Op-Ed | Will the Online Fashion Resale Market Take a Flash Sales Nosedive?
Source: ShutterstockFashion resale sites could follow the trajectory of online sample sales, from must-shop to bottom-feeder. But there’s an alternative.
Source: ShutterstockOp-Ed | Who Watches the Watchmen?
Suzy Menkes, Cathy Horyn, Sarah Burton and Phillip Treacey | Source: Bacca da SilvaCourtesy of our friends at Byronesque, pioneering fashion blogger Diane Pernet laments the current state of fashion criticism and brings us a brief history of fashion critics past and present.
With a Flurry of Activity, Online Vintage Heats Up
Screenshot of Vaunte.com | Source: Vaunte.comNEW YORK, United States — For nearly 20 years, eBay has been the dominant player in the market for vintage clothing and accessories. Now, a slew of start-ups are poised to disrupt the business of online fashion resale. The last quarter of 2012 saw a veritable avalanche of activity in the space, including the launch of no fewer than five notable online vintage sites: Byronesque, Bib and Tuck and Nifty Thrifty in October; Vaunte and
BoF Exclusive | Byronesque Launches With ‘Farfetch for Vintage’ Model
Byronesque.com | Source: ByronesqueNEW YORK, United States — Today, curated online marketplace Byronesque is set to launch with the aim of connecting consumers across the world with a carefully edited selection of designer vintage from a growing network of specialised boutiques, beginning with One of a Kind in London, Quidam de Revel in Paris and The New World Order in New York. Seed investors include Andrew Rosen, the late Marvin Traub and Morty Singer from Marvin
