Can't sell designer plus sized clothes, what would you do?

[Mrsredlipstick]

I've always sold my clothes on eBay or through resale boutiques but they're just not shifting.

Due to my career in fashion and beauty they are brands such as Max Mara, Ralph Lauren and Dolce Gabanna.

I have lost a lot of weight and where my clothes used to get snapped up they have practically no Interest. I'm asking about 20% of what I paid.

The dress agency has said that since WLJ she has no call for the bigger sizes.
I know that approximately 10% of the population are on these drugs (source Good Housekeeping magazine). I would have taken them myself if I hadn't been poorly.

I'm about to move and was hoping to not take them with me. They are four sizes too big so can't easily be altered .
Has anybody had any luck selling their clothes or have I missed the boat?

Also the people who truly appreciate designer clothing and have a house with a dressing room large enough to store big woollen coats, might have the money to just buy a new one in the latest cut.

I don't think I would pay £150 for a second hand coat. Could get a nice new one for that or a bit more.

@AlphaApple you asked why I have so many clothes. I have a 14 month older sister. My mother made me wear her old clothes. They were too big but I had to make do! From 15 I bought my own clothes or was given them after a shoot (I was a model briefly).
My clothes mean everything to me. I stroke them! I even have a blinking spreadsheet.
I work in luxury companies where the girls like to see the senior leadership team in good clothes. If they look like a baggage that's all they talk about. It's inspirational. I used to spend 10% of my income a year (my DC are grown up. I don't smoke or drink). I'm probably outting myself here.
I'm going back to work and could have done with some pennies myself. I will reduce them.
A friend suggested I model them with my face obscured and take new photos. Good idea or not?

Not everyone is on WLIs, but maybe relevant proportion of those who would be buying expensive designer clothes 2nd hand for fun snd see it as bargains are?

They have the money and they have the time&capacity to prioritise themselves, so unless they have some medical limitation, they can be on WLI.

In my eyes your stuff is too expensive to risk it when I can't try it on first.

I know not everyone is on WLJ but 7m are according to Good Housekeeping magazine.

I did try them for three weeks but was hospitalized. When they were trying to find out what was wrong they found something more sinister so I'm grateful even by association.
This was two years ago just as the drug was taking off.
I spent 40 years as a slim person and twenty obese. Hence the clothes obsession.

I don't like seeing people model the clothes as it reminds me other people have worn them. How about buying a tailors dummy instead?

Yes! it’s definitely a good idea to model with a hidden face, if you’re happy to do so.
Thank you for explaining your shopping history; it’s actually none of our business but nonetheless I appreciate it. I’m sorry that you had a childhood with challenges like that. I also identify with the importance of showing leadership through your own appearance, it does make a difference.

Why would horsey mean bigger women when horses have a weight limit?

@CleanSkin ah I think you have read me well. I had a difficult childhood and nowt, so my clothes are my babies.

This is true. If they have the money for a 2nd hand designer coat they have money for WLI. If they can’t afford WLI they also can’t afford the coat.

As others have said, it’s the price for something I know I won’t return if it’s wrong for me in any way. I would rather spend £50 (about my limit to “lose”) on a coat that was £200 new than £150 on one that was £1000.

It’s not because I am suspicious of your feedback or how often you have worn the coat. It’s because it might not fit well or look good when it arrives, no matter how many measurements or pictures you include.

If I got a £150 new coat in a shop, I could check that before paying (or return it easily if I took it home to check). That would give me the peace of mind to spend the money.

And yes, clothes I model always sell, clothes I don’t model often sit there unsold. Even the ones that dont fit me I model, pin/clip to shape and say in the comments that I have clipped to shape.

Yes indeed. Im having a face lift in the next few months too.

@Gettingbysomehow oh how exciting.
My friend is having boobs and the fleur tummy tuck

The other friend won't like me look at her face properly. I'm fascinated by it but she is someone who alters her age if asked. I'd never do that. I bloody grateful to still be here and I'm sixty and proud of it.

Sorry about the typos!

I would try Vinted (eBay is rubbish now)
if you drop a lot of items at the same time it increases browsing and there are ways of bumping your listings which is more worthwhile for higher value items

If the price is right clothing will sell. What’s the point of keeping clothes you have no use for.

I do sympathise, @Mrsredlipstick - I’ve been forced to leave behind an unconscionable number of beautiful and expensive clothes, mostly not through weight fluctuation but life circumstances. Several times. It’s terrifically sad, and I wouldn’t have wanted to sell my things for pennies. I’d far rather give them away.

If Smart Works will take your more work appropriate items I think that would be the ideal solution. They might be of huge and lasting benefit to those who receive them.

Do you have a pre-loved designer clothes boutique near you, like this https://www.dresscheshire.com/selling-with-dress/

I would try vestiaire. I love Vinted but I wouldn’t buy or sell anything designer on it. I’ve seen too many people be scammed on both sides. I think Vestiare has a much better guarantee of authenticity and protection. I buy lots of second hand designer from there.

I would try eBay.
It has better buyer and seller protection than Vinted, so while it may take longer to sell things I find it a better platform for selling higher end clothing and accessories. I have heard others feel the same.
You can allow offers and then see what comes in.
Take really good photos, maybe on a mannequin, and give good detailed descriptions.
If you don't have an account, set one up and sell some smaller, cheaper things first.

Well yes, one can ask more appropriate prices for high quality clothes on Vestiaire - but surely the point is that Vestiaire customers would have been very early users of weight loss medication? I don’t suppose a large percentage of them are size 22/24 now.

@GustyGertie we do have a designer resale shop but they're not taking plus sizes anymore.

I sell successfully on Vinted but you have to sell cheap. When you say you are trying to sell at 20% of original new price...20% of what? Things are only worth what someone is prepared to pay.

@DeHumanaeMentisApatheia I agree.
I was one of the first of my friends to try WLJ.

I do use Vestiaire to buy accessories but they are one size!