Upcycle Clothing Collective Consignment and Quality Goods occupies a storefront at 100-517 Fort Street in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, where it describes its mission as offering secondhand fashion pieces free from stereotypes. Rather than sorting merchandise into narrow style categories, the shop consigns a broad mix of tops, pants, jackets, sweaters, dresses, and shoes alongside sustainable designer goods, handmade items, home decor, jewelry, and accessories, giving shoppers a single stop that covers far more than a typical clothing consignment shop. The store is open seven days a week, with hours running Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., making it accessible for both weekday browsing and weekend shopping trips through the city’s core.
The business runs on a consignment model built around the local community: Victoria residents bring in clothing and goods they no longer want, staff assess and price the pieces, and consignors are paid directly once an item sells. That structure means the racks are always shifting based on what the community brings through the door, rewarding customers who make a habit of stopping in regularly rather than shopping once and expecting the same selection to still be there. It also means every transaction supports two people at once: the consignor recouping some value from clothing that still has life left in it, and the shopper finding a piece at a fraction of its original price, all while keeping usable goods circulating in Victoria rather than heading to a landfill.
The shop was founded by Mackenzie, who was recognized as an emerging business person of the year in 2023, a distinction that speaks to the traction Upcycle Clothing Collective built in a relatively short window as a small, independently run consignment business in a city with no shortage of secondhand competition. Beyond the resale racks, the store has developed its own identity as a brand in its own right, producing branded merchandise such as zip hoodies that shoppers can buy alongside the consigned inventory, a detail that sets it apart from consignment shops that stick strictly to reselling other people’s clothing. The business also maintains a presence on Pinterest and YouTube, using both to share styling inspiration drawn from its consignment finds and an about us video introducing the shop and its approach to visitors before they even walk through the door.
Fort Street sits within easy reach of downtown Victoria, giving the shop a location that draws both dedicated vintage and consignment shoppers and passersby exploring the neighborhood’s mix of independent retail. For anyone looking to consign clothing rather than shop, the process generally starts with bringing items in during store hours for review, with accepted pieces priced and displayed on the floor and proceeds shared back with the original owner once a sale goes through. That combination of affordability for shoppers, income for consignors, and a genuinely inclusive approach to what counts as sellable fashion is central to how the shop presents itself to the Victoria community.
Upcycle Clothing Collective Consignment and Quality Goods is Victoria, British Columbia’s inclusive take on secondhand fashion: a Fort Street consignment shop built around the idea that second-hand pieces free from stereotypes deserve a place on the sales floor, whether that means clothing, sustainable designer goods, handmade items, or home decor.
