Autumn is the "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," as Keats put it. After a seemingly never-ending summer, many can't wait for cosy evenings in, misty mornings, and sweater weather. But what really gets my heart racing is discovering a Harris tweed jacket from the charity-shop rail or a cashmere knit that still shimmers in old age so much that you don’t notice its mothball scent.
The drumbeat of pre-loved is building. Charity stats show that nearly 70% of people in the UK now own multiple pre-loved items, and over 40% say they buy and wear more second-hand clothes than two years ago.
