Vestiaire Collective

Vestiaire Collective is a global marketplace for pre-owned luxury fashion, connecting buyers and sellers of secondhand designer items. Founded in October 2009 in Paris by six co-founders, Fanny Moizant, Sophie Hersan, Sébastien Fabre, Alexandre Cognard, Henrique Fernandes, and Christian Jorge, the platform originally launched as Vestiaire de Copines with 3,000 pre-owned items sourced from friends and family. It rebranded to Vestiaire Collective in 2012 to support international expansion.

The platform lists clothing, footwear, accessories, and jewelry from over 13,000 luxury and boutique brands. Each item undergoes a rigorous authentication process combining AI and human experts. Vestiaire Collective operates a strict Fast Fashion Policy, banning high-production staple labels like Gap, H&M, and Zara. It offers consumer-to-consumer (C2C) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces, consignment services, and a Resale as a Service (RaaS) offering for brands.

The company is a Certified B Corporation and has been featured on La French Tech's Next 40/120 list for five consecutive years (2020–2024). It operates in 70 countries with around 600 employees. As of 2024, the platform catalog includes about 5 million items, with over 30,000 new pieces added daily. Vestiaire Collective moves close to €1 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) annually and generated roughly €200 million in turnover, though it has yet to close a profitable financial year. [edit]