Listen to the full conversation between Anthology of Style Founder Kim Alpert and Fashionista Associate Editor Catie Pusateri on The Fashionista Network on Spotify.
When Kim Alpert was working as an elementary school teacher, a Poshmark account changed the course of her career. She began selling her thrifted finds on the resale app (her first sale was a $13 pair of Keds), and an autoimmune disease diagnosis halted her post-Covid return to the classroom. So, she pivoted to full-time reselling, launching her Instagram account Anthology of Style, and got introduced to the world of live selling. Now, Anthology of Style functions as a budding vintage archival fashion museum and a live selling venture, hosting shows on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
“Most of the time we are not someone’s first luxury purchase, but I have many times provided someone’s first Chanel bag and I think this [live-selling] setup lends itself to that because you can ask all of your questions without maybe feeling intimidated in a boutique or like there’s pressure to buy,” Alpert said.
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Anthology of Style specializes in all things vintage Chanel — “I joke that I’m fluent in nothing but Chanel,” Alpert said — but also sources items by other luxury houses like Hermès and Louis Vuitton. To acquire these rare pieces, Alpert searches everywhere and anywhere, from traditional resale sites like The RealReal to auction houses and private collectors. While some acquisitions are intended to sell, particularly rare finds enter and archival fashion museum. For example, Anthology of Style’s first exhibit attempted to rebuild Chanel’s Spring 1995 Barbie collection. ”We did not collect every item, but I think we got pretty close,” Alpert added.
On The Fashionista Network, Alpert also discussed Anthology of Style’s authentication process and recent activation at The Frick Collection, as well as her favorite vintage luxury finds, her thoughts on the future of live selling and more. Watch the full interview on YouTube below.
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