Puf ‘n’ Stuff

My favourite vintage store in Melbourne, for sure.
Every time I enter this beautifully curated shop I’m sure my credit card will be taking a serious beating. This place reflects my own personal style to a T: 90s style floral skirts, cute sixties psychedelic mini dresses, 80s/​early 90s silk blouses, jean jackets galore, leather Brazilian booties and sandals… I could go on.
As is apparent from the above list, most of the stuff at Puff n Stuff is from the 80s and 90s, with a smattering of mid-​century delights. That suits me fine, as I’m totally game to dress up in the styles of my quickly receding youth, but this isn’t exactly the place to go if you’re rocking the rockabilly/​50s pin-​up look (though mods should do all right). Puff n Stuff offers a more everyday sort of «vintage» gear that is imminently wearable and mostly on the conservative side of casual (though there are some crazy patterned, teeny tiny crop tops for the reckless youth).
The cost is reasonable by Australian standards: 40 dollars for most of the skirts and blouses and 50 – 80 for the dresses.

Puf ‘n’ Stuff is easily one of Melbourne’s cutest vintage stores! Unlike a lot of second hand stores where you have to trawl through racks and racks of nasty 90’s dresses with worn out fabrics, Puf ‘n’ Stuff is so well curated you get nothing but the good stuff!
As Arabella has already mentioned, the clothes here are well organised, so if you’ve got a particular style you’re after then bingo — you just head to the appropriate rack. It’s kinda like a time-​saving set up, while you’re also engaging in a bit of money-​saving and of course planet-​saving! Awesome.
The printed frocks at Puf ‘n’ Stuff are a real highlight — if you’re after a new dress for a picnic or even a day wedding but need to save a few pennies, it’s the place to find something fun and unique without ripping out the credit card. I love it!

I adore Puf’n’Stuff. It is a treasure trove to vintage clothing and accessories.
I’ve been coming here for a while now and I’m always impressed with the wide range of the dresses that are hanging on the racks.
The clothing is usually divided up depending on the colour, I particularly love checking out the blue and white polka dot collection — there are always some gorgeous sun dresses here.
The last time I visited they also had a little section up the front devoted to little tie-​up shirts from the 50s. Bright floral and solid candy-​hues were prominent.
The average price for a dress in my experience is around $ 50 — a bargain. The clothes are all beautiful to wear and I find the quality to be pretty good.
There are some tables in the middle of the store that display the shoes, and towards the back is where most of the bags can be found.
There are two small changing rooms at the back so be prepared to wait for a while if you need to try things on. I recommend grabbing anything you are interested in and making for them quickly — you can always discard things as you go.

Gertrude Street boutique Puf ‘n’ Stuff may sound like a fine purveyor of some pretty illicit smoking substances, but it’s actually a very welcome import from Sydney and hands down one of Fitzroy’s best vintage shops.
Although Puf ‘n’ Stuff is good across the board, its range of accessories is particularly noteworthy. After an Art Deco glomesh clutch bag for a ridiculously cheap $ 65? Go to Puf ‘n’ Stuff. Fancy a vintage Givenchy LBD for about the quarter of the price of elsewhere? Ditto.
One of the most interesting — and individual — things about Puf ‘n’ Stuff is the way the stock is displayed. Not for Puf ‘n’ Stuff the hodge podge of stock in a variety of disparate styles and drawn from a maelstrom of eras as per Melbourne’s other vintage shops. No, no.
Puf ‘n’ Stuff’s stock is displayed almost thematically so you’ll find a clutch of polka dot tea frocks next to one another, a small rack devoted entirely to vintage denim shirts, one to crochet and guipure lace and another to fringing.
Sure, I may like rifling through the odd mixed rail but Puf ‘n’ Stuff’s clever approach to displaying its stock takes a lot of the guesswork and elbow grease out of vintage shopping, and that, I welcome.
Prices are very competitive for what is some pretty premium vintage fashion and staff are a little cursorily friendly but friendly all the same. An incredible vintage shop.