Ever wish you could shop the cool girl’s closet? Well, we’ve found out how.
We found out about this website when perusing the Mociun jewelry collection for our Covet Fridays post a few weeks ago. The Laws of General Economy is a cool-girl run blog that provides a space for insiders to sell their fashionable wares. Think Etsy and Craig’s List, but under-the-radar and carefully monitored to ensure only cool shit gets sold.
Sure, it’s a bit mom-and-pop, and we can think of countless web design changes that should be made (organizing categories and/or tags by size please!), but the fact that it’s humble and real is what makes it so endearing. There are real women behind the site who simply love clothes and are looking for a way to sell and buy from like-minded style mavens.
The rules are a bit stringent, and full disclosure here – we haven’t sold anything on it – but here is how it works: participants are allowed to post a max of three items a day. Have more and you have to wait until the next day. If you only want to sell a few items, you can contact one of the site administrators to post your items for you, but if you want to be a regular contributor, there is a wait list. Talk about exclusivity!
The site claims to only accept designer pieces, explicitly stating no “fast-fashion” items from stores like H&M and American Apparel allowed. We did see a few H&M and Forever21 items for sale, but the majority of the items are indeed designer or smaller labels. What’s even more is that the majority of the items are actually worth buying, and are for the most part pretty affordable.
Note, sizing tends to air on the smaller side. Sellers and buyers are responsible for arranging their own payment and delivery relationships. A bit under-the-table, but we’re always excited for thrilling fashion opportunities.
If you plan on joining or buy anything, please let us know! We’d love to hear what your experience is like.
Ready to check it out and get on the insider’s list? Visit Laws of General Economy.
I do like it and it’s fun to browse, but I often think much of the stuff was purchased based on label only …
It’s definitely interesting to think about the thought-process behind purchases. They could have very well been label-driven, and thus here they are getting rid of it however many months later. Or maybe they just don’t fit anymore, no one can tell! There are definitely some interesting small indie finds in there, too though, just needs some digging.