Pre-Loved Podcast: Jessie Frances

S7 Ep25 JESSIE FRANCES: of @cappuccinosandconsigment, an expert in luxury and designer vintage – on her collection of vintage designer handbags, and all things luxury fashion market.

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Today’s episode is with Jessie Frances, who goes by Cappuccinos and Consignment online, using the slogan ‘Where Sustainable Luxury Rendezvous.’ Jessie is a luxury vintage and pre-loved fashion expert.

She grew up in Washington DC, often thrifting with her grandmother.Her love of French culture and style began at the age of 7, when she was given two dollars to buy a toy in the local thrift shop, but opted for a stack of vintage French Vogue magazines instead.

She has had an illustrious career and education in fashion design, and is considered an expert in luxury vintage, having consulted several companies on luxury resale, preloved consumer behavior and market trends.

On this week’s episode, we chat about her collection of vintage designer handbags, how the luxury fashion market has changed and what the future of luxury fashion looks like, and savviness around making a luxury purchase you’ll love forever.

All this and more in today’s episode, so let’s just dive right in!

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DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

[4:34] Jessie grew up thrifting with her mom and grandmother in Washington DC, and she loved to spend it on vintage French Vogue magazines.
[11:30] How she approaches luxury with a mindset of sustainability.
[12:37] Jessie’s entry into the world of vintage designer handbags.
[16:50] How the luxury fashion space has changed in the last few decades.
[22:17] These evolutions in the luxury fashion space have brought more people over to the side of choosing secondhand first.
[32:43] The “bag trade-down trend” and what this consumer behavior tells us about the luxury fashion market.
[35:32] Restoring vintage handbags.
[42:12] Savviness around authentication in the pre-loved designer space.
[45:45] Vintage shopping in Paris.