The Preloved Designer Sale, one of Brighton’s best kept shopping secrets

The Preloved Designer Sale brings you the biggest names at the smallest prices & the chance to make cash from your own clothes

Every now and then a really good idea comes along and The Preloved Designer Sale is certainly one to get excited about. One of Brighton’s best kept shopping secrets, it has earned a reputation for incredible bargains with rails and rails of designer items from All Saints to Alexander McQueen, all at seriously reduced prices. Not only can you splash out on a new wardrobe, you can also sell the clothes you no longer wear and make some extra cash from your closet. Genius!

“Preloved is becoming big news,” says organiser Katie Carne. “Everyone is having to watch their pennies more nowadays. We give people the chance to both buy and sell preloved designer womenswear. As a seller, you can make some money by selling the clothes you don’t wear. As a buyer, you can treat yourself to designer pieces without having to pay massive prices. Think Selfridges on a shoestring.”

So, time to give your closet a spring clean. Apparently women only wear 10 per cent of their wardrobe. “Every woman has clothes sitting in their wardrobe they don’t wear whether it’s an impulse buy dress, a top you can’t squeeze into anymore or an unwanted birthday present from the other half!’” says Katie. “We sell high end high street to designer, including shoes, bags and accessories, giving you 50 per cent off the sale price.”

Simple and hassle free, here’s how it works. Just drop the pieces you want to sell into the Thistle Hotel on one of the collection days listed below. The clothes then go into the weekend sale and you collect your money the following week. “Some clients have made hundreds, some thousands of pounds in just one weekend,” says Katie.

So now for the best bit – the June weekend sale is fast approaching. With clients like Zoe Ball and other local celebrities selling off their wardrobes, this summer sale is going to be full of gems. There’s over a thousand pieces, from literally all the top designer labels – from Reiss, Whistles and All Saints to Prada, Chanel, Chloe, Marc Jacobs plus Mulberry bags, Louboutin heels – the list goes on. “We handpick everything to make sure they are on trend and in good condition,” comments Katie, “and we get some amazing pieces from this season’s Stella McCartney; Alexander McQueen skull scarves, new with tags and Chanel bags, all at incredible prices.”

If you want to sell clothes drop them off from Thurs 31 May–Sat 2 June, or Wed 6–Thurs 7 June 10am–5pm.
The Preloved Designer Sale is on Friday 8 June 6pm–9pm, Sat 9–Sun 10 June 10am–6pm, The Brighton Thistle Hotel, 07970 682 892, www.preloveddesignersale.co.uk