What if I instructed you that you may store iconic items from Vivienne Westwood and Christopher Kane straight off the runway, at a fraction of the worth?
For the primary time ever, eBay is internet hosting runway exhibits throughout vogue weeks in NYC and London and Oxfam have partnered with Vinted on their seasonal showcase—and the items shall be accessible for buy as quickly as they hit the catwalk.
Whereas placing pre-loved vogue on the runway shouldn’t be essentially new—Oxfam has been internet hosting its runway present spotlighting pre-loved outfits put collectively by second-hand vogue pioneer Bay Garnett for a number of years—this season, classic and pre-loved are stealing the highlight. Oxfam returns for its seasonal showcase “Type For Change” on Sept 12, this time in partnership with world on-line second-hand market Vinted. The collaboration makes Oxfam the primary charity within the UK to run a wardrobe store on the worldwide on-line market.
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That very same night, eBay shall be internet hosting their first-ever runway present with the assist of the British Trend Council and customers will be capable to purchase items instantly off the catwalks.
For its NYC “Infinite Runway” present, eBay tapped TikTok star and stylist Knowledge Kaye to curate the catwalk appears, which is able to primarily spotlight designers displaying on the calendar like Ralph Lauren and Khaite, whereas its LFW present, styled by Amy Bannerman, will equally embody British skills outdated and new like Alexander McQueen and Wales Bonner.
“Second-hand is not second finest” is the Oxfam activists’ slogan this yr and it rings more and more true. The price of dwelling disaster has pushed shoppers to buy extra properly, whereas Gen Z has been main the cost with their obsession with all issues classic. In line with eBay, youthful shoppers fueled the sale of almost £40 billion value of second-hand luxurious merchandise in 2023, and World eBay customers on common looked for “classic” over 1000 occasions a minute (I’ve actually contributed to a excessive share of that!).