My Best Friend’s Closet sits inside a 7,000 square foot storefront at 5-196 Spokane Street, right on the Platzl, the pedestrian only Bavarian style plaza that anchors downtown Kimberley, British Columbia. The shop is a consignment boutique built around a simple idea: quality clothing deserves a second life instead of a landfill. Racks rotate through pre owned designer and outdoor brands familiar to East Kootenay shoppers, including Arc’teryx, Blundstone, Coach, and Zegna, alongside shoes, purses, and jewelry priced well below retail.
Kimberley’s Platzl location makes the shop a natural stop for both residents and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the mountain town’s alpine village theme, ski season traffic from nearby Kimberley Alpine Resort, and summer festival crowds. The store is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm, a schedule that keeps it accessible to weekday locals and weekend tourists alike; shoppers can reach the store directly at 778-481-1122 or by email at info@myBFC.ca.
What sets My Best Friend’s Closet apart from a typical secondhand rack is its emphasis on curation. Staff describe the goal as keeping the sales floor feeling fresh and funky rather than picked over, sorting incoming consignments so that only trend right, gently used pieces make it to the sales floor. Customers who have shopped both the Kimberley and sister Cranbrook locations describe the shop as worth a special trip, citing both the quality of finds and the attentiveness of staff who help track down specific sizes or styles. That destination reputation matters in a town the size of Kimberley, where a boutique competing purely on foot traffic would struggle; instead, the shop has built a following that treats consignment shopping as an event rather than a last resort.
Sustainability sits at the center of the business model. By consigning rather than manufacturing, My Best Friend’s Closet extends the usable life of well made garments and accessories, diverting them from waste streams while giving consignors a return on items they no longer wear. For budget conscious shoppers in the Columbia Valley and East Kootenay region, that means access to designer label outerwear, footwear, and accessories at a fraction of original prices, without sacrificing the quality that outdoor focused mountain communities depend on for four season wear.
The Kimberley store’s size, at roughly 7,000 square feet, allows for a broader selection than many small town consignment shops can offer, with dedicated space for clothing, footwear, handbags, and jewelry organized for easy browsing. Combined with its Platzl address, steps from the plaza’s shops, cafes, and clock tower, the location functions as both a practical shopping stop and a piece of the pedestrian plaza’s retail character. Visitors exploring the Platzl on foot can easily add the store to a walking loop of downtown Kimberley.
For anyone searching for affordable, pre owned designer fashion in the East Kootenays, My Best Friend’s Closet in Kimberley offers a curated, regularly refreshed selection of consigned clothing, footwear, and accessories inside a spacious Platzl storefront, open daily and priced to make quality secondhand shopping a practical, sustainable choice for the whole region.
