Secondhand news and archive

‘A circular economy for the textile industry offers opportunities, but also needs action’

A recent report looks at the chances and challenges of a circular textile industry in the Netherlands, thus providing interesting input for other countries as well. The report titled ‘Towards a Dutch Circular Textile Industry’ was published by Invest-NL, an investment company that finances sustainable and innovative projects. While a circular...

Fashion

Traid launches 'Closet Clear-out Challenge' campaign

Second-hand clothing charity Traid has launched a new campaign, backed by celebrities, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Erin O’Connor to generate 250,000 garment donations throughout September. The 'Closet Clear-Out Challenge' has been created to mark the charity's 25th anniversary to raise money to fund its global projects focused on...

Fashion

John Lewis launches pre-loved childrenswear in-store with TheLittleLoop

John Lewis is continuing to roll out sustainable fashion initiatives with a new partnership with British pre-loved and rented children’s clothing platform TheLittleLoop to launch a second-hand children’s clothing concession within its London flagship store on Oxford Street. The space will be located on the kids’ floor of the store, featuring...

Business|Interview Featured

Managing discarded clothes at source - German start-up Recyclehero shows how

With around 5.5 kilograms of used clothing per capita per year, Germans are not only the top exporters of used textiles in the EU, but also worldwide, surpassed only by the USA and just ahead of UK. These clothes are a burden on people and the environment, not only in their own country, but also in the Global South, where the clothes often end...

Fashion

Vinted Impact Report 2023: Second-hand replaces new clothes in Europe

Second-hand fashion is becoming increasingly important to European consumers. In its latest ‘Impact Report’, second-hand platform Vinted has analysed the place that used clothing is taking up in people's wardrobes and gives insights into consumer behaviour in the second-hand category. These are based on a survey of around 100,000 members of...

Fashion Featured

New “Sustainable Style Guide for Everyone” provides comprehensive starting point for more conscious fashion consumption

Cultural sustainability organisation Black Pearl has published a sustainable style guide today that is meant for anyone who wears clothes, across age, race, gender, ability, geography, socioeconomics, values and beliefs. The “Sustainable Style Guide For Everyone” aims to provide sustainable fashion solutions for any wardrobe, from the every day...

Culture

Ebay extends Love Island sponsorship to All Stars season

Resale marketplace Ebay has announced the extension of its partnership with ITV’s Love Island to bring its sponsorship of the reality show to a new All Stars season. The move expands on the already established relationship between Ebay and Love Island, which had initially been introduced in early 2022 with the platform beginning to supply...

Business

Valentino expands vintage concept with new locations and educational partnership

Luxury label Valentino has announced the evolution of its Valentino Vintage concept, expanding the secondhand initiative on a global scale and bringing it into the educational sector. Initially launched in 2021 as a way to provide select vintage stores with preloved Valentino garments, the concept has now grown from four stores to seven, in...

Business

Fashion and sustainability January 2023

Sustainability continues to play a major role for the fashion industry in 2023. In the first month of the new year, efforts included resale, buyback programmes, clothing swaps and secondhand initiatives, which FashionUnited lists below. This article uncovers if upcycling could become a possibility for everyone. The European Fashion Alliance,...

Fashion

Why the Thriftcore trend is here to stay

Move over, ‘Cottagecore’, ‘Coastalgrandmother’ and ‘Barbiecore’ - there is a new trend currently making waves on social media and that’s ‘Thriftcore’. Not just since the pandemic, social media has been fuelling new fashion aesthetics and has worked towards democratising fashion. Thriftcore fashion or thrift store chic refers to consumers buying...

BusinessFeatured

Watch reseller Wristcheck raises 8 million US dollars

Hong Kong-based luxury watch consignment retailer Wristcheck has raised 8 million US dollars in a seeding round led by Gobi Partners GBA, which manages Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund, with participation from K3 Ventures. Since launching in 2020, Wristcheck reports that it has experienced 75 percent...

Fashion

Oxfam to stage charity show during London Fashion Week

Charity retailer Oxfam is set to host another edition of its second-hand fashion show during the upcoming London Fashion Week, set to take place from February 17 to 21. Entitled ‘Fashion Fighting Poverty 23’ and sponsored by Ebay, the event will see around 40 looks make their way down the catwalk, modelled by “personalities” in place of models....