Ocean Island Victoria Guide

This is Emily’s favorite clothing store in all of Victoria! Formally known as North of Wednesday, this boutique is full of beautiful and feminine clothing for all body sizes at a reasonable price. Amelia Lee specializes in local and one of a kind pieces that will be a great addition to you wardrobe.    

A hip downtown store that sells clothing, skateboards and gear, spray paint and more. The companies that fall under our Higher Ground family umbrella are Concyse Clothing, Instrumental Skateboards, Incite Screenprinting & Promotion, Dobell Sign & Design, Art4Life Tattoos and Confusion Media. Higher Ground Clothing is located in Odeon Alley, just off Yates St.

For all your metal and hardcore needs. You can pick up a copy of the magazine at various places around town, or download your own copy from their website. And don’t forget to check out their store just off Government Street.

The biggest thrift shop around, but also a bit more expensive. They have a great selection of books and movies, as well as clothes, shoes, and household items. Also during Halloween, they bring in lots of great costumes!

Lots of fun random stuff, a good selection of clothes, cheaper than Value Village, and hey, it’s right at the bottom of Johnson.

Out of the Closet Renew Boutique is a new fantastic high quality thrift store in downtown Victoria operated by Out of the Closet Queer Sustainability Society. They sell really interesting, unique, and high quality stuff at very fair prices: clothes for all body shapes, sizes, and gender expressions; books; art and decorations; housewares; jewelry and [...]

This store is right next door to Ocean Island and is great! They have small boutique section of cooler womens clothing as well as regular men’s and women’s clothing and cute picture frames and small furniture. All proceeds go to helping local women in need. They also have a second smaller store on 1803 Cook [...]