploring a charming boutique. Perhaps my favourite thing about this shop was the locally made jewellery. I love supporting local artists and buying pieces like this not only ensures you do so, but also guarantees that you won’t end up looking exactly the same as every girl that shops at mass-​produced jewellery stores.
Finally, when I visited, not only was the sales assistant extremely friendly, kind and a poor judge of age (to my immense pleasure), he was also ironing. I found this an enchanting touch. How often do you see staff in a shop ironing? It added such a welcoming feel to the store, and also assured me the people here really care about and take pride in their work.