Thrifting without sifting: Vinnies launches online boutique with 20,000 items

Josh Carroll, model and content creator, tries on a Daniel Gray black dinner jacket at the launch of the Vinnies Finds fashion platform. Photograph: Bec Lorrimer/The Guardian

Jewel-encrusted Miu Miu sunglasses, an Yves Saint Laurent handbag, or a Louis Vuitton suit with the tags still on all sound like once-in-a-lifetime op shop discoveries, but all three are included in the approximately 20,000 items an Australian charity shop made available for sale online on Thursday.

Vinnies Finds is a project four years in the making, says the Vinnies NSW CEO, Yolanda Saiz. “This is a really high-end e-commerce platform that we’ve taken the time to build out,” she says. “I think aesthetically and visually, it’s going to be a fantastic experience for our shoppers.”