Fashion Masterclass Part 1 of 3: How to shop better for second-hand designer goods

We get Angie Chen of The Fifth Collection to share what we should totally buy pre-loved, how to save pre-loved pieces with defects, and how to protect ourselves from buying fakes online

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In the first of this three part series, we tap on the experience of Angie Chen, 28, for expert advice on shopping for second-hand luxury goods. The fashion equivalent of a museum curator, Chen has been the curator of second-hand luxury resale site The Fifth Collection for four years, and "authenticates, checks the condition and weighs in on the relevance of" more than 200 second-hand and vintage pieces almost every day.

 

Pre-loves to Definitely Buy

 

Photo: The Fifth Collection

 

Pre-loves with "Defects" That Can Be Saved

Pre-loves to Definitely Not Buy

 

Photo: The Fifth Collection

 

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ALSO READ: FASHION MASTERCLASS PART 2 OF 3: HOW TO GET THE BEST BESPOKE JEWELLERY

 

A version of this story first appeared in the November 2018 issue of Her World.

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