The buying Process
Meet wayne
Our director Wayne is also our head buyer. From America to East Asia, we have several global suppliers who provide us with a mountain of second hand clothing on each visit: it's our Wayne's job to comb through that mountain item by item, cherry picking only the goods of the highest quality, top brands & boldest prints that we know our customers want.
Wayne can purchase anywhere between 8-15 tonne at a time, with smaller 5 tonne weekly deliveries handpicked buy our team to keep a fresh supply of grade A vintage moving on to our rails.
In 2019 we built our own on-site laundrette to ensure the vast majority of our items are in ready to wear condition.
Quality
We always strive to offer grade A quality, taking great care to spot any serious flaws or stains before they make it to sale with all items individually checked.
However, we are only human and on odd occasions small flaws may slip through; we would never intentionally supply sub-quality goods. Anything we find which is unreasonably damaged is either donated or sold at a discount rate to those who can put the material and components to better use.
availability
We generally have the same type of product available at all events, though we do tailor to the season. You can always find key lines such as dress, skirt blouse, sportswear, shirts etc, with shorts available in Summer, and additional knitwear and coats and available in Winter.
Laundry
As part of our grading process we check for marks & stains, and anything which isn't in an acceptable clean condition is sent to our own on-site laundrette.
Items may even be given pre-treatment for heavy stains followed by an eco-wash to freshen them up.
We use the same products anyone can buy in the supermarket, so nothing overly hazardous.
Detergent
We use an Ariel Professional detergent which includes the following ingredients:
5-15% Anionic Surfactants, <5% Non-Ionic Surfactants, Phosphonates, Soap, Enzymes, Optical, Brighteners, Benzisothiazolinone, Perfumes, Citronellol, Linalool
what we have
We try to provide the following at all events, though there may be some variations based on what we've been able to source. These are not guaranteed to be available, but we will try our best to source the following.
dress, skirt & blouse
Items from the 60s - 00s covering all styles, including the odd earlier pieces from time to time.
shirts
Various formal & casual styles, such as branded shirts, Hawaiian, 70's, 80's & 90's wavy pattern, corduroy, denim & flannel.
coats
Longer length winter coat such as faux fur, leather, overcoats, macs and other general outer coats in a wide range of styles, mostly from the 70s onwards.
jackets
All types of casual & formal jacket from dinner suits, windbreakers, tweed, ski jackets, tailored, puffer coats, gilets, denim, camo, leather & suede and short winter coats.
vintage
all styles
Our sportswear covers a broad variety of casualwear including hoodies, track tops, quarter zips, fleece, shell suits, t-shirts, polos, joggers & jerseys.
brands
We stock favourite contemporary brands such as Adidas, Nike, Champion, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma, Reebok, Umbro, Ralph Lauren, Ellesse, NBA/NFL, Asics, Lotto, Levis, Converse, Fila, Vans, Napapijri, Lacoste, Fred Perry & more!
Designer
We do see the occasional premium name, but you've gotta be fast!brands we've spotted include YSL, Prada, Burberry, Armani, Max Mara, DSquared, D&G, Moschino etc.
sportswear
knitwear
Woolies ranging from chunky knits to lightweight cardigans, find cosby sweaters, fair isle, grandad jumpers, mohair, cable knit & various other vintage styles.
denim & jeans
Jackets, jeans & shirts plus dresses from time to time. Most jeans are branded including Levi, Lee & Wrangler but also find unbranded styles from the 70's, 80's & 90's too.
menswear
As well as shirts, coats & sportswear we have a selection of trousers including chinos, cargos & shorts plus waistcoats and the odd suit.
Childrens
We usually have one rails of kids clothing, which can range anywhere from baby sizes to teen.
other
shoes
We mostly stock Converse though we do see the occasional pair of Vans. Sometimes the odd pair of branded trainers or Docs will be available too.
handbags
All style of bag from briefcase to rucksacks, as well as clutches, shoulder bags, totes, sports bags, holdalls and everything in-between.
accessories
Find small accessories such as ties, purses, wallets, gloves, braces, belts, hats & caps, silk scarves, wool scarves & bum bags.
Accessories