Vestiaire Collective launched in 2009 to enable individuals to buy and sell second-hand fashion items. Vestiaire’s platform was established so that a global community of fashion-loving, environmentally conscious users could put the items they no longer wear or use back into circulation.
Sellers list items on the marketplace and, after validation by the Vestiaire’s curation team, items become available for sale. Originally called 'Vestiaire de Copines' and only available in France, Vestiaire Collective has expanded rapidly to meet demand and now has 11 million members across 80 countries.
In early 2021, there were more than 3 million items on the platform, with 550,000 new listings per month.