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Fashion: Who are these second-hand addicted mothers?

2021-02-22T09:55:15.630Z


SURVEY - Neither ecological pasionarias nor vintage enthusiasts, these active women nevertheless spend hours on Vinted and other second-hand clothing sites in search of the rare pearl for their offspring.


Sarah would never have thought of dressing her daughter in clothes already worn.

"I don't even do it for myself

," confides this young mother of a ten-month-old Louise.

As a student, I have traveled the alleys of Emmaus in search of treasures for less than 10 euros.

But since I have the means, I buy new in stores. ”

When her baby was born, this almost 40-year-old Parisian discovered what she calls

“The solidarity of mothers.

My girlfriends, and even my parents' friends, came home with bags full of bodysuits, dresses and blouses that were too small for their children.

Knowing these women, their ways of living, their tastes allowed me to go beyond my preconceptions about the possible cleanliness of the occasion, especially to dress an infant. "

As her daughter grows up, she finds herself surfing for hours on Vinted but also on the second-hand site He was several times (

"discovered on Instagram"

) in search of the little cashmere sweater

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Source: lefigaro

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