After decades of second hand style, what might you search Oxfam shops for?
The first Oxfam shop opened on Broad Street in Oxford in 1947. There are now hundreds of high street Oxfam shops. After 75 years of second hand style you can search Oxfam shop online and see what you can find.
Decades of second hand style
Second hand 1940s fashion styles
The 1940s featured structured looks with lots of buttons. Image: Oxfam

Second hand 1950s fashion styles
Dresses with very full skirts were popular in the 1950s. Image: Oxfam

Sophisticated dresses with cinched waists and full skirts were popularised by Christian Dior in the 1950s. Image: Oxfam

Bold colours were popular in the 1950s. Image: Oxfam

Second hand 1960s fashion styles
The 1960s started with some Jackie O inspired glamour. Image: Oxfam

Playful patterns and colours were popular in the 1960s. Image: Oxfam



Second hand 1970s fashion styles


Second hand 1980s fashion styles



Second hand 1990s fashion styles



Second hand 2000s fashion styles


Second hand 2010s fashion styles
Miquita Oliver is supporting Oxfam's Second Hand September. Image: Andy Oxley/Oxfam

Second hand fashion today
“Oxfam has been selling second-hand fashion for more than seven decades, offering generations of UK consumers a way to shop sustainably for all that time. It’s so encouraging to see that second-hand is being embraced by increasing numbers of future-focussed shoppers, searching for stylish, affordable clothes that are doubly feelgood as they help to protect the planet while raising money for a better and more equal world without poverty.”
Rachael Huttly, Oxfam Head of Retail Marketing, UK
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