The five best platforms to buy second -hand luxury clothes and find 'vintage jewelry'

Como de todo hay que sacar la parte buena, el confinamiento que viven miles de personas en todo el mundo está dando para mucho. Meditar, hacer deporte, descubrir al artista que llevamos dentro, leer... y colocar el armario. Esa actividad que, en circunstancias normales, procrastinaríamos una y otra vez, se ha convertido en obligatoria para estos días.

Once put to work, among the different mountains of clothing we see clearly what is worth and what is not.And for those of the second group, there is the perfect and most successful solution in recent years: second -hand stores.A space acclaimed to a greater extent by millennials for their sustainability values, and that is growing like foam in the online market.

The luxury industry occupies an important portion of this cake. Los últimos datos desprendidos por el informe anual de Altagamma, la asociación italiana que reúne a las principales firmas premium del país transalpino, sostienen que, si el mercado de lujo mueve alrededor de 300.000 millones de euros alrededor de todo el planeta, en torno a 22.000 million euros (7% of the total) come directly from the second -hand market.A considerable figure in a world in which it is paid for exclusivity.

Esta tendencia, según los datos de la citada entidad, continuará en alza en los próximos años, ya que estiman que en 2021 el mercado de segunda mano llegará a absorber hasta 31.000 million of that amount, a 12% increase compared to the quota it represented in 2019.

There are currently numerous digital platforms specialized in this segment, where it is possible to find from the I it Saddle de Dior bag to the Panthere Cartier clock. Y es que, uno de los puntos fuertes de estas tiendas online es que, a través de ellas, los compradores pueden encontrar algunos de los productos más icónicos de prestigiosas marcas.Next, we take a tour of the five second -hand luxury stores that every lover of the sector should know:

Dressed Collective

The French website has been news in recent days for its involvement in the fight against coronavirus.Vestaraire has launched an initiative where influential characters from the fashion industry, such as Kate Moss, Anna dello Russo or Carine Roitfeld;Designers Clare Waight Keller and Margherita Missoni;The actresses Macarena Gómez and Rachel Weisz, and the makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, among many others, have participated in an auction of solidarity clothing through their website, where all the benefits will be donated for the fight against pandemic.

This successful platform was one of the pioneers in the sector.It was born in 2009 from the hand of a group of French entrepreneurs with the idea of creating a reliable meeting point between buyers and vendors, and their annual figures demonstrate the good reception that had from the first moment, with benefits that have doubled year afteryear.Thus, on this platform it is possible to find products of large brands, with the authenticity the same insured, at prices up to 70% lower. Un Birkin de Hermès, vendido en 17 segundos por más de 50.000 euros, some of its great milestones of sale meant.

Hewi London

Since its launch in 2012, Hewi London (originally known as Hardly Ever Worn It) has opened the way to second -hand fashion.The company was founded by Sharon Wolter-Ferguson and its two daughters, Natalya and Tatiana, when they spotted an obvious market niche between the Jet Set.When the family lived in Monaco, they assisted regularly to glamorous parties and events where the models were never repeated.Seeing the enormous pressure and wasted that this meant for the elite of Monte Carlo, Wilter-Ferguson was inspired to create a platform in which luxury fashion lovers could buy and sell their own items to give everything a second life to everythingwhat was not going to be used again and to be able to acquire first -end garments at a cheaper price.

Today, Hewi has become a global and recognized prestige brand within the sector, since it has been associated with numerous celebrities from the world of fashion, cinema, music, royalty and entertainment. La mismísima Kate Moss declaró haber vendido piezas "que casi nunca se había puesto" en este ecommerce.Thus, in addition to being able to share closet with the top model par excellence, this store has the advantage over its competitors that, in addition to second -hand garments, it markets unleashed items.

The Realreal

La empresa estadounidense fue la primera de la nueva generación de compañías de segunda mano en dar el salto a la bolsa, con un movimiento en el que levantó 300 millones de dólares.This platform, which was founded in 2011 by Julie Wainwright, its current CEO, is valued at 745 million dollars (655.3 million euros), according to the Pitchbook data provider.In 2018, The Realreal opened its capital, and in July, it caught 115 million dollars (101.1 million euros) through an agreement that came with Parella Weinberg Partners.

In the first quarter of 2019, the company offered more than 620,000 authenticated luxury products in its line market, with brands of more than 5,500 top quality designers.Among the most popular firms of this ecommerce, says Cartier, Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Gucci, Hermés, Louis Vuittom, Prada, Rolex, Tiffany and Valentino.

Bagista

Founded in 2014, Bagist.

As described from the company, their main objective is to "provide a platform where fashion people can build a community and a reliable market to recycle their luxury accessories".Thus, all articles shown in their catalog are rigorously selected and inspected to verify their authenticity. Los bolsos se encuentran entre sus artículos destacados, ya que ofrecen una amplía selección en su catálogo online, donde es posible encontrar tanto prefabricados como nuevos, de diferentes firmas de alta gama.

Rebel

The German platform was born in 2013 at the hands of Cécile Wickmann.The origin of the brand is also linked to a personal experience of Wickmann herself, when, living with her parents, they told her to order all her clothes and accessories she had in the basement of the house.At that time, the founder did not find any website on the Internet to easily put their items for sale.At that time, he realized the potential of his idea and set out to devise an effective and reliable channel for vintage lovers and luxury fashion.

The most demanded articles in this ecommerce are Louis Vuitton, Prada, Hermès and Chanel bags (which last very few seconds for sale).In addition to clothing and accessories, Rebel includes a wide selection of jewels, with a line from the reduced collection throughout the year. Otro de los puntos a favor de la web ideada por Wickmann es que permite a los vendedores donar sus ganancias a la ONG Plan Internacional.