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WOW! A full year has gone by since we opened our doors for business. So much has happened since our launch, as did in the year leading up to it, that this post is perhaps the first time I’ve explicitly stepped back to look at how far we’ve come.
But only for a short moment, dear collector. There is still so much more that we are looking forward to accomplish in our mission to bring you the best experience in vintage and pre-loved shopping.
I wished I could say that I have always loved Alexander McQueen. The fact of the matter is, I didn't know his work very well to have an opinion. While I do know that he was (and still is) an influential designer, I never properly understood why.
When news broke that he was found hanging in the closet of his London home many years ago, I was just a rookie fashion journalist. I knew that, like the many fashion lovers, I was to feel sad about the passing of a design genius. But why?
It is without a doubt that Lee Alexander McQueen was (and still is) one of the most influential designers in modern history. His creative genius has been celebrated time and again by many.
Born in 1969, in Lewisham, in England, the youngest of six children was always interested in fashion. Even at a very young age, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters and announced his intention to become a fashion designer. At the age of 16, McQueen quit school and served an apprenticeship with Savile Row tailors...