|
help and info
|
Current articles
To past articles
You Magazine, June 2008
For worn-only-once bargains
GO TO clothesagency.com
Lady Sarah Apsley's second-hand clothes website is a favourite drop off site for the inner royal circle - and the place to snap up its worn-only-once pieces. Anyone can log on and purchase items, but there's a small membership fee for those wanting to sell their quality seconds via the website. If you're not particularly net savvy, the site's Top Drawer service will photograph and list your pieces for a small additional fee. Unlike Ebay, there are no bidding wars or dodgy fakes, just good quality clothing for men, women and children.
BEST BUYS Salvatore Ferragamo shoes (£58); Jaegar shirt £14) - at time of going to press
|
| Glos Echo | Weekend, June 2008 |  | Snap up some designer bargains
If you're after Manolos, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Dior, D&G and more, as worn by SJP and co in the movie, try the newest trend and online store, ClothesAgency.com for the ultimate designer bargain.
Founded by Lady Apsley, it's a treasure trove of new and nearly new labels. As well as buying and selling online, visitors can browse the showroom at Unit 9, College Farm Buildings, Tetbury Road, Cirencester, Visit www.clothesagency.com or call 01285 885283. |
Express & Star, June 2008
Top tips to beat credit crunch
Ten things to do to save money during the economic crisis, which have worked for me, writes blogger Charlie Cashdan.
If you can't live without the occasional splurge on designer finery, check out the website Clothesagency.com, founded by Lady Sara Apsley, where wealthy people can sell their designer cast-offs and the rest of us can scoop a bargain. I saw a Prada bag on there yesterday for £89.99 and worth over a grand!
To read the full article click here.
| | Glos Echo | Weekend, May 2008 |  | Designer agency is celebrating
Well-heeled online store ClothesAgency.com, founded by Lady Apsley, is celebrating its fourth birthday. With more than 100,000 members worldwide, it sells nearly new designer labels from Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Gucci to Hermes, Alexander McQueen, Emilio Pucci and Diane von Furstenberg. Lady Apsley, who lives with her husband Lord Apsley at Cirencester Park, has found herself at the helm of a fashion phenomenon.
"We have members from the four corners of the globe," she said.
As well as buying and selling online, visitors can browse a packed showroom in an 18th century converted barn at Unit 9, College Farm Buildings, Tetbury Road, Cirencester. It's open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm and on Saturday by appointment. Visit www.clothesagency.com or call 01285 885283 for details.
|
The Lady, May 2008
For that special occasion
If an outfit for a very special occasion is proving elusive, why not try the free membership at www.clothesagency.com. Offering new and nearly-new pieces, this agency is now in its fourth year and it gives you the chance to buy designer clothes at seriously reduced prices - for instance Jimmy Choo shoes at less than a third of their retail price.
| Daily Mirror, May 2008
Fashion tips: How to look good and survive the credit crunch
Fashion gurus at handbag.com share with Mirror.co.uk 10 ways to tackle the credit crunch and keep your wardrobe looking hot...
By Julia Robson 27/05/2008
Perhaps the most obvious way to fund a lavish fashion lifestyle is to trade in stylish seconds. eBay was every fashionista's best-kept secret long before the rest of the world discovered it (along with www.fashionexchange.co.uk and www.clothesagency.com).
To read the full article click here.
| | Portland Mercury USA April 2007 | 
 | FashionSpring Cleaning with ClothesAgencyby Marjorie SkinnerI am getting into the spirit of the season with some spring cleaning of my wardrobe. I’m not sure if it’s normal to get as much pleasure out of this process as I do: Trying on literally everything that I own and analyzing whether or not it’s time to give it the boot. Do I ever wear it? Does it even look good? Too tattered? Ugly? Oh, the hours of fun. Then it’s off to the Red Light where I might get enough money selling them to buy a nice sandwich, and give the rest to charity. That’s because I’m small-time, but women in the big-time go through the same process, and their castaways are from Armani and Chloé, for instance. Thanks to the internet, you can have clothing swaps with such people, but frankly I am extremely wary of EBay. The British site ClothesAgency is similar, but more straightforward: There’s no auction/bidding/waiting/strategizing, just straight you like it, you buy it. It also is all high end clothing-specific, either unused or barely used. And you don’t necessarily have to use PayPal, which also gives me the willies. It’s also cheap to sell, should you have anything worth selling. Here is an example of a nice find (because 80% of the point of spring wardrobe cleaning is making room for new things): A fabulous example is a mini-dress from the aforementioned Chloé, brand new with the tags still on. The price is 75 British pounds, which if you roughly say is twice that much in US dollars, means it’s $150. Compare that to a never-owned Chloé dress, which will run you $1,000 at minimum, and potentially well over $5,000.
Comments Posted
At last! Someone else has discovered this site - its getting real big in London, especially for folk who are a bit wary of Ebay (right there with ya Marjorie!) - Ive been buying it up - last week took delivery of the most gorgeous Prada bag EVER. The overseas shipping has been a godsend and they're sooooo reliable - rock on Clothes Agency - and enjoy! Susie.Posted by: Susie Erikson | | | Vogue.com News, | April 2007 |  | | ONE WOMAN'S JUNK |  | "WE all talk about recycling of newspapers, cardboard and composting but very few people have mentioned the tons of clothes and accessories languishing at the back of our wardrobes literally gathering dust," says Lady Apsley, founder of online second-hand store and recently re-branded environmental initiative CLOTHESAGENCY.COM. Sound familiar? "The idea is straightforward and simple - if one person doesn't want a particular handbag, pair of shoes or trousers - in fact any garment - then I'm sure that someone somewhere in the world would be delighted to own the very same piece - giving it a complete new lease of life." Since she first introduced the site in 2004, membership has leapt from 2,000 to 20,000 worldwide so there's no shortage of new material. The site operates much in the way as online auction sites but instead of all that pesky bidding you simply log on to www.clothesagancy.com, pick your dream piece and pay the amount displayed. The selection for sale, which includes men's, women's and childrenswear, is impressive - as are the prices. £69 for a brand-new knitted Chloe dress, anyone? Go on. Do it for your planet. (April 25 2007, AM)
Leisa Barnett |
| | Sunday Observer, | April 2007 |  | 
A new season means new clothes and everyone's gone absolutely shopping mad. It's one thing lusting after the latest summer dress, but quite another when you can't afford it. New research shows that today's young women spend around 80 per cent of their average £18,000 salaries on clothes, shoes and bags, putting most of it on to credit and store cards. This means fashionistas end up spending at least half a week's wages every month paying off credit-card interest alone.
If you've overspent and need to pay off your debts, Lady Sara Apsley may be just the fairy godmother you need. Her clothing website www.clothesagency.com aims to help women sell their unwanted clothes and buy other items for a fraction of their retail price.
Unlike eBay, The Clothes Agency allows sellers to name their price, so there is no bidding war, and there are no commission fees, although sellers must pay £1.25 to list each item.
'We all have ever tighter budgets to follow and simply because you've not worn something for ages, it doesn't mean it has no value to someone else,' says Apsley.
On the site now, you can pick up bargains like a Reiss summer jacket for £30. There's even a celebrity section where you can pick up an ex-Kate Winslet Ben de Lisi gown or one of Nicholas Parsons' elegant vintage suits. Who could resist? |
|
|
