On Nov. 16, the pop star lists looks from her Music, Fashion, Film tour plus archival pieces, with every dollar going to charity. Some were Vinted finds first.
Charli xcx is about to sell you the dress she wore onstage, and in some cases she found it on the same site first. On November 16, the musician teams up with resale platform Vinted to list looks from her Music, Fashion, Film tour, along with a selection of special archival pieces. All proceeds go to charity.
The pieces worth setting an alarm for
Three items have been singled out so far, and each comes with a venue attached, which is exactly the kind of provenance fans love.
First up is a Christian Audigier dress she wore while performing at Austin City Limits. Then there’s a sheer gray blouse, worn at her San Diego show. That one was sourced from a Bushwick-based Y2K vintage seller, so it was already on its second life before it ever met a stage light.
The third highlight is a vintage Roberto Cavalli dress she sported onstage in Las Vegas. Vintage Cavalli, Las Vegas, a pop star: the pieces more or less assemble the caption themselves.
Beyond those three, the drop includes further tour looks and archival pieces. Those named above are the ones announced as highlights.
Full circle, with a receipt
The detail that makes this more fun than a standard celebrity closet sale is where some of the clothes came from. Charli xcx says as much herself: “Some were found on Vinted in the first place, worn on stage, and are now going back out into the world. Which feels like a full circle.”
So the route goes from someone’s wardrobe or a vintage seller’s rail to a tour stage, then back onto the platform and into a new owner’s closet. Anyone who has refreshed a resale app hunting for the perfect sheer top will recognize the logic. The star shops the way her fans do, and now she’s handing the finds back to them.
A concert outfit also holds a different kind of value than an ordinary vintage buy. These looks were worn in front of crowds in Austin, San Diego and Las Vegas, and the tour’s name, Music, Fashion, Film, puts clothes right in the title next to the songs. Taking one home means owning a small piece of that run.
Where the money goes
All proceeds from the sale benefit charity, so every purchase on November 16 does double duty: you get a piece of pop wardrobe history, and the money goes to a good cause. It’s a tidy way for a stage wardrobe to keep working after the final bow, rather than sitting in a garment bag.
It lands in a busy month for fashion news. November has brought Reformation’s first rug collection, a Brilliant Earth and Ring Pop collaboration of candy-colored rings, and Jimmy Choo’s new Choo Stories series starring Olivia Dean. Among all of those launches, a sale where the clothes come with a concert memory attached stands out.
Mark the date: November 16, on Vinted. Charli xcx’s wardrobe has done its time under the stage lights, and now it’s your turn.
Via Zoe Report