Vintage news and archive

Vestiaire Collective report: Second-hand market grows three times faster than new goods

According to a new study by the resale platform Vestiaire Collective and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), second-hand fashion and vintage luxury products are projected to reach a market volume of up to 360 billion dollars by 2030, compared to the current 210 to 220 billion dollars. This represents an annual growth of 10 percent, a rate three...

Member

Business

Banana Republic acquires fan-built brand archive, launches vintage platform

Banana Republic is honing in on its past. The Gap-owned brand is hoping to bring its history into a fresh light for a new generation through the acquisition of a fan-built archive, ‘Abandoned Republic’. The digital platform, curated by archivist Robyn Adams, exhibits a selection of memorabilia, including illustrated catalogues and original store...

Member

Business

Over quarter of a million pounds worth of stock stolen from Break Archive store

Resale company Break Archive has reported what is now its second break in, this time at its London showroom where around 350,000 pounds of stock was stolen. A total of 120 luxury vintage bags from brands including Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci were among the products taken from the retailer’s store in Mayfair on Monday night. Speaking to ITV...

Featured

Fashion|REPORT

5 ways luxury resale is reshaping the fashion landscape

As the global luxury market faces a cool-down in 2025 amidst ongoing geopolitical and economic turbulence, the luxury resale market continues to undergo rapid growth. Driven by a healthy appetite for timeless brands, the 2025 Resale Report from The RealReal, the largest online marketplace for authenticated resale luxury goods, maps the new...

FeaturedMember

Business|Interview

From thrift to thought leadership: How Beyond Retro is shaping the future of vintage retail

Vintage shopping continues to be a favoured means of sustainable consumption. A pioneer in this field is Beyond Retro; once a small-scale London boutique, now a renowned European retailer and global purveyor of vintage fashion through its parent company, Bank & Vogue. Beyond Retro was co-founded by Canadian entrepreneur Steven Bethell back in...

Member

Business

Beyond Retro expands to US via ThredUp partnership

Vintage retailer Beyond Retro is bringing its offering to the US for the first time. The London-based clothing store chain has partnered with American resale platform ThredUp to roll out a collection in the region. With this, ThredUp has launched 17,000 vintage and vintage-inspired pieces curated in collaboration with Beyond Retro on its site,...

Featured

Fashion

Young consumers boost second-hand fashion market growth

Leading charity retailer Traid has unveiled its TraidTogether initiative alongside significant new research providing valuable insights into the evolving second-hand fashion landscape in the UK. The national survey, conducted by Statista, offers fashion industry professionals a comprehensive view of current consumer behaviours and attitudes....

Fashion

How archival fashion fuels the resale boom

Luxury fashion has always had a symbiotic relationship with its past, drawing on archival designs to inform contemporary collections. However, the industry’s increasing reliance on nostalgia—often with little reinterpretation—has begun to reshape consumer behaviour in ways that may prove counterproductive. Every time a creative director is...

Member

Business

Gap and Sean Wotherspoon to launch GapVintage programme

US retailer Gap has announced a new programme alongside its global vintage curator, Sean Wotherspoon, intended to place the company’s product archive “directly in the hands of customers around the world”. Beginning February 4, 2025, in the US, GapVintage will see the release of a series of yearlong vintage drops curated by Wotherspoon, while...

Member

Fashion

Nostalgia drives online shopping boom

British consumers are increasingly gravitating towards brands and products that blend heritage, storytelling, and social consciousness, according to comprehensive data from livestream shopping platform Whatnot. The most striking trend is the surge in demand for vintage and inclusive fashion. Searches for vintage-inspired looks rocketed by 3,100...

FeaturedMember

Retail

Premium buyers are embracing vintage fashion

The secondary luxury market is experiencing unprecedented growth as vintage fashion emerges as a significant force in the premium retail sector, according to new data from buy-now-pay-later provider Clearpay. Analysis of transaction data reveals substantial year-on-year growth across key vintage categories, indicating a structural shift in...

Fashion

Vintage designer fashion emerges as new luxury status symbol

Vintage designer fashion is experiencing a renaissance in the luxury market as consumer preferences continue to evolve. A reported surge in demand for "trophy vintage" pieces is signalling a departure from the traditional emphasis on new collections and of acquiring constant newness. Samina Virk, US CEO of Vestiaire Collective, a leading global...