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Bags
I paid €60 for a 2006 Coach Legacy leather satchel. What the creed number told me, why it may be worth hundreds, and what to do about pen marks.
Accessories
Why I hunt for vintage on Vestiaire Collective, and how I find Ferragamo, YSL bijoux and Fendi in the old listings everybody else has scrolled past.
Accessories
Vintage faux fur and how to wear it: capes, stoles, colours, accessories and second-hand buys, with my hooded black cape on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Vintage
What I have learned selling on Vestiaire Collective since 2020: which vintage pieces sell fast, which sit, when to list, and why patience pays.
Vintage
The vintage market in Lucca, Tuscany, on the third weekend of the month: Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Hermès scarves, vintage fur, and how to avoid the fakes.
Bags
Roberta di Camerino: the Venice house behind velvet bags and woven leather, the two bags I own, and why I would choose an original over a later one.
Vintage
A 1980s Fendi mink coat, never worn, that nobody wants to pay much for: what to look at on a vintage fur coat, and why the prices are low.
Vintage
At the vintage market in Lucca: Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton on the stalls, the stamp to check on a Louis Vuitton, and how I avoid fakes.
Vintage
What to wear to the Goodwood Revival in West Sussex: the vintage Dior catwalk, overalls with 1980s Yves Saint Laurent, and hats, dresses and bags in period.
Vintage
Why I buy and sell second-hand luxury on Vestiaire Collective: authentication, what happened when a parcel went missing, and pricing what you sell.
Vintage
Why I stopped buying at Zara and buy vintage and thrift instead: one-off pieces, wool that feels like wool, and clothes that still look good 15 years on.
Vintage
The vintage look is here to stay: why pop stars wear vintage-inspired designer, and what Vivienne Westwood, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent took from the past.
Vintage
Roberta di Camerino, founded in Venice in 1945: the velvet, the gondola brass, my woven leather clutch and the bag photographed on Grace Kelly’s arm.
