A full wardrobe and a desire for shopping? Buy&Sale is for you.

You desire it for so long now seem like a mirage, you have dreamed them at night and they could make up for so many shortcomings, like the nutella after two months of diet; the studded Valentino Garavani sneakers are there on your bed ready to be taken around the world.

This at least was my initial idea to inaugurate one of the best gifts my mother has ever given me.

I wait for her to spend a whole summer to wear them, every now and then I go there to clean them and take care of them as you do with the first goldfish; without having the bitter awareness that in a month I would have to give them away because they are too uncomfortable.

I don’t tell you the desperation as soon as I discovered that it was impossible to walk on them; by now it was too late to change them and too soon to get rid of them. I was not resigned to the fact that I had thrown a nice pair of shoes (and a large sum) in the shoe rack.

Until one afternoon, my only purpose was to waste time; I came across Vestiaire Collective, a secondhand luxury goods buy & sale site.

Despite my initial skepticism, a universe literally opened up for me: in addition to having sold my minefields, I became aware of many luxury products at more than affordable prices.

Vestiaire Collective, together with The Real Real, is one of the many sites that allow luxury collectors not only to resell but also to buy accessories, clothes and even jewelry in excellent condition.

Vestiaire Collective is a reality born just over ten years ago, when buying a second-hand Balenciaga city was unthinkable, let alone selling it. Yet little by little people became passionate and began to understand that you don’t sell your luxury goods, or you don’t buy second-hand because you can’t afford the trip to the flagship store in Via della Spiga; these sites (quickly turned into apps) are also very useful to receive the so-called holy Grail of fashion.

Well yes, can’t you find the vintage crocodile Birkin or the Jimmy Choo from four seasons ago? The Real Real or Vestiaire might have what you’re looking for; you just need to arm yourself with a suit, a white martini and a lot of patience.