Labels & sizes to look for

[j]

After seeing a great many unfamiliar names come up here as very high-end stuff, I thought I should ask the experts to help me out a bit. I have my standard thrift store circuit and I usually pick through the suits in certain stores, but almost always only for stuff to fit me. However, some stuff I find is very high-end and in great shape, but I don't know resale values for all of the various brands. Can some of you who have experience in this tell me what to look for? This would help for ebay selling and also letting others know if I find a steal they may be interested in. The obvious ones I know, Armani, Zegna, etc., but for example I didn't know that Brooks Bros Golden Fleece was expensive until I read it here, and I ran across a nice one the other day for about $30. However I don't know if buying it and putting it on ebay would be worth it because I doubt they get searched for much.

Also tips on what sizes sell best and worst would be very helpful. The BBGF I mentioned above was a 42L in with some other 42Ls which I seem to recall are hard to sell. Probably longs and shorts would be less desirable, I imagine, but some of you probably know from experience.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: also, what about house brands? I have a suit that is Hickey-Freeman for some dept. store and one that is Hart, Schaffner, & Marx for another store. Are these worth less for resale? Does it matter? Etc. Thanks.

 

[VMan]

J,

Hickey Freeman and H,S, & M seem to do so-so on ebay. They can be pricey in stores, but never sell the same on ebay to competitors in the same price/quality level like Hugo Boss.

Here is a list I put together for a friend and for an ebay message board. I probably should add a few more brands (i left out some more expensive/obscure brands either because they don't sell well on ebay, or they would NEVER be found at most thrift stores), feel free to post replies with more labels:

Allen Edmonds (shoes)
Alden (shoes)
Allen B
Attolini
Bally (mainly shoes)
Burberry
Bruno Magli (shoes, leather)
Brioni
Borrelli
Canali
Cole Haan (shoes)
Comme Des Garcons
Costume National
Dunhill
Dolce & Gabbana, D&G
Diesel
Earl
Emporio Armani
Energie
Ermenegildo Zegna
Etro
Faconnable
Fendi
Ferragamo (shoes, leather)
Giorgio Armani
Gianfranco Ferre
Gucci
Helmut Lang
Hermes
Hugo Boss
Isaia
Jil Sander
Lacoste
Lorenzini
Luciano Barbera
Marc Jacobs
Mavi
Michael Kors
Missoni
Oxxford
Paul Smith
Paul Stuart
Pal Zileri
Prada/Miu Miu
Paper Denim & Cloth
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Roberto Cavalli
Romeo Gigli
Seven/Seven for all mankind
Thomas Pink
Turnbull & Asser
TSE
Valentino
Via Spiga (shoes)
Versace
Versus
Zanella
Incotex
Belvest
Robert Talbott
Dior Homme
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
DSquared2
Theory
Gravatti (shoes)
Church's (shoes)
Edward Green (shoes)
John Lobb (shoes)
Corneliani
Ted Baker
Gran Sasso
Yojhi Yamamoto
Issey Miyake
G Star (denim, shirts)
Jean Paul Gaultier/JPG

 

[esquire.]

I wonder if its just my location, but I never find any real high quality items at the nearby thrift stores. Is the stuff related to the area, i.e. a more expensive area will have more better stuff in their thrift store versus a poorer area. Would a Beverly Hills thrift shop have better stuff than what I've searched for.

 

[j]

VersaceMan, thanks for the list. That will definitely help.

esquire, the stores depend on donations so the ones in the affluent areas will get better stuff. Some of the chain thrift stores have central distribution so some good stuff goes to all of them, while some stores rely on donations directly to the store. I have a couple of favorites that are like that. I imagine if there are thrift stores in Beverly Hills that they get very good stuff.

 

[LabelKing]

Shouldn't Moschino, Cesare Paciotti, and Sergio Rossi be added also?

 

[VMan]

Shouldn't Moschino, Cesare Paciotti, and Sergio Rossi be added also?

