Why I love selling vintage designer fashion, but no longer list everything in my wardrobe.
Read the storySometimes the greatest luxury finds are not the bags everyone is fighting over. They are the forgotten treasures sitting quietly on resale platforms, waiting for someone…
Bags
I paid €60 for a 2006 Coach Legacy leather satchel. What the creed number told me, why it may be worth hundreds, and what to do about pen marks.
Vintage
Twelve tips for the Arezzo antique market in Tuscany: when to arrive, what to pick up, how to negotiate, and why the best find is rarely the planned one.
Bags
Listed for one day at €279, bought for €200: how I checked a Bottega Veneta bag on Vestiaire Collective, and the hidden label that dates it to 2007.
Bags
I bought this red Tod’s hobo on Vestiaire Collective. About 26 years old, no serial number: how I checked it point by point, and why I am sure it is real.
From the wardrobe
Fashion becomes much more exciting when we stop asking whether colours technically match and start asking whether they make us happy.
Jewellery
My vintage Salvatore Ferragamo: a heavy 1980s charm bracelet from the Fiera in Arezzo, the earrings to match, and 1994 heels in silk, leather and cork.
