Frances Millar

And proudly so. Britain’s high streets may be struggling with business rate and rent hikes, but online market-places have exploded in popularity, particularly among younger generations, according to a recent report.
Resale apps such as Vinted, Depop, and Shpock have made it easier than ever to declutter and generate some pocket money. Sellers flog unwanted clobber, buyers revamp their ward- robes on the cheap, both get to feel smug about sustainability etc. Everyone's a winner, baby.
Buying secondhand isn't a new phenomenon, of course; it's just that technology has made it cool, and a growing awareness of fashion pollution has made it worthy.
But for secondhand stalwarts like me it's just a way of life. I'm basically part Womble. I like the thrill of the hunt at an old-fashioned car boot sale. A good rummage in a pile of junk is much more fun than mindlessly scrolling on your smartphone.
Colourful
In a previous career, I ran a vintage clothes business with a friend. We started small, selling our cast-offs on a market stall and instantly caught the bug. There is nothing quite like counting out cold hard cash at the end of a busy market day. Lovely jubbly! It wasn’t long before we signed a lease on our own shop in Del Boy’s stomping ground, Peckham.
As you might expect, a colourful parade of characters would pass. A man came in once and tried to sell me the electric mobility bed his mum died in. Another customer told me I reminded them of Oliver Twist and, to this day, I’m...