Dublin is a modern city but it is very much steeped in the past, and this is reflected in many of the independent vintage shops that help keep us locals looking so good (ahem). Sometimes the best treasures are well-hidden and this is true of these boutiques, particularly around the Temple Bar area, where great clothes and accessories from the 1920s to the 1980s can be found on the narrow streets and alleyways. The popularity of period dramas from Boardwalk Empire to W.E. (although let's face it, the only thing going for the latter was the costumes) has made the past the future again, and the current generation of such shops show class, style and an intoxicating coolness you can't help but breathe in. Fine vintage!