How consigning works

Bringing pieces in to consign is the most common reason people get in touch. The short version: we accept by appointment, we take 50% of the sale price, and the unsold pieces come back to you after 90 days.

The longer version is below.

Book an appointment

Email [email protected] with a rough description of what you'd like to bring in — number of pieces, what kind of items (dresses, bags, outerwear, mixed), and any standout designer pieces, and we'll suggest a window. We try to keep consignment appointments off the busy Saturday slots so we have time to talk through pieces properly.

Most appointments take twenty to forty minutes depending on the volume.

What to bring

• Five to ten pieces at a time. Larger drop-offs are fine if you've planned ahead with us, but the standard pace is small batches across multiple appointments.
• Clean and on hangers. Anything that needs cleaning or pressing will be returned at the appointment with a note.
• Original tags and care labels intact. Important for verifying authenticity and for letting buyers see fabric content.
• Receipts or proof of purchase for luxury items. Helpful for authentication but not required. We have other ways to verify.

What we accept

Women's clothing and accessories in very good to excellent condition. We look at:

• Condition. No significant wear, no odours, no pet hair, no alterations that limit re-sale (taken-in waists, shortened hems beyond a single cuff turn).
• Season. We accept pieces year-round, but summer pieces sell faster from March through July, and outerwear sells best from September onwards. We'll often suggest holding a piece for a more favourable season.
• Style. Subjective, but we trust the customer base. If a piece is too "of-a-moment" (strongly trend-tied to a year that's now passed) we'll often decline rather than sit on it.

What we don't accept

Men's clothing, shoes (except occasional Prada/Manolo exceptions), fast-fashion brands, and home goods outside our small Parisian-themed accessories section. If you're not sure whether a piece fits, send a photo before the appointment.

How the split works

Standard split is 50/50 — half of the sale price goes to the consignor, half stays with the shop. For luxury items (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès), we offer a 60/40 split in the consignor's favour because the pieces sell themselves and the floor doesn't need to work for them.

We set the pricing in consultation with you. We have a strong sense of what moves at what price; we'd rather underprice slightly and turn the floor over than sit on overpriced pieces for months.

Payouts and timing

Pieces stay on the floor for 90 days. If a piece sells, your account is credited on the day of the sale. We pay out via check or bank transfer at the end of the month following the sale, with a minimum payout balance of $50 (anything below that rolls into the next month).

If a piece hasn't sold after 90 days, you have three choices:

• Pick it up within 14 days of the 90-day mark.
• Mark it down for a further 30-day run at a 25% discount.
• Donate it through our donation partner.

Items not picked up within the 14-day window are donated.

Common questions

Can I drop off without an appointment? No. We genuinely cannot give pieces the time they need without one, and you'd end up waiting an hour anyway.

Do you appraise pieces I don't want to consign? Not formally. We can give a casual opinion on what a piece might realistically fetch in the secondary market, but we don't issue written appraisals.

Do you buy outright? Very rarely, and only for specific high-end pieces. The default is consignment.