Chanel, Hermès, Céline, Gucci… We love looking at luxury fashion and yearningly thumbing through magazines – but normally, looking or maybe touching it at a shop is as far as it goes. The bravest of us might actually indulge in taking it into the changing room. But buy it? Most of the time, we’re missing quite a chunk of dosh. Except – tadaa! – if it’s been worn before. Even a designer piece can lose the affection of its owner after a while. But normally, it has been treated much better than its cheap and nasty cousin. And that’s why the boys and girls at Vestiaire Collective created one of the (oh go on, THE) leading European demand and supply platform all about selling and buying designer and premium fashion. All articles are checked regarding authenticity and condition and only cleared for sale by the professional team when they are absolutely sure that you didn’t sew fake Gucci labels into your Hennes blouses after one too many glasses of wine. This weekend, the social online market place is visiting the analogue world. From May 20th to 22nd, the first Vestiaire Collective Drop-Off Event is taking place in the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. All of you regretting that bad buy from way back when (the Diane von Fürstenberg-Robe with the waaaaaay to high slit or the Prada sandals that just should have been one size bigger) can hand over your luxury fashion rejects. The Vestiaire Collective team of experts will check the condition of your articles and will thank you for it with an, at best, 500 € voucher for the Galeries Lafayette. It might not be quite enough for a complete re-launch of your wardrobe but will definitely help with some top-class recycling.
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Vestiaire Collective Drop-Off-Event| Friday, May 20th & Saturday, May 21st 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday, 22nd May 1-8 pm | Galeries Lafayette, Friedrichstraße 76-78, 10117 Berlin | vestiairecollective.de
