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The Nest

This secondhand and vintage clothing store on Carpenter Street focuses on sustainable fashion, aiming to reduce textile waste through recycling, donation, and resale of women's and men's clothing. The Providence location offers tailoring, mending, sewing classes, clothing swaps, and workshops. Shoppers mention plus sizes and cute clothes. Open six days a week, the women-owned, LGBTQ+ friendly shop provides in-store shopping, pickup, delivery, wheelchair access, and free parking.

Your one-stop shop for sustainable fashion. Secondhand & Vintage Fashion Store in Providence and Newport. At our Providence location only: Tailoring Services, Mending Services, Textile Recycling, Slow Fashion Workshops & Events, Sewing Classes, Clothing Swaps, Mending Circles. Our mission is to fight the toxic cycle of overconsumption and textile waste. As a collective, we inspire authenticity and sustainability by shifting mindsets, encouraging slow consumption, and ultimately diverting textile waste out of landfills.
From the store’s Google listing
Rating
4.8 / 5
Reviews
148
Open
6 days a week

01 — Details

Google rating
4.8 / 5 from 148 reviews
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02 — Hours

Monday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
Sunday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

03 — Location

What reviewers mention

  • clothing swaps 19
  • thrift store 16
  • workshops 10
  • plus sizes 8
  • tailoring 8
  • sewing classes 7
  • sustainability 7
  • cute clothes 5

Topics and counts from Google reviews.

Buying and donating

  • Accepts clothing for recycling or donation
  • Women’s clothing
  • Men’s clothing

Service options

  • In-store shopping
  • In-store pickup
  • Delivery

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

About the business

  • Small business
  • Women-owned
  • LGBTQ+ friendly

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • On-site parking

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