Juniper Tree Vintage

my absolute favorite vintage store in the entire Bay Area. It is obvious how much the owner cares about curating this store. All the clothes are organized by decade and the shop keeper is usually friendly and well informed.
I got my prom dress here in high school in 2013 and I got loads of compliments. I paid way less than all the other girls at my school and looked way more unique. It’s a great place for vintage dresses for events, plus they have loads of vintage jewelry.

i lov this store and you have good prices!

Found this SUPER cute vintage shop when I was walking to my hair salon one morning and almost missed my appointment because I was like a kid in a candy store!!! Ooooh Dresses and jewels and handbags oh my! I was in girlie-​girl heaven!!!
You will definitely want to go! The staff is so great too!

Elvis Is In Da House!
SITREP
The fun thing about investigating a community outside of your normal zone of life is running into very cool eclectic Vintage stores you’ve never seen before. And the great thing about Vintage Thrifting is running across those fun odd items!
THE SETUP
.and what better combo to capture my interest than Elvis collectables and Kitty Kuriosities! *Meow*
Juniper Tree Vintage has a lot of great items. Bambi was very happy to focus on the clothing, a LOT in her size even.
Me? I was more taken with the kitten kloset kollectibles, Elvis posters and even an «Aloha Elvis» doll, complete with microphone!
ACCESSORIZING
There were lots of hats, colorful scarfs, plaid skirts, a wide selection of baubles & jewelry, and some other unique clothing items, liked feathered brooches and neckties emblazoned with flowers all over them.
NEIGHBORHOOD
I also have to say that trooping through this hood of Alameda was a hoot-​riot. Just around the corner from the Alameda Museum, and a block down from great restaurants and eateries — like Tomatino — it was nice to just casually walk along Alameda’s main drag of Park Street, taking in the sun, and enjoying the shoppers.
THE LOWDOWN
A really nice upscale Vintage shopping experience!

Sweet, sweet mother of all that is good and pure.
This place? This place right here? Amazing. AMAZING I say!
I visited with a friend and her 18 month old, so I didn’t get to stay for as long as I wanted to. I’m not from Alamdea, so I’m going to have to make a special trip here so I can come back and bask in all its vintage glory.
I REALLY wanted to buy this gorgeous vintage beaded dress, but sadly, I was way too top heavy for it. I wanted to fall on the floor and cry.
I love how all the items have been carefully curated. This isn’t Savers or Goodwill folks.
Items are priced from moderate to pricey, but you know what? I think everything is well worth the price.
If you’re looking for unique one of a kind clothing items or accessories, this is your place. I instantly fell in love. I can’t wait to visit again!

This store is so unique. The items they feature are all from the 1950’s and they are fabulous. Dresses range from casual to very elegant. During Christmas they had several Christmas trees decorated with vintage ornaments. Jewelry, handbags and cool looking lingerie. You have to see this store if you like unique and vintage stuff.

Stopped by the other day. Just browsed today but once again I have to mention how sweet their staff is. I felt so welcomed – again!
Didn’t find anything today in my size but i’ll returm

I love this place! There are lots of wonderful clothes vintage items, all things girly! The prices can be a little high at times but for vintage clothes I’d say its fair. The owner (?)/​Manager is extremely nice and she keeps my son preoccupied when I come to shop which is unbelievable!!!

Can I add like 50 more stars? First off its amazingly overwhelming! Its like vintage dress crack… highly addictive I’ve lived in Alameda for a month… and I have been in 3 times! Don’t judge me!
The owner susan will keep you company while you are trying on dresses and can pet her sweet poodle! The whole staff is super friendly and just over all awesome. I am now quite the vintage dress collector!
They have shoes, dresses, gloves, jewelry and all sorts of treats!
Go in and check it out!!!