Yes, those would all be good additions, though may be a little uncommon at thrift stores (yet a terrific find should one come across them). Like I said I probably missed a bunch of designers on my list, so feel free to add.

If this thread becomes popular enough, could it be stickied? I think it would be a nice resource for anyone interested in reselling clothing online.

PS: If anyone could provide a list of top women's designers, I'd be forever grateful.

 

[LabelKing]

PS:  If anyone could provide a list of top women's designers, I'd be forever grateful

For women's here are some in no particular order:

Alberta Ferretti
Kiton Donna
Donna Karan
Chanel
Gucci
Fendi
Stella McCartney
Prada
Miu Miu
Christian Dior
John Galliano
Haider Ackermann
Burberry Prorsum
Salvatore Ferragamo
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Vivienne Westwood
Valentino
Stephen Jones(milliner)
Moschino
Versace
Versus
Viktor & Rolf
Dolce Gabbana
Comme des Garcons
Helmut Lang
Alexander McQueen
Byblos
Chloe
Lagerfeld Gallery
Jeremy Scott
Claude Montana
Thierry Mugler
Stephen Sprouse
Olivier Theyskens
Issey Miyake
Yohji Yamamoto
Matsuda
Kenzo
Romeo Gigli
Manolo Blahnik
Jimmy Choo
Cesare Paciotti
Sergio Rossi
Jean Paul Gaultier
Shanghai Tang
Louis Vuitton
Anna Sui
Akris
Calvin Klein
In Imitation of Christ
Ghost
Gianfranco Ferre
Giorgio Armani
Luella Bartley
Sonia Rykiel
Oscar de La Renta
Carolina Herrera
Pierre Cardin
Courreges
Paco Rabanne
Markus Lupfur
Richard Tyler
St. John
Escada
Longchamp
Voyage Passion
Bottega Veneta
Vivienne Tam
Badgley Mischka
Balenciaga
Dries Van Noten
Givenchy
Julian McDonald
Lanvin
Azzedine Alaia
Miguel Adrover
MichaeL Kors
Marc Jacobs
Roberto Cavalli
Katharine Hamnett
Biba
Mary Quant
Loewe
Cerruti
Costume National
Cynthia Rowley
Strenesse
Jil Sander
Emilio Pucci
Veronique Branquinho
Ann Deleumeester
Dirk Bikkembergs
Dirk Schonberger
Rick Owens
Tod's
Lambertson Truex
Tayrn Rose
Bruno Magli
Bally
Betsey Johnson
Daryl K
Emanuel Ungaro
Clements Ribiero
Zac Posen
Christian Lacroix
Laurence Steel
Missoni
Etro
Paul Smith
Trussardi
Matsushima
Eskander
Jean Charles de Castelbajac
Dinh Van
Christian Louboutin
Benoit Meleard
Andrew Gn
Leonard
Martine Sitbon
Narcisco Rodriguez
Pierre Hardy
Hardy Amies
Patrick Cox
Paule Ka
Thomas Maier
Paul & Joe
Marni
Cacharel
Hanae Mori
Agnes B
Alessandro dell'Acqua
Alice Roi
Alviero Martini
MCM
Laura Biagiotti
Bob Mackie
Geoffery Beene
Capucci
Ralph Rucci
Istante
Ruffo
Schedoni
World's End by Vivienne Westwood
Nicole Fahri
Philip Treacy(milliner)
Preen
Pringle
Proenza Schouler
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Zandra Rhodes
Victor Victoria
Herve Leger
Hermes
Martin Margiela
Pamela Denis
Loro Piana
Judith Leiber
Schiaperelli
Worth
Samsonite Black Label
Rifat Ozbek
DSquared
Walter van Beirendonck
Goyard
Anglomania by Vivienne Westwood
Car Shoe
Ventrillon(Furs)
Paul & Shark
Zegna

These are a few that I could think of. There are certain ones that would be extremely hard to find such as Olivier Theyskens, etc. I've also included leather makers, and milliners.

 

[VMan]

Wow, thanks Labelking. That will certainly be helpful.