Eugene is home to yet another great vintage clothing store, Karma Kloz, located at 540 Fillmore.  The shop is filled to the brim with everything you could ever want to add some retro flair to your closet and offers both mens and womens clothing.  There are hats, shirts, dresses, coats, shoes, ties and jewelry galore and you could easily spend hours there.  As for style, there is loads of stuff from the late 1960s through the 80s, but there are also some wonderful hats and shoes from the late 1940s and 50s.  The shop has a creative pricing system involving playing cards and the owner has a very nice cat who is more than willing to help you shop.  Overall, Karma Kloz has a creative and fun atmosphere and the owner is keen on expressing the importance of resale for not only your wallet, but for the environment and local economy as well.

What did I find?  For awhile now, I’ve been wanting a “Lucy in Connecticut” type jacket, you know, plaid, somewhat boxy, shirt jacket.  And at Karma Kloz, I found it!

The label reads “California Male R” – a brand I’ve never heard of before and haven’t dug up anything on the internet yet. Anyone familiar with it?  The tag is located on the inside left of the jacket and includes gold metallic thread.  The jacket itself is made of an odd light flannel type fabric (it’s not wool, although it does look like it), and has a great plaid pattern to it and fun fit to it as well, a tad fitted with an elastic waist and cuffs.  I want to say it’s from the late 1950s, early 1960s.  First time customers get a 10% discount so I got it for only $16.00!

The downside to Karma Kloz is its location.  It’s rather far out from the other stores similar to it, which are all located within blocks of each other in the east side of town.  But it’s well worth the visit!