Hi there,
I posted last week for the first time on this forum and got an email asking me to introduce myself as a new member. So here goes. I started selling second hand fashion a few years ago when our family were about to go under financially and I had a little baby.
(Surely this must be a fairly common story.)
First car boot sales, then a market stall. Then I discovered that ebay was the place to sell- at least it was a lot better than the market stall which was in Greenwich in London.
I used to be an electrician, but have always been fascinated with vintage clothes. As a 13 year old I used to skip school and go to the v and a museum with my little sketchbook (until my mum found out after about a year).
Fake designer labels are the bane of my ebay life. I once had a gorgeous Louis Vuitton bag which was quite definately the real thing and it simply didn't sell. I recently had an auction of mine for a 1980s chanel belt stopped. And yet the belt had been confirmed genuine in Chanel's bond street boutique. Aargh!
Anyway, my favorite fashion is the sort which you think "Is this too much?" I have a 1960s dress on at the moment which is a huge tent and covered in a zig zag poppy print. (it's NOT doing well I might say!). I adore it. Another fave was a mock chainmail coat covered in several whole snakeskins. I also had a giant velor jacket with "Gucci" on it in big puffy vinyl letters.
Of course I also find myself crazy about whatever the current fad is, so currently 1970s dresses with big sleeves. I am watching some early Laura Ashley corduroy... mmmm!
Hope its okay to post this in this forum- if not, please ask Patent Leather shoes to move it to the appropriate place. Ta!
Vanessa
I posted last week for the first time on this forum and got an email asking me to introduce myself as a new member. So here goes. I started selling second hand fashion a few years ago when our family were about to go under financially and I had a little baby.
(Surely this must be a fairly common story.)
First car boot sales, then a market stall. Then I discovered that ebay was the place to sell- at least it was a lot better than the market stall which was in Greenwich in London.
I used to be an electrician, but have always been fascinated with vintage clothes. As a 13 year old I used to skip school and go to the v and a museum with my little sketchbook (until my mum found out after about a year).
Fake designer labels are the bane of my ebay life. I once had a gorgeous Louis Vuitton bag which was quite definately the real thing and it simply didn't sell. I recently had an auction of mine for a 1980s chanel belt stopped. And yet the belt had been confirmed genuine in Chanel's bond street boutique. Aargh!
Anyway, my favorite fashion is the sort which you think "Is this too much?" I have a 1960s dress on at the moment which is a huge tent and covered in a zig zag poppy print. (it's NOT doing well I might say!). I adore it. Another fave was a mock chainmail coat covered in several whole snakeskins. I also had a giant velor jacket with "Gucci" on it in big puffy vinyl letters.
Of course I also find myself crazy about whatever the current fad is, so currently 1970s dresses with big sleeves. I am watching some early Laura Ashley corduroy... mmmm!
Hope its okay to post this in this forum- if not, please ask Patent Leather shoes to move it to the appropriate place. Ta!
Vanessa
- i think you're right and have come about this the way of many... do you have a link to your auctions so we can take a look? dress sounds fab!
