Secondhand Archives

Thrift Fest

Thrift Fest is a Cape Town-based retail initiative and community platform that began as a Facebook group for buying and selling second-hand items. Since 2014, it has evolved into a travelling market, hosting events across various venues to provide accessible,...

November 27, 2025

Asha Eleven

Asha Eleven is a Cape Town-based fashion and lifestyle brand with a broad offering, from beautifully made basics to one-offs made from vintage upcycled fabrics. The label combines its signature custom-designed prints with timeless silhouettes, resulting in high-quality pieces made...

April 30, 2025

Kloset Klub

Kloset Klub, formerly WISI-Oi, is a peer-to-peer marketplace where anyone can sell their new and gently worn clothing. Independent fashion brands are also able to open boutiques on the platform to sell new, dead stock or previously worn items. Kloset...

April 9, 2025

Vintage With Love

Vintage with Love is a non-profit organisation that resells pre-owned garments to raise funds for charity. Since its inception, the organisation has raised and donated over R7 million to literacy charities across South Africa.

February 19, 2025

Rethread

Rethread is a Cape Town-based clothing brand focused on reducing waste through upcycling and small-batch production. The brand produces limited runs of new garments, all made locally to support South African craftsmanship. Their collection includes upcycled pieces made from secondhand...

February 19, 2025

Petit Fox

Petit Fox was the first company of its kind in South Africa, pioneering the secondhand online kids' clothing sector nationwide. The brand buys and sells secondhand children's clothing and maternity wear to and from parents. Petit Fox provides a way...

February 5, 2025

Chic Mamas Do Care

Chic Mamas Do Care is a volunteer-driven social enterprise and NPO that swaps and sells high-quality, pre-loved clothing to raise funds for educational projects within the early childhood development sector. At the core of the NPO's ethos is the transformative...

January 15, 2025

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