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Pinterest and Vestiaire Collective Open the Digital Thrift Shop

Pinterest has teamed up with Vestiaire Collective to launch an online Thrift Shop, combining seasonal trend discovery through socials with curated luxury resale.

September 2, 2025

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Source: Vestiare Collective

Pinterest and Vestiaire Collective have joined forces to launch the Thrift Shop activation, an immersive secondhand shopping experience that combines discovery-driven browsing with curated luxury resale. The collaboration highlights how inspiration and sustainability are intersecting in fashion, and why Pinterest’s platform makes it an ideal match for Vestiaire’s circular mission.


A Discovery Platform Built for Style Exploration

Pinterest has long served as a visual search engine where users collect, organise, and explore inspiration across categories such as fashion, home, and lifestyle. Unlike social platforms centered on real-time posting, Pinterest is designed for long-term discovery. Users arrive with intention—whether planning a new season wardrobe, redesigning a room, or testing new recipes—and leave with curated ideas that feel personal.

This context positions Pinterest as a natural entry point for trend-driven shopping. Consumers are not passively scrolling – they are actively searching for styles, themes, and aesthetics that reflect future choices. For a resale partner like Vestiaire Collective, this means secondhand luxury items can be discovered not as afterthoughts but as trend-aligned solutions.


Curated Resale, Inspired by Seasonal Trends

For the Thrift Shop, Vestiaire Collective has curated a selection of pre-loved luxury pieces directly tied to Pinterest’s 2025 Fall Trend Report. Items such as polka dot shirts and animal-print loafers reflect seasonal direction while anchoring resale firmly within fashion’s forward-looking narrative.

The activation also introduces three co-created trend boards:

  • Gourmand Brown: highlighting rich tones and textured materials.

  • Contemporary Victorian: focusing on lace, drama, and romantic details.

  • Japandi Streetwear: blending minimalism with urban styling.

These boards extend Pinterest’s role as a guide for discovery, allowing users to connect aesthetic inspiration with specific, shoppable items from Vestiaire’s resale catalog.


Why Pinterest and Vestiaire Fit Together

Vestiaire Collective has built its reputation on promoting circular fashion and extending the lifecycle of luxury items. Its mission aligns with a broader consumer shift toward conscious consumption, where resale is not just sustainable but also aspirational.

Pinterest complements this mission by offering an environment where style discovery happens at the idea stage. Users are not only open to exploring new aesthetics – they are actively seeking them out. By connecting inspiration with Vestiaire’s curated secondhand offerings, the partnership positions resale as a natural and stylish choice within seasonal trend cycles.

The Thrift Shop activation illustrates how digital platforms can bridge inspiration and intention. Pinterest provides the discovery infrastructure, Vestiaire supplies the curated resale inventory, and together they create an experience where consumers can see how circular fashion fits seamlessly into future trends.

For Pinterest, the partnership reinforces its role not just as a place to collect ideas but as a driver of purposeful shopping. For Vestiaire, it demonstrates how secondhand luxury can be framed not as an alternative but as central to fashion’s evolving narrative.