Retail · Downtown

Bellwether is a consignment and vintage clothing shop upstairs at 384 Queen Street in downtown Fredericton, summing itself up as vintage, consignment, art, and community. It has been part of the downtown retail scene since around 2017, marking its fifth anniversary in 2022 with commissioned artwork by New Brunswick artist Jon Claytor that hung in the shop. People go to hunt: the stock is consignment pieces and vintage finds, so the racks turn over constantly and no two visits are the same. The shop also shows and sells art, and leans into its community role with events and an email newsletter announcing what has landed. Because it takes consignment, it is also the downtown option for moving on quality pieces from your own closet; check with the shop for current intake terms. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to late afternoon and Sunday from noon to 4 pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. One genuinely useful detail: Bellwether books private shopping appointments on Wednesday through Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 am, before regular opening, which is a quiet way to work through the racks or bring in consignment without an audience. The entrance is at street level on Queen Street with the shop itself up a flight of stairs, in the same block as the rest of the downtown core's independent stores.

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