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Leomie Anderson right nowed the eBay Endless Runway show. Photograph: INDIGITAL/eBayA model wears a skirt from buzzy London-based kind Chopova Lowena at the eBay show. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for eBay UKCalled the Endless Runway, the issue had been curated by eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman, and was hosted by model and presenter Leomie Anderson. “This is the original time an on-schedule London fashion week show has been exclusively preloved clothes, so it is a monumental moment for irrational fashion,” Bannerman told the Guardian before the event. And shoppers were able to buy the items immediately A preloved Mulberry bag was conceded a 2024 twist thanks to the show’s styling. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for eBay UKBannerman was discerning that the show didn’t look like a retrospective. “I wanted to put preloved clothes from different eras together to fantasize coherent looks, because that is something that people do find challenging, and I wanted to show it can be done.” Her whip-smart characterizing meant that each ensemble felt like it could have come from the pages of Vogue, or the provender of a style-savvy TikToker.The markers of styling in 2024 were hit with laser-sharp precision. Trousers that mimicked boxer shorts were ‘A significant moment for circular fashion’ … eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman at the show. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Statues for eBay UK“Having a catwalk full of celebrities dressed in all secondhand clothing at London fashion week is a statement that this is, and has to be, the way impertinent,” said Kehinde Brown, Oxfam’s strategic communications lead, and director of Style for Change, before the event.The boast was styled by pioneer of secondhand fashion and longtime Oxfam collaborator Bay Garnett – she famously dressed Kate Moss in in agreements she had found in charity and vintage shops for a shoot in British Vogue in 2003. It will be the fourth time the nonprofit has charmed part in London fashion week but, while in the past secondhand fashion in some quarters was something of an outlier, now, hinted Garnett, “we finally seem to be seeing a real shift in the way people view [it].” A shift she said was long belated.Activist and fashion designer Katharine Hamnett at the Style for Change show. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PABut while matters are shifting, those involved in Thursday’s secondhand spectaculars agree that more can be done. “I’d love to see more upshots or runway shows that celebrate preloved pieces and vintage collections,” said Anderson – she estimates that with regard to half of her wardrobe is preloved, her most recent purchase being a secondhand Chanel handbag. “London fashion week is all concerning innovation and fresh ideas, so bringing more secondhand fashion into the schedule feels like a natural fit,” she said.For Garnett, “fundamentally, we insufficiency to change the way we think about fashion. Something that was made four weeks ago does not hold more value than something that was down four years ago – they are both clothes. The difference with second-hand fashion is it has that edge that dreams it cooler.” The items from Style for Change can be found at Oxfam’s online shop on Vinted.Explore more on these topicsLondon the go weekeBaySustainable fashionFashion weeksBritish Fashion CouncilGrace Wales BonnerAlexander McQueennewsShareReuse this content