Vinted - An Overview

I have been using Vinted for the last 5 months, and I love the idea behind the website and love how it works.  The recent updates to the website and app have made it so user friendly. I have previously blogged about all the items I have swapped. I have recently received two new items, but have yet to take good photos of them.

Most of the items I have received have been in really good condition and I have loved the items. There has been the few items that I haven't been sure of, but I have been able to swap these on. I have always told the original swapper that I am going to do this. It seems like the polite and honest thing to do, as if there isn't a problem with the item there is nothing they can do.

I feel that the Vinted Community (mostly) runs on honesty and nice people swapping nice clothes. There are the odd occasions where the deal doesn't go as smoothly, unfortunately there isn't much that can be done about this. It has been really sad to see forum's discussion scams. And I hope these become less and less frequent.

For a smooth swap, my suggestions are:

• When listing items, be honest about the quality and price of the garment. 
• Take good clear photos. The items I have been the happiest with, are ones where I know what I am expecting very clearly. 
• Talk to the person on the other end of the swap, be polite and have manners. It is a shame that this has to be said, but I have had a couple of very blunt and rude people message about my items. 
• If you are uncomfortable with a deal, is it really worth going through with it and potentially losing out? 
• Look at peoples feedback (and leave each other feedback). This is a good indicator of the other person. 
• Most important, enjoy the site! 

Someone, at some point had an idea to make a platform to allow women to swap and sell their clothes, respect what they have built, it is beautiful.

Wardrobe Organisation

On my to-do list for a few months has been the need to organise and have a clear out of my wardrobe. Which I have now achieved (woohoo), during this organisation I also put together some of my favourite pieces for Autumn jumpers!!  I love jumpers, which makes me love autumn, because I can layer and wear all of the jumpers I own.

Before the jumpers (*sigh*), the wardrobe organisation happened. I have quite a large built in wardrobe, this has two rails, a shelf and room for one (yes..one out of two) of my shoe racks:

I've organised my bags into clutches and small side bags, which go in the box, and larger bags which are hung up. By hanging them up it leaves more room on the floor to actually get into the wardrobe. The shoes which are kept in my wardrobe are flats and everyday wearers. 

To save space in my wardrobe, I double up on hangers. I use the ring from a can and double up:

This saves a lot of space, and is a good way to organise like items. For example, I have double hung skirts, shorts and shirts. I have a lot of those items so makes it easier to find them when they are together. I don't really organise my wardrobe by colour...as it would be a bit dull, most of my coloured items are t-shirts, which live in the chest of draws. I organise my wardrobe by type of clothes and by the season. So, for summer my skirts and shorts were close together, followed by playsuits, short dresses, long dresses and then jumpsuits... But wait, "Gina, why aren't the jumpsuits with the playsuits?" I hear you ask...a good question, but I like to organise by length. Long dresses and jumpsuits don't require tights, whereas some playsuits do. If I am not in the mood to wear tights or something short, I don't want to be plagued by these items. 

So, in short, I organise by length. What I wear is deemed by my mood, and this method suits. But as we move into the colder months, these items have to go back into the trunk (where spare clothes are stored) and room is made for jeans, leggings and jumpers. 

....Now for the jumpers. I keep my jumpers folded away in a hanging clothes organiser. I find having them hung up takes a lot more space. 

My selection of jumpers range from childrens jumpers:

 boys jumpers to vintage jumpers: 

This jumper was a gift from my grandma, she bought this when she was in her mid-twenties, she is now in her early 80's. It is a bright green jumper, with slight shoulder pads/support and a peplum. 

For me, jumpers are such a wardrobe