Flea markets and second-hand shops offer you an ideal opportunity to discover old treasures, discarded artefacts and vintage period clothes by simply wandering in and around them. Some designers have built their individual design identity on using vintage or recycled components in their collections. Most of the great fashion capitals of the world have good areas to search for such markets and shops; for example, Portobello Road Market in London, Greenwich Village in New York and Montmartre in Paris.