Being good at googling stuff doesn’t make you an expert. That’s why we’ve got three people who are experts in their fields to teach us how to do specific things better.
HOW TO SHOP BETTER FOR SECOND-HAND DESIGNER GOODS
The Expert: Angie Chen, 28, who has been the curator of second-hand luxury resale site The Fifth Collection for four years. The fashion equivalent of a museum curator, she “authenticates, checks the condition and weighs in on the relevance of” more than 200 secondhand and vintage pieces almost every day.
Pre-loves to Definitely Buy
• Vintage Louis Vuitton trunks, Chanel lambskin bags, and Hermes Box Kellys are some of the best pieces to collect as they age very well and always remain classics.
• Rare pieces that any brand has stopped production of so that you know you have something totally unique.
• Choose leather goods with textured skin over smooth ones if you’re the careless type, because textured skin doesn’t get scratched as easily.
Pre-loves with “Defects” That Can Be Saved
• Some things can be rectified with a little imagination and creativity. “For example, we received a vintage Kelly with major discoloration. We had it professionally tattooed to create a one-of-a-kind art piece.” (See picture above.)
• Certain tarnished metals can simply be polished with a polishing cloth so that they look pristine again.
Pre-Loves to Definitely Not Buy
• Anything in modern-day patent leather, because it uses a plastic-based finish to reproduce the glossy effect – to the detriment of the material’s original resilience. That creates the conditions for humidity, oils and dyes to seep under the plastic finish in areas where it has been compromised by wear. This makes it hard to maintain in humid Singapore. Opt for vintage patent leather as it has excellent longevity because of its oil-based treatment.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 2018 من Her World Singapore.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 2018 من Her World Singapore.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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