My passion for pre-loved and vintage wears was embedded in me from a young age by my mother, who would often come home with trawls of treasure from 'Harrods of Petersfield', otherwise known as the charity shop. As the youngest child of 4, I was always in hand-me-downs and this seemed completely normal. It wasn't until I started working in the fashion industry that I realised the sheer volume of wa
ste created by fast fashion - it became my mission to live more sustainably and to shop more consciously. In 2018 my daughter, Ophelia, was born and I was given hoards of clothes and toys and everything in between from generous friends and family. I realised that half of the clothes were brand new, some even with tags on, and at the rate Ophelia was growing I wouldn't be able to get through even a third of them. The piles of kids clothes get higher and my husband starts asking questions about what I've got hidden in the loft! Lockdown kicks in and I decide that that little dream I've always had of owning my own shop, one that encourages sustainability and rotation, might just be worth making a reality. I hope you love the shop as much as I do - the thought of circulating my children's items and sending them off to new, loving homes is one that fills me with joy. I hope you find the same joy in receiving them. As my mother says:
"Beautiful things should be passed through many hands"
Phyllie
