Give Great Designer Clothes a Second Life with Pre-Loved
Some clothes are simply too good to sit unworn in a wardrobe. Especially the pieces we love at House of Valerie.
A stunning RUNDHOLZ jacket. A dress from a collection you can no longer find. A pair of trousers in one of those colours you wish they would bring back. The piece you loved when you bought it, wore beautifully, and then somehow stopped reaching for.
It gives exceptional designer clothing another life, gives someone else the chance to discover something they may have missed the first time around, and gives you the opportunity to turn pieces you no longer wear into credit towards something new.
WHAT IS HOUSE OF VALERIE PRE-LOVED?
House of Valerie Pre-Loved is our in-house resale collection. Rather than sending your designer pieces off into the huge world of general resale, Pre-Loved keeps them within the House of Valerie community.
We’re looking for the sort of clothes that make you stop when you see them.
Beautiful RUNDHOLZ. ANNETTE GÖRTZ. Standout jackets. Dresses with something special about them. Interesting tailoring, skirts and trousers that still deserve to be worn.
Every accepted piece is carefully considered so the collection continues to feel like House of Valerie.
Not rails of everyday basics. A proper edit of interesting clothes.
THE BEST PART IS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT’S COMING NEXT
That’s what makes shopping Pre-Loved so much fun. Most pieces are one-offs. When they’re gone, they really are gone.
Recent arrivals have included some fantastic RUNDHOLZ pieces, including this RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE Indigo Stonewash Jacket. It’s exactly the sort of piece that makes Pre-Loved worthwhile.
Distinctive enough that you remember it from the original collection, but timeless enough to come back into somebody else’s wardrobe and feel completely relevant again.
There’s also been a RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE Indigo Stonewash Trouser, giving someone the chance to rediscover one of those brilliant RUNDHOLZ washed finishes without waiting for something similar to appear in a future collection.
SOMETIMES THE BEST FIND IS FROM A PAST COLLECTION
One of the things we hear all the time is “I wish I’d bought that when you had it.”
Pre-Loved occasionally gives you a second chance. A recent RUNDHOLZ DIP Dress in Vulcano is a perfect example. Past RUNDHOLZ colours and shapes can become incredibly difficult to find once a season has finished.
That’s part of their appeal. Collections move on, colours change and silhouettes evolve. So when something special appears in Pre-Loved, it can be worth acting quickly.
IT ISN’T ONLY RUNDHOLZ
Although RUNDHOLZ naturally features heavily in our Pre-Loved collection, it isn’t the only designer worth watching.
We recently welcomed a JAYKO Pinstripe Jacket, another example of the type of distinctive piece we want Pre-Loved to be known for.
And that’s really the point. We want pieces with personality, clothes that still have something to say. Things somebody else will be genuinely excited to find.
LOOK FOR THE UNUSUAL PIECES
Some of our favourite Pre-Loved arrivals are the ones that would be difficult to replace.
The RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE Reversible Waistcoat in Rust Cloud Check is exactly that sort of piece.
Interesting colour, interesting shape. And because it’s reversible, even more ways to wear it.
We’ve also recently had pieces such as the RUNDHOLZ BLACK LABEL Trouser in Bronze and a RUNDHOLZ DIP Jacket in Crab.
These are the colours and pieces that make people who know RUNDHOLZ immediately take notice.
HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN YOUR OWN WARDROBE?
Then we’d love to see it.
Maybe you’re eyeing up something from the latest House of Valerie collection and know there are a few pieces in your wardrobe that could make way for it.
You can submit your pieces to House of Valerie Pre-Loved by uploading photographs and a short description for our team to review.
We’re particularly interested in premium designer pieces in excellent condition. Think statement coats, unusual jackets, dresses, beautifully cut trousers and skirts.
The pieces that somebody else would be thrilled to discover.
HOW PRE-LOVED WORKS
Once we’ve reviewed your submission, approved pieces are checked when they arrive with us.
If your item is accepted and a selling price is agreed, you receive 60% of that price as House of Valerie store credit.
You don’t need to wait for the piece to sell before you can use it. So if we agree that your item will be sold for £100, you receive £60 credit to spend online or in store.
Then we take care of giving your piece its next chapter.
SELL SOMETHING YOU’VE LOVED AND FIND SOMETHING NEW
There’s something quite lovely about that cycle. A piece you once loved goes to somebody who has been searching for exactly that thing. You clear a little space in your wardrobe.
And the credit can go towards the next piece you fall in love with. That’s what we want Pre-Loved at House of Valerie to become.
Not simply somewhere to buy second-hand clothes, a way for brilliant designer pieces to keep moving through our community from one wardrobe to another. And hopefully staying loved for a very long time.
