A second-hand market in your wardrobe

20 August, 2009 - Written by: Laia in Fashion and trends, tags: - 6 comments

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If we can buy brand name clothes online, why can’t we do the same with clothes markets and pay them a visit without leaving home? As you know, in cities like London, Paris and even Madrid, the best designer steals or vintage bargains are not to be found in outlet stores, but at markets like Portobello, Les Puces or El Rastrillo.

While in the rest of Europe and on the other side of the pond the idea of building a wardrobe (or decorating a house) based on pieces sourced at markets has always been very well thought of, this idea caught on fairly late in Spain and large-scale markets have never really taken off.

Now, however, in an era when the most envied job is not as a coolhunter for top brands, but as a trend-hunter from street stalls, the latest thing for those who want to gain access to the intimate and unique world of the market (but who can’t find a way in) is to recapture the essence of the market on the internet.

At Supermarket Sarah you can enter “Sarah’s” wardrobe and buy any of her dresses, bags, shoes or hats, which are sourced mainly from London.

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At Caravanstyle, Emily Chambers hunts for treasure from her home. You have no idea of the curiosities to be found when looking around this website, from antique bronze bird cages or rabbit lamps to wine bottles with wings and singing canaries – a delight.

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6 Comments

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  • 1
    Marisa R. Abad

    I love the second-hand markets, there you can find incredible things.

    I like the cat of Supermarket Sarah, an the lamp too.

    September 3, 2009 6:31 pm
  • 2
    serhiy

    hallo, wie gehts . mein name ist serhiy . ich mochte fragen vielleicht weist du uber sekond hand lager in oslo . wenn du weist schreib mir biette tel nummer und adresse .viellen dank .

    September 29, 2009 3:34 pm
  • 3
    Marisa R. Abad

    Sorry, Serhiy, I don’t speak German!! :( I’d love to help you…..

    September 30, 2009 1:32 pm
  • 4
    Sofia

    i think she said that her name is Serhiy, and she’s looking for second hand markets in Oslo, the adresses and the phone numbers…

    October 10, 2009 6:43 pm
  • 5
    Laia

    Thanks Sofia ;)

    October 11, 2009 10:21 am
  • 6
    Ties

    Wonder if there is any in Indonesia.

    December 31, 2009 7:46 pm

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