A Vintage Tale stocks archival clothing and accessories from the 1950s through 1990s, including pieces from Dior, Chanel, Gucci, and Versace. Its Joo Chiat shop also pours drinks at an in-house bar.
Best for Archival Dior, Chanel, Gucci and Versace vintage
A Vintage Tale traces back to a plan its founder first sketched out while living in Milan in 2015, before bringing it to life in Singapore in 2018, according to the boutique's own account of its history. The shop, tucked into Joo Chiat Road, deals in archival clothing and accessories from the 1950s through the 1990s, with pieces the store attributes to Dior, Chanel, Gucci, and Versace, plus vintage jewelry from houses like Trifari, Fendi, and Prada.
The interior leans into the theatrical — colourful wallpaper and vintage furniture set the scene for what the shop calls 'everything feminine.' A Vintage Tale has also built out a sit-down element unusual for a vintage store: 'Carolina Bar,' a corner added specifically so customers can 'sip and shop' rather than just browse racks. It's a shopping format the boutique markets as a point of difference from Singapore's other secondhand and vintage stores.
Mother-and-son secondhand and streetwear shop at Queensway Shopping Centre, Singapore (Queenstown planning area) - vintage denim, cargo pants, graphic tees and curated thrift, run by 'Mama Hon' and her son.
Little Nyonya Batik is a Singapore business selling hand-drawn and stamp-batik Peranakan sarongs, kebaya and Baba shirts alongside Nyonya accessories, porcelain and home decor. It markets itself as one of Singapore's leading online sources for Peranakan fashion, with each handmade piece varying slightly from the next.
Best for Peranakan batik, sarong kebaya, hand-drawn textiles, Nyonya fashion
Mandarin Gallery is a shopping centre at 333A Orchard Road in Singapore, with separate retail and dining tenants. Its current directory includes fashion shops such as BIMBA Y LOLA and Victoria's Secret, alongside other lifestyle businesses. Check the relevant tenant listing for a visit rather than assuming the gallery operates as one shop with a shared product range.
Best for Fashion and dining tenants on Singapore’s Orchard Road
Mandarin Gallery is the shopping mall attached to what opened in 1971 as the Mandarin Hotel on Orchard Road, with a second hotel wing completed in 1973. After a S$200 million renovation, the mall reopened in January 2010 as a four-storey retail complex with a glass curtain façade and floor-to-ceiling glass flagship duplex units, distinct from the original hotel-podium retail it replaced. The adjoining hotel has since been rebranded as Hilton Singapore Orchard. The mall's identity is tied directly to that renovation date and hotel pairing — it isn't a standalone shopping centre but a retail component built into a hotel redevelopment, which shaped both its layout (four levels wrapped around the hotel tower) and its positioning toward higher-end fashion tenants such as Michael Kors and Max Mara. That hotel-anchored structure is common along this stretch of Orchard Road, where several malls were built as retail podiums beneath hotel towers rather than as freestanding centres.
Bespoke atelier founded in Kallang in 2018 by designer Hu Ruixian, specializing in modern cheongsam/qipao and bridalwear with details like mother-of-pearl buttons and tweed or suede trim; lead times run four to eight months.
Best for Made-to-measure tailoring
Studio HHFZ was established in Kallang in July 2018 by designer Hu Ruixian, who set out to modernize the cheongsam (qipao) and make it wearable as everyday clothing rather than an occasion-only garment. The studio makes bespoke pieces to individual order — gowns, modern cheongsams, and bridalwear shaped by Singapore's mixed cultural identity — with construction details like mother-of-pearl buttons and trims in suede or tweed alongside traditional silk, and prints and embroidery, some developed with local Singaporean graphic designers. Lead times run around four months for simpler designs and up to eight months for wedding gowns involving lace or appliqué work, reflecting the studio's fully made-to-order, one-client-at-a-time model rather than a ready-to-wear production line. Hu has been profiled for her approach to preserving qipao construction techniques while updating silhouettes and fabric choices for contemporary wear, positioning the studio within a small field of Singapore ateliers working to keep the cheongsam in everyday rotation rather than treating it purely as heritage costume.
A homegrown children’s shop selling clothing, festive wear, shoes, nursery essentials, gifts, and toys. Its first retail location opened at Cluny Court in 2012, according to the source.
Best for Children's clothing, festive wear, nursery essentials
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