Vestiaire Collective

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Is Resale Actually Good for the Planet?

7 January 2020 • By Sarah Kent

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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.

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BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future

22 November 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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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.

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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.

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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.

Vestiaire Collective Eyes International Expansion After $45 Million Funding Round

20 June 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

20 June 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

French investment bank Bpifrance and CEO Max Bittner led the financing, enabling the Paris-based social luxury resale platform to enter new markets and invest in tech.

Vestiaire Collective Eyes International Expansion After $45 Million Funding Round

French investment bank Bpifrance and CEO Max Bittner led the financing, enabling the Paris-based social luxury resale platform to enter new markets and invest in tech.

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Resellers Are Courting Shoppers Away From Brands. Can They Work Together Instead?

20 June 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Resellers Are Courting Shoppers Away From Brands. Can They Work Together Instead?

The resale market is growing 21 times faster than the fashion industry overall. Below, BoF outlines the ways luxury labels and resellers can make money together.

How Luxury Fashion Learned to Love the Blockchain

2 April 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

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How Luxury Fashion Learned to Love the Blockchain

Amid growing concern about the proliferation of counterfeit luxury goods, LVMH is reportedly developing a system to authenticate merchandise using blockchain technology, while rival Kering is advising a non-profit with the same goal.

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Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

23 October 2018 • By BoF

23 October 2018 • By BoF

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.

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Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.

Vestiaire Collective Unveils Rebrand

16 October 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

16 October 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

The luxury resale site is undergoing a rebrand, including a new visual identity, website and logo, as the company faces growing competition for the $6 billion high-end consignment market.

Vestiaire Collective Unveils Rebrand

The luxury resale site is undergoing a rebrand, including a new visual identity, website and logo, as the company faces growing competition for the $6 billion high-end consignment market.

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Can Paris Grow Its Fashion-Tech Game?

25 September 2018 • By Nadine Bayle

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Can Paris Grow Its Fashion-Tech Game?

Backed by the likes of President Macron and LVMH, the world’s fashion capital is rolling out the red carpet for tech start-ups as well as designer labels. BoF goes behind the hype.