Jess' Blog

Previously a journalist, Jess Hill is co-founder of divine cashmere store, Isla, where you'll find 100% Scottish Cashmere accessories in bright, vibrant colourful designs.

Jess loves living in London, black cabs, high heels and salt and pepper squid, and her favourite online stores are AmericanApparel.co.uk, BunnyHug.co.uk and Kurt Geiger.

The Chicest Marketplace

Published on Friday 1st January 2010

How often do you detox your wardrobe? If you’re anything like me, probably not. My mantra is, ‘If you haven’t worn it in the last 18 months you’ll never wear it’.

The number one rule when you’re clearing out your wardrobe is to be ruthless. Truth is - are you really going to be able to fit into those designer jeans that you bought at a sample sale two years ago? How often have you actually worn them? And no, prancing around in them in your bedroom doesn’t count.

So what do we do with the impulse designer clothes we’ve bought (and probably spent too much on) and are never going to wear?

My more generous friends would advise bundling them all up in a binliner and sending them to Oxfam. But I can’t stand the thought of seeing a homeless person by the tube looking better than me in my Vivienne Westwood dress - it simply wouldn’t do.

Other friend say ‘Oh, just put it on eBay’, but what happens if you don’t have the time or can’t figure out how on earth to do it?!

What we really need is someone to do all of this for us. Enter Chic and Seek. They’ll pick up all your unwanted designer clothes, put them online for sale and give you a taking.

How fantastic! Now I don’t feel so bad buying a Marc Jacobs bag if someone else online is willing to take it off my hands when I eventually get bored of it!

The guilt has vanished and thanks to an old pair of shoes, I’ve already made £50 towards my next sample sale.

Who said anything about vicious circles?

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