21 March, 2016

Vintage Coach repurposed

You know a heritage brand is on the up again when fans start to clamour for its vintage numbers. It happened with Gucci, it’s probably happening with Coach and I imagine it will happen with DKNY.

When a classic brand goes through a downturn and then an upswing, it creates a new swell of interest around it. So with Gucci, suddenly all the buzz around Alessandro Michele had people scouring their lofts and closets for long-neglected snaffle loafers and printed scarves. Online consignment site Vestiaire Collective already did a brisk business in selling pre-loved Gucci, but the renewed interest has brought a whole new rush of customers on the hunt for pre-Michele Gucci (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Brands, Business of fashion, Design, News, Retail concepts, Shopping, Trends Barneys, Coach, collabs, customisation, DKNY, Gucci, heritage, retail concepts, Vestiaire Collective, vintage

19 November, 2015

Vestiaire Collective – the one that got away*

Rei Kawakubo for Louis Vuitton

Given the chance to get your hands on a ‘must have’ piece you missed the first time around is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, how thrilling! On the other, decision paralysis takes hold – how the heck do you choose between the Rei Kawakubo for Louis Vuitton bag or the Margiela L’Incognito visor shades that got away?

As it happens, ‘the one that got away’ is the name of Vestiaire Collective’s latest campaign (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Brands, Design, News, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Shopping, Trends Cartier, Commes Des Garcons, design, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, Rei Kawakubo, shopping, SPONSORED POST, Vestiaire Collective

12 November, 2012

On K-Stew and her Cartier Juste Un Clou

You may have seen the pictures of Kristen Stewart looking very grown up in Victoria Beckham’s tangerine dress and Louboutin Decollettes. But did you spot the bracelet? Of late, Stewart has switched up her grungy Converse-with-everything image for something way more pap-worthy, right down to the smallest detail. In this case, she’s become surgically attached to Cartier’s iconic Juste Un Clou (‘just a nail’) bracelet, the gold ‘bent nail’ that was reissued earlier this year from the depths of the Cartier vaults. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 3 Comments Brands, Design, Trends Cartier, celebrities, Christian Louboutin, Ebay, jewellery, Kristen Stewart, Vestiaire Collective, Victoria Beckham

12 April, 2012

Introducing Vestiaire Collective and Odetta boots

As I never tire of saying, I’m not the biggest online shopper. The reasons are many but in a nutshell:
*I live in London. We have Harvey Nichols, The Shop At Bluebird, Portobello Market et al
*I work in fashion, ergo I like to shop on the hop, browsing in stores on my daily beat
*I’m freelance and despite some people’s conclusions, I don’t sit at home in front of a screen all day so I’m not always in to receive parcels (more…)