Vintage jewelry on display at Luxury Garage Sale’s ily-iley pop-up-shop. Photo by Francie Swidler, The Denver Post
You’ve heard the names: Chanel, Moschino, Emilio Pucci, Phillip Lim, YSL, Prada.
And maybe – if you’re lucky – you’ve even got one of those cool family members that has passed down a designer clothing item to you.
But who can afford to buy it off the rack?
Ok, some people actually can.
But if you can’t – and you live in Denver – Friday and Saturday are your chances to invest in some vintage designer clothing, jewelry and handbags at a 60 percent – 90 percent discount.
An Escada blazer at the Luxury Garage Sale costing under $200. Photo by Francie Swidler, The Denver Post
, a designer consignment start-up based in Chicago, is hosting a pop-up shop at the eclectic, inspired and heavily edited LoHi boutique Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Luxury Garage Sale was born five years ago from the dreams of Chicagoland-area childhood friends Lindsay Segal and Brielle Buchberg.
The two started out selling their own clothing, accessories, shoes and housewares on Ebay – and it began to pick up steam.
Fast forward to 2012, and Luxury Garage Sale has a store front at 1658 N. Wells Street in the city, thousands of brand new and consigned designer items in stock from all over the world, and plans to open a store in Dallas.
Vintage skirts for sale at LGS at ily-iley Friday. Heads up – the red one is Chanel.
That store opened this past June.
LGS chose LoHi’s seven-month-old ily-iley as the host for their pop-up, since one of the boutique’s co-owners, Bailey Lemak’s mother is an LGS client.
And – ily-iley often sells vintage pieces that the owners themselves have collected over the years – so it’s a good fit.
What to expect:
- Fur vests
- Blazers
- Statement pieces
- Fitted and (not-your-typical) suit skirts
- Vintage dresses (think 1970s)
- Trench coats with details like velvet, leather and zippers
- Shift dresses
- Jackets and sweaters
- Little black dresses
- Vintage and designer jewelry: pins, necklaces, cuffs, earrings
- Sunglasses
- Handbags (there will be an Hermes Birkin)
A vintage Karl Lagerfeld jacket on sale at LGS. Photo by Francie Swidler, The Denver Post
- Moschino
- Chanel
- Escada
- Lanvin
- Helmut Lang
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Miu Miu
- Stella McCartney
Designers you may recognize:
Most items are marked down at least 60 percent – that means a dress that retails for $495 would be around $195-$175.
Many pieces are under $300.
All the details about Friday’s LGS pop-up-shop.
It’s a small price to pay to get a vintage designer piece you can’t find anywhere else – and one that you’ll have forever.
And remember, when you know the resale value of an item, you can always re-sell it.
“We want customers to come and appreciate the fine construction behind a designer piece, like a blazer,” Lemak says. “It’s a work of art.”
ily-iley is located at 2525 15th St. #1 in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood. For any questions about the event, give them a call at 303-284-3814
