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Fashionphile

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Fashionphile
Company typePrivate
IndustryRecommerce
Founded1999
FoundersSarah Davis
Headquarters,
Websitewww.fashionphile.com

Fashionphile is an online fashion resale website where consumers can buy and sell luxury designer items such as used handbags, accessories, and jewelry.[1][2][3][4] Fashionphile has brick-and-mortar locations in Beverly Hills, San Francisco, New York City, Irvine, Los Angeles and Carlsbad, California.[5][6]

History

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Fashionphile was founded by Sarah Davis in 1999.[7][8] She started the business while she was in law school. In 2006, Davis partnered up with her brother-in-law Ben Hemminger to expand the business and moved it to Beverly Hills, California.[9][10][11] They originally sold pre-owned luxury handbags on eBay, and in 2007 launched a website to sell the products.[12][13] In 2008, they opened their first store space off Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills.[14] The company's growth drove its next move shortly afterwards to open their new store on Maiden Lane in San Francisco in 2009. In 2011, Fashionphile moved to their current Maiden location. In 2012, Fashionphile opened a warehouse headquarters in Carlsbad, California.[15][16]

In 2022 a 60,000-square-foot authentication center and showroom in the West Chelsea neighborhood of New York City was opened. It houses corporate offices and allows customers to shop the retailer’s collection of high-end handbags and accessories.[17]

For the company's 25th anniversary in 2024, Fashionphile announced its first celebrity brand campaign with Emma Roberts.[18] [19]

References

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  2. ^ "How Sarah Davis Re-fashions Luxury Shopping |". localemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. ^ "Luxury Resellers Are Giving Fashion a Second Life". Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. ^ "How to Buy (and Sell) a Designer Investment Bag". Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  5. ^ Lake, Heather (4 January 2018). "Carlsbad business buys and sells designer handbags". Fox5 San Diego.
  6. ^ Parente, Michele. "Re-selling swank is big business". Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. ^ "Sarah Davis' Business Makes Luxury Handbags Accessible |". 92009magazine.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  8. ^ "Sarah Davis, Founder, Fashionphile - BISTalk Radio - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  9. ^ Source, San Diego (2015-06-17). "Fashionphile LLC". The Daily Transcript. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  10. ^ "FashionPhile Offers Authentic Pre-Owned Designer Handbags To Those Tight On Budget | LA's The Place | Los Angeles, Magazine". LA's The Place | Los Angeles, Magazine. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  11. ^ "Xconomy: EY Names 6 Startup Leaders as San Diego Entrepreneurs of the Year". Xconomy. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  12. ^ Ni, Nan (2016-04-06). "Top sites for selling your clothes and goods that can beat eBay". TheStreet. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  13. ^ "Small Business Saturday Spotlight: Fashionphile". www.ebayinc.com. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  14. ^ "Chanel Items To Look For In This Los Angeles Consignment Shoppe - JetMag.com". JetMag.com. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  15. ^ "Deck The Halls With Designer Handbags". www.carlsbadlifestylepubs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  16. ^ "Fashionphile: The Luxury Resale Store You Can Trust - VIVA GLAM MAGAZINE". vivaglammagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  17. ^ James, Dani. "Fashionphile opens authentication center, showroom in NYC". Retail Dive. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  18. ^ Ilchi, Layla (15 May 2024). "Emma Roberts Kicks Off Fashionphile Partnership With Accessories Capsule Collection". WWD. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  19. ^ Emma Roberts [@emmaroberts] (16 May 2024). "Its no secret that I am obsessed with all things ultra-luxury, and hard-to-find pieces. So working with @fashionphile, the #1 destination for pre-owned authentic accessories, is a match made in heaven!" – via Instagram.