Nostalgic fans will be delighted to find pop culture items at the flea market that they grew up with, from the most iconic to the most obscure.
The Futuro house, with its pop-art design, can be found at the Dauphine Market
Pop culture refers to the popular culture of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, and even the 1950s and 1960s. Pop culture appeals to the masses, unlike more elitist cultures, and creates communities. Pop culture items are highly varied: toys, electronics, movies, music, clothing, accessories… Pop culture items are manufactured goods from the 1970s to the 2000s.
Pop culture includes geek culture, notably with manga, video games, and electronic devices that were state-of-the-art at the time of their release.
In the fields of interior design and design, pop culture is an extension of Pop Art, an artistic movement that emerged in the 1950s, whose members drew inspiration from advertising and communication to express their vision of the world and the new consumer society. One of the movement’s most popular figures is Andy Warhol.
Comic books, vintage toys, and vinyl records for all ages at N'autre enfance, booth 210/211 at the Dauphine Market.
At the Dauphine Market, don’t miss the Vintage Game Room shop, which offers consoles, accessories, and video and electronic games from the ’80s and ’90s: Game Boy, customized NES, Super Nintendo, Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, Zelda… and figurines from ’70s and ’80s cartoons like Goldorak, Pac-Man, and Superwoman. From the 1982 Sharp VZ 2000 ghetto blaster to Jeutel arcade machines and the Playboy 35th Anniversary pinball machine, the Vintage Game Room invites you to discover the world of the ’80s and ’90s.
Production of CESAR masks featuring cartoon and movie characters exploded in the 1980s. C. Bartalo creates one-of-a-kind pieces using these masks, which you can come see at the Velvet Gallery at the Dauphine Market.
The Vintage Gallery at the Dauphine Market (booths #69–70 & 80–81) specializes in American pinball machines and jukeboxes from the 1950s and 1960s.
A wide selection of comic books, graphic novels, and stickers featuring Rocky IV, Garbage Pail Kids, Moonraker, Indiana Jones, and more is available at ABCOMICS, booth 205.
Le Cube à comics is a booth specializing in American comics in their original versions from Marvel, DC, or independent publishers (Dauphine, booth 197).
You’ll find comics and graphic novels in the various bookstores at the flea market.
Nostalgic fans will find jukeboxes, iconic objects of American pop culture.
You can also find posters, CDs, or vinyl records, merchandise featuring pop icons, musicians, or artists, and items from pop stars like David Bowie or Andy Warhol.
Cyril Badin at the Dauphine Market (booth no. 218) offers posters, autographs, postcards, collectibles... There’s an exceptional porcelain doll of Lady Di by Franklin Mint, because yes, public figures are part of popular culture too.
You’ll find music-related items at the various record stalls at the flea market.
Fashion trends come and go in cycles, and certain items emerge from obscurity to make a comeback: scrunchies, pins, neon, crop tops… Fans of 80s, 90s, and 2000s fashion will find that missing piece for their pop wardrobe at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market.
Don’t miss Elodie Poupin’s Pain Melon booth, where she customizes clothing and sells ’90s band T-shirts and posters (Marché Paul Bert Serpette). She designs her booth to resemble a ’90s teenager’s bedroom, blending Japan’s kawaii aesthetic with geek and rock culture.
Find your pop accessory in the fashion boutiques at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market.
Pop culture has permeated all artistic fields, including design. You’ll find an iconic example of pop design at the Marché Dauphine with the Futuro house.
The Back to the Arcade exhibition has highlighted retro gaming – a favorite among geeks and pop culture fans in general – over the course of two editions.
