Hey hey everybody. This is a post I’m really excited about. I’m on a journey to build my luxury bag collection and I’ve put a lot of thought into what brands I want, the type of bags, and where I want to get them from.
Let me start by saying Pre Loved is the best thing that ever happened to the world! Let me explain: in the world of sustainable fashion, especially luxury fashion you are going to come across “pre loved” items, pre owned, or used. The best thing about luxury fashion is that a lot of the pieces are investments so their previous owners take very good care of them. In most cases you are finding items with minimal wear well below retail price if you play your cards right.
I have mapped out an entire strategy for how I will build my collection and a major component is pre loved items and where to get them from. There are a ton of resale sites out there for luxury designers. I’ve checked out many to compare price and variety. I decided to make my first purchase from Fashionfile.
Fashionfile is a resale site for luxury fashion items. They have clothes, handbags, jewelry, accessories, and menswear as well. Of all the resales sites I’ve researched Fashionfile seems to have the best selection and variety. Now depending on the item you are looking for you could find a better price elsewhere but that’s why you research first.
I decided that I was going to buy a Louis Vuitton Speedy second hand because it was a bag I knew I wanted in my collection but not something I felt warranted me paying full retail for, just because they are fairly common. I found lots of speedies in various sizes, colors, and patterns. At this point it was who has the best price and the best condition bag.
Fashionfile became an instant favorite because their website is user friendly, the pictures of the bags are extremely high quality, you can follow items you are interested in and are notified if they go on sale or are sold and when they come back in stock. Like I said the Speedy is common so I did some comparison shopping but I landed on Fashionfile because the bag was in the best condition and the pictures were so great! Oh and free shipping.
I purchased my bag and it came pretty quick in the mail (about a week). Fashionfile has the cutest packaging. My bag came in a fashionfile dust bag, with a Fashionfile nail file (get it), and the cutest notes and cards about my purchase. The bag was in the exact condition is said. Everything was perfect!
I was a little skeptical about buying pre loved to begin with especially with a site I’d never used but the quality of what I received was amazing and to top it off Neiman Marcus is an investor in Fashionfile so I figured I wasn’t going to get ripped off.
All in all I definitely recommend Fashionfile. If you are thinking of starting your luxury bag collection but don’t know where to start peruse a few resale sites and stay tuned for my post where I break down my strategy for starting my collection.
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