There’s a new take on luxury consignment, where Shop Hers– a high-end digital resale marketplace dedicated exclusively to pre-owned designer fashion- offers buyers and sellers a new way to set their own prices ensuring a fair re-sell. Founded by Los Angeles native Jaclyn Shanfeld in late 2012, the Santa Monica-based e-commerce platform combines the convenience and assurance of a consignment store with Net-a Porter’s elegant design, and eBay’s discount wares including the thrill of the find- without that bothersome bidding or time clock stressing you out.
Shanfeld was inspired to develop Shop Hers having had several bad experiences of her own, as this savvy fashionista wound up seriously empty-handed after consigning her own pricey designer pieces, surprised to receive very little after they sold. Hand-picked premium labels which are curated to individual sizes and styles are vetted fiercely- as to exclude fakes- and this being a socially inspired site, the soulmate feature allows you to be matched up to other women who share your same body type and taste… if there happens to be my double out there, please send some Givenchy and Lanvin my way. VIP service is also another must-have feature, of which Shop Hers photographs and lists all items inside the coveted VIP closet- making it pretty easy to score that Hermes Birkin bag, Chanel jacket, or Louis Vuitton bag you’ve been obsessing about.
Shanfeld still encourages women to buy something they know may only be worn once or twice, as they now have a group of women ready and willing to snatch it from them when they’ve lost interest- which will no doubt alleviate a common case of buyer’s remorse and the aftermath guilt of a trendy binge. So if your vintage YSL gold lame trench coat is gathering dust in your closet, not to worry. Hand it over to Shop Hers, where Shanfeld guarantees someone will happily rescue it. www.shop-hers.com
