Supporting small businesses is so important, especially in these weary times. Forunately, there are so many amazing black-owned Etsy shops that offer such amazing products from jewelry, home goods, clothing, and more. Easily explore these unique and creative shops and discover some of your new fave brands!
Here are black-owned Etsy shops to have on your radar.
Omi Woods
Omi Woods creates contemporary heirlooms that celebrates connections to Africa. The jewelry is individually and ethically handmade with fair trade African gold and globally sourced fine metals. Omi Woods jewelry is intended to be worn everyday, gifted for special occasions, and passed down to future generations so its meaning can live on for generations to come.
LouLou Art Studio
LouLou Art Studio offers such beautiful digital prints for everyone’s style. From portraits to abstract, there’s so many to browse through. If you want a custom print, then check out the Custom Family Portrait section of the shop.
Toup Ceramics
Looking for some quirky home decor or dinnerware? The unique Etsy shop, Toup Ceramics, has just what you need. The minimalistic designs are so stunning. The owner specializes in ancient hand building techniques including slab building, pinch pottery, and coil building to create the pieces.
Its All Culture Jewelry
If you’re in the market for one-of-a-kind jewelry to spice up your collection, check out this shop. All of the accessories are a curation for the bold, beautiful, and statement makers.
Tees & Tiaras
Want to make a statement on your tee? Tees & Tiaras has you covered. From spiritual quotes, to BLM messages, to custom pieces, you can seriously have it all!
Mind The Cork
Explore plant holders, hanging planters, and vegan leather cardholders. The coolest part? Everything is made from cork, so the beautiful neutral colourway will match seamlessly in any room. Plus, the cardholders come in a variety of colours like turquoise, red, cobalt blue, and more.
Adorness Jewelry
Dare to bring a touch of originality to your style with colourful and lightweight earrings. Adroness Jewelry creates hand-crafted jewelry with recycled leather, metal gold plated hooks, and brass rivets.
Kingsley Leather
These leather goods are so elegant and chic. This shop sells handcrafted leather wallets, bookmarks, personalized cuff links, belts, mousepads, key chains, and so much more.
Gabe Jade Accessories
Looking for that captivating accessory and pop of colour? Then look no further than Gabe Jade Accessories. The designer uses African fabrics full of bright and fun patterns to create ties, headwraps, and even bandanas for your puppy. Plus, if you need matching accessories for your significant other, kids, or relatives, and it’s not listed in the shop, contact the shop owner and she can make it happen!
Lovely Earthlings
From greeting cards, art prints, calendars, Lovely Earthlings offers such an abundance of quirky and fun designs that are sure to make you smile. Soon your walls will be covered from the prints of this shop!
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Here’s a riddle – what’s the best and most accessible way to find unique clothing pieces, all the while practicing sustainable fashion and best of all, from the comfort of your own home!? You guessed it – shopping for vintage clothing on Etsy! This is also a great way to mix unique pieces together, creating a personalized style that showcases your one of a kind personality.
We’ve compiled our favourite reasonably priced vintage shops on Etsy for all facets of your life – go on and knock ‘em dead.
HELLOGEMINIRISING
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Why we love: Whether you are looking for a dress for a night out, a cute weekend errand look – this shop has you covered. Majority of their pieces are highly transitional, making it a low-maintenance transition from day to night.
They are located in BC, meaning cheaper shipping and your purchase goes towards supporting a small Canadian business!
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Why we love: This shop knows how to pick vintage, you can trust they know what brands and styles are worthy. The average price of their items may be slightly higher than some of the other shops we’ve listed, but rest assured you are getting a quality investment piece that is well-constructed and will last years to come. They are located in sunny California, so you know they’ve got those LA vintage hookups. This shop is perfect occasions that call for a killer look.
STARLET VINTAGE
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Why we love: There are so many reasons why we love this shop, one of them happens to be their selection of beautiful vintage SHOES! Truth be told, they are great for all apparel and have a classy aesthetic that we are lusting over. These are forever-in-my-wardrobe type pieces!!
Looking for a new pair of fall boots? Starlet Vintage has you covered!
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…AND they are located in BC – we are all for faster and cheaper shipping, coupled with supporting small Canadian businesses. Less online shopping guilt ftw.
TWITCH VINTAGE
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Why we love: This is a great shop for cheap, curated finds. Particularly, a gold mine for 90s grunge babydoll dresses and fun abstract 80s prints! Did we mention the price is oh-so-right!?
LUXIE VINTAGE
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Why we love: This shop isn’t for the vintage faint of heart. Wear one of their items and achieve an instant lift of effortless cool. They are located in Arizona; meaning they’ve got that highly sought after dessert vibe locked down.
DIRTYBIRDIESVINTAGE
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Why we love: Like any smart online shopper does, we trust reviews; this shop has an impressive 5-star review from 9,371 reviewers and 32,959 sales, abolishing any small concern with buying vintage clothing online.
This shop is adorable and perfect for a toned-down vintage look – perfect for a stylish look during work week!
REWIND TEES
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Why we love: We had to give you a great shop for rare 70s, 80s and 90s vintage t-shirts at a reasonable price. Vintage t-shirts are insanely versatile – dress them up with a pencil skirt and a statement necklace, or down with your fav pair of weekend jeans.
What are your favourite Etsy shops for vintage clothing? Please let us know in the comments below!
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