Online Retail Startup True Vintage Is Making A Mint From Retro Clothes

by MR Magazine Staff

While some of us might cringe and despair looking at old photos of ourselves in a blue and yellow shellsuit jacket, there are shoppers out there who yearn for such retro clothing. Entrepreneur Rory Westbrook falls into the latter camp. He says: “It is amazing to see what is thrown away, and the treasures that we find because of this.” Since 2014 he has been selling 1980s and 1990s casual clobber through his online retail start-up True Vintage. The company searches charity shops, ebay and international suppliers for rare and often discontinued items which it sells on at a premium. Read more at Evening Standard.