To say that Juniper Tree vintage is a amazing store would truly be an understatement. Today was my second visit to this charming store and it was equally an enjoyable experience. The first time I stumbled upon this little gem was during the Art And Wine Festive that was held in downtown Alameda on Saturday and Sunday the 27^th and the 28^th of July. But unfortunately I was with my husband and seven year old son so needless to say I was unable to fully explore this shop.
But today I decided to pay this shop a re-​visit and was truly impressed me with everything that it had to offer. I like the way the clothes are organized by size so it makes browsing super easy. Vintage runs very small let’s face it, so no use falling in love with an item if there is no possibility of the garment fitting. I also found the garments to be in beautiful condition as well with no fowl odors.
The store is laid out so it is easy to browse and look at all the treasures. Susan the owner is just short of amazing and we chatted while I was browsing. They give you space while you shop but are there should you have any questions.
I collect rayon dresses from the 1940’s and I found a amazing one today for a mere $ 60.00 and a amazing belt with a bow detail for $ 9.00! I also bought some stellar colored bracelets too! This shop has something for every taste level as well as decade. I was really struck by the quality and selection. As well as the prices were quite reasonable given the age as well as the condition of the garments in which the store stocks.
I will be back again and again to this store as Susan said they will be stocking Holiday items soon. Walking into this store is like being transported to a time of glamour and style when women knew how to dress for an occasion whether a night out on the town or a day out shopping.
Thank you Susan for a pleasant afternoon. Your shop is nothing short of a delight and I so enjoyed my shopping experience.

Absolutely LOVE this store! I’ve purchased three dresses (so far!) from this cute little place. It’s definitely a guilty pleasure of mine! All of the dresses are in great shape and the staff are very helpful. I wish I could win the lottery and go nuts in here!

Such a cute shop! And friendly staff :) some of the dresses are rather tiny so I don’t always have the best of luck actually fitting into some of them :-/ (not the stores fault though!) but I’ve got some really great things out of there that I always get a bunch of compliments on.
Go in! You’re sure to fine something snazzy.

Surprisingly awesome. A very well-​curated selection of vintage clothes, marked by decade on the tags. A decent selection of modern and vintage accessories, ranging from cheap to high end.
Clothes range in price from surprisingly cheap to pretty expensive, but all the prices seem to make sense. If you’re a fan of vintage clothes, this place is worth shopping. Despite the small size, they manage to pack in a lot of nice clothes. The owner and staff are very helpful. They have a knack for making suggestions and helping people shop without seeming pushy.
Men’s section needs some work (they only have about a dozen items. nice stuff, but not much of it).

Love, love, love this store! I’m in here more often than I would like to admit simply because of their great selection of vintage garb.
Jewelry, hats, dresses, purses, shoes, scarves, and little antique knick-​knacks placed all around the store. A bit pricey, but understandably so. The quality of their vintage garments is always top notch.
Juniper Tree is definitely worth checking out

I love this store. I discovered it a couple months ago in July when I was walking home from my summer job and I had never seen this store before. I went inside and needless to say, I fell instantly in love. Most of the dresses there look brand new (even though they are decades old) and I usually find things I like everytime I go in.
The staff there is very friendly and helpful and the store is very neat and organized. Today I bought a pair of pearl white gloves from the 1920’s and a beautiful dress from the 1960’s and I love them!
However, one very important piece of advice to keep in mind: if you see something you like, do make sure you get it right away (as long as everything fits and stuff), since if you wait too long it might not be there again if you go back a few days or week or two later. The day I discovered the store, I found and tried on this lovely yellow dress from the ’60’s but I didn’t get it (which I now regret) and I came back a week or so later and it was no longer there.
Anyway, if you are passing by, please do make sure you check out this store, you won’t be disappointed.

This shop is fantastic. Great dresses and vintage clothing like other reviewers have noted so I’m going to talk about the amazing accessories! I bought a beautiful pink necklace from the 60’s. It will look good dressed up or down. I found a handbag that is on a frame with a kiss lock. It must be at least 50 years old but looks brand new. Its a classic style that I think never quite went out of style. I also found some cotton hankies with lace trim and I think they were $ 3 and $ 4 each. Such a bargain!
And, what a surprise to find beautiful Christmas ornaments! What’s not to love about this shop? Oh, and I should mention the guy working was knowledge, handsome and super polite.

I am so excited that Alameda finally has a swoon worthy vintage dress shop with prices that are not horrible! Every time I go in I leave with a beautiful vintage dress is amazing shape that has been pressed/​dry cleaned and can be worn that night out. And the prices are actually pretty darn decent if I do say so myself! I actually picked up two dresses there for under $ 30 each which is cheaper than I would have found them on Etsy or Ebay or even the Alameda Flea market!
And they have an amazing selection for all sizes, which I find particularly impressive. I get so bummed when I see hundreds of size XS and like two items for curvy girls. Sigh! That is not the case for Juniper Tree. They had a full rack of size L/​XL. Be still, my chubby heart!
I also thought the people working there were extremely nice and super helpful! E was TERRIFIC! And I think I went in there once and was helped by the owner who was so nice and so knowledgable too! LOVE.
I have a gaggle of girlfriends who wear a ton of vintage and we all have stopped by the store at different times and all left with at least one if not two dresses. I wish all vintage stores could be so charming, so well lit and have items so well priced.

Gentle Unilocalers,
I encourage you to visit Juniper Tree at their new location in Alameda. The gracious Proprietress, Ms. Susan is extremely passionate about the quality and authenticity of the items she offers. What a delightfully civilized and fun addition to Park Street @ Encinal!
The space has high ceilings for which I’m a total sucker, swoon-​worthy chandelier; walls painted in a shade i can best describe as the love child of robin’s egg blue and Baskin Robbin’s Daiquiri Ice. Perfection. Thank you for the multiple lounge areas, fore and aft where one (or more) can meditate/​contemplate different purchases.
Gal pals, my gays, and flaming heteros — all are welcome to recline and opine!
Bonus points for a rotating trio of standard poodles who are so very intelligent, sweet and perfect shop dogs! I had the utter delight of meeting Peggy on my first visit since the renovation and relocation from Lakeshore was complete. She’s gentle, sweet and sporting her very own glam rhinestone collar.
Juniper Tree fills a void in Alameda — if you ignore the Leg Avenue «goth socks» and stick to the authentic, vintage pieces, accessories, underpinnings, you can enjoy the quality construction of Ms. Susan’s finds for years to come. Even the window displays are the bee’s knees — the last was a lovely arrangement of lemonade frocks that made me thirsty for a tall, icy glass of fresh-​squeezed Summer on a porch swing.
Aside: I inherited my great-grandmother’s hats, and continued to collect. I would have loved to have inherited her wardrobe as well — her Sunday dresses and everyday frocks fascinated me — she was a petite woman, but at 89, she wore the modern equivalent of an US 8 – 10, as I recall.
I’ve been the Mad Hattrix from the cradle and have never seen a single episode of of Mad Men. You won’t find me chasing throwaway facsimiles at Banana Republic; it’s not for me.
Jennifer L. does bring up some valid points w/​r/​t bespoke «teeny tiny» dresses sewn to fit the individual: dress shop bespoke or made to measure by the wearer or by a family member. Items are labeled by size, tagged by decade and frequently with measurements at the shoulders, bust and waist and neatly arranged.
That said, if one wishes to preserve the integrity of the piece, original hardware included, only minor alterations are a consideration, if at all. Jennifer L. — I looked at your profile pictures: (a) you’re gorgeous and nowhere near being a moose; (b) I’ve had to walk away from pieces for the same reasons mentioned above. It’s the agony and the ecstasy healthy women of all sizes, shapes and ages share. *moment of millinery silence*; D
On this particular visit, I found some items that I wanted so very much, and alterations would have been anathema. As disappointed as I was (kinda) it made me happy to know that someone will love and enjoy the pieces in their ORIGINAL state: true vintage.
Prices are extremely reasonable for the caliber and condition represented consistently by the inventory Ms. Susan culls with a discriminating and extremely selective eye. The dress I did come away with was cut by hand, hemmed by machine by a real live person (you can see the slightest variations if you look meticulously at the craftsmanship, finished by hand, hook and eye clasps: hand set. $ 130 out the door.
My Favorite Fashionista Gal Pal’s 27^th Birthday Dress: Ko-​nundrum no mo’. Fo’ shizzle, my nizzle!
Get thee to Juniper Tree!
Madly,
The Hattrix

I just noticed this place last weekend, thanks to the lovely dresses they put out front to flutter in the wind. (It would appear that they’ve just moved over from a previous Oakland location)
Great shop; too bad for me that women were so tiny in previous decades (or that I am a moose by comparison) and I cannot fit into their teeny tiny dresses. And it’s not just the chub folks — even as a willowy little teenager I couldn’t get my grandmother’s dresses to zip up around my ribcage or fit across my shoulders without threatening to split at the seams. The dresses here are no different, so if you have a small frame, and a retro heart, you’re sure to find some great stuff here at decent prices.
I’ll just have to console myself by buying jewelry, trinkets, or housewares, which they also sell.