Vestiaire Collective

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will Fashion Ever Be Good for the World? Its Future May Depend on It.

27 May 2020 • By Sarah Kent

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will Fashion Ever Be Good for the World? Its Future May Depend on It.

The Covid-19 pandemic has put financial pressure on businesses, threatening their sustainability agendas. But aligning profit and purpose, and fulfilling responsibilities to the planet and communities of people beyond shareholders may matter more than ever to their long-term success.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

21 May 2020 • By Casey Hall

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

Before the pandemic there were hopes that young Chinese consumers were finally warming to the idea of luxury resale after cultural taboos about secondhand clothes abated. But with post-virus safety concerns now front of mind the market has hit another impasse.

BoF Professional Exclusive

How to Avoid the Greenwashing Trap

18 May 2020 • By Alexandra Mondalek

BoF Professional Exclusive

How to Avoid the Greenwashing Trap

As sustainability becomes more important to consumers, brands must invest in genuine root and branch reform, manage expectations, be humble and own up to their shortcomings to avoid backlash because consumers ultimately see through platitudes and gimmicky campaigns.

BoF Professional Exclusive

For Luxury, Hope Springs Eternal

6 May 2020 • By Pierre Mallevays

BoF Professional Exclusive

For Luxury, Hope Springs Eternal

Investors in the sector are looking beyond a troublesome second quarter to greener pastures in the second half of 2020.

News & Analysis

What Vestiaire Collective’s €59 Million Fundraise Says About the Future of Luxury Resale

20 April 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

News & Analysis

What Vestiaire Collective’s €59 Million Fundraise Says About the Future of Luxury Resale

The company has closed its latest funding round in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting resale is one area of luxury investors are optimistic about.

The BoF Podcast: The Rise of the Resale Economy

14 February 2020 • By BoF Team

14 February 2020 • By BoF Team

Vestiaire Collective’s Max Bittner and Depop’s Maria Raga discussed the opportunities and growing pains of the burgeoning resale market at VOICES 2019.

The BoF Podcast: The Rise of the Resale Economy

Vestiaire Collective’s Max Bittner and Depop’s Maria Raga discussed the opportunities and growing pains of the burgeoning resale market at VOICES 2019.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Is Resale Actually Good for the Planet?

7 January 2020 • By Sarah Kent

BoF Professional Exclusive

Is Resale Actually Good for the Planet?

The companies cashing in on fashion’s fast-growing resale market are positioning themselves as a solution to the industry’s sustainability problems. But the reality is far more complex.

BoF Professional Exclusive

BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future

22 November 2019 • By Sarah Kent

BoF Professional Exclusive

BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future

The industry is grappling with an uncertain outlook amid projections for slowing growth and mounting socio-political unrest, but new technology and business models offer hope for innovative solutions.

Resale’s Growing Pains

21 November 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

Resale’s Growing Pains

According to GlobalData, the resale market will exceed $50 billion in 2023 — up from $24 billion last year. Max Bittner, CEO of the Paris-based reseller Vestiaire Collective, joins peer-to-peer platform Depop’s CEO Maria Raga in a discussion about the burgeoning resale economy moderated by BoF’s Sarah Kent.

News & Analysis

Vestiaire Collective Partners With Selfridges for First Permanent Store

29 October 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

29 October 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

The resale platform's segue into physical retail will help boost brand awareness, while the department store will be dipping a toe into the fast-growing $25 billion luxury resale market.

News & Analysis

Vestiaire Collective Partners With Selfridges for First Permanent Store

The resale platform's segue into physical retail will help boost brand awareness, while the department store will be dipping a toe into the fast-growing $25 billion luxury resale market.