New luxury rental creates an edit of the most desirable items to fit our ever-evolving lifestyle

  For Selfridges Rental, the goal is to create an edit of the most desirable items to fit today’s ever-evolving lifestyle. Last year, as part of Project Earth, Selfridges invited you to join the rental revolution. On May 7th the British department store launched Selfridges Rental on Selfridges.com. Curated by Selfridges buying team from the … Read more

A new financing round grants pre-owned luxury platform unicorn status

  The leading global platform for desirable second-hand fashion announces a new €178m (US$ 216m) financing round. Following a strong year that saw the platform’s transaction volume grow over 100% year-on-year, this financing round grants Vestiaire Collective unicorn status and ideally positions it for its next cycle of accelerated growth.   Since its inception in … Read more

A year of shock and change for luxury industry but with a recovery in sight. Report

    2020 luxury industry drop is the largest recorded since global consultancy have been tracking the industry. Covid-19 Crisis Pushes Luxury To Sharpest Fall Ever But Catalyses Industry’s Ability To Transform. Bain & Company Luxury Study. It has been a year of profound global change in the way we live, the way we shop … Read more

Asia delivers the majority of luxury market growth; online continues to disrupt. Report

  The global luxury market confirmed this year the moderate growth rate associated with the ‘new normal’ era, mainly driven by Asian buyers. “The luxury customer is present and increasingly active, dramatically rewriting the rulebook of the industry. Brands will need to pivot to a new model to respond to customers’ needs when it comes … Read more

Selfridges opens secondhand clothing concession with Vestiaire Collective

The department store has launched its first permanent space dedicated to ‘pre-loved’ fashion as the luxury resale market continues to grow

‘I go with my instincts’: queen of vintage Kate Moss on how to shop secondhand

As she releases a book in conjunction with the Museo de la Moda in Chile, the supermodel remembers some of her favourite vintage looks