Gen Zers are paying people to style them with thrift store finds
What a world we live in. Use Instacart, and someone else can brave Costco for you. An Uber Eats driver will pick up your dinner. And, for a couple hundred bucks, someone with a great eye will sift through all the crap at Goodwill to find the thrift wardrobe of your dreams.
What’s in demand? Clothes from the 1990s. I knew I should have saved those sweet flares! No joke, people are making a living selling “clothing bundles” and happy buyers get a great new wardrobe at a fraction of the price of new.
Get social
Instagram and second-hand shopping sites like Depop and thredUP are full of digital personal shoppers who put together personalized clothing bundles. It starts with finding out what the client is looking for. Some ask for a Pinterest board (huh, didn’t know people still used that) or just some photos.
How much you get depends on how much you’re willing to spend. One shopper, Micah Russell, told CNN packages range from $150 for up to 10 items to 24 to 31 items for $500. She (and other sellers) may even toss in some accessories or shoes.
Business is booming. Russell says she creates 30 to 60 bundles each week — and she’s booked out through December. The process isn’t super quick, either. Sourcing all those used clothes takes time, in some cases up to two months.
Used is in
Most of Russell’s clients are 18 to 24, which follows numbers from thredUP’s latest resale report. By 2027, they predict the online resale biz will bring in $38 billion.
👖 Share this one with your friends and family in their 20s and 30s. Could be a sweet way to make extra money if they have great style — or a personal shopper tip if they don’t. (Just don’t tell them that, K?)
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