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.
Read the storyBags
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.
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.
Shoes
How I shop on Vestiaire Collective now: old listings, forgotten brands and mispriced pieces, and the Church’s high boots I bought for €120.
Accessories
A printed Italian linen kaftan worn with ceramic jewellery from Naples, yellow crochet from Thailand and a vintage Karen Millen bag, and why I never match.
Vintage
My Vestiaire Collective buying tips: search older collections, watch the listings nobody wants, look for unworn vintage, and buy shoes you can walk in.
From the wardrobe
Fashion becomes much more exciting when we stop asking whether colours technically match and start asking whether they make us happy.
Shoes
How to sell vintage and preloved luxury on Vestiaire Collective: what to source, how to photograph, describe, price and pack it, and keep buyers happy.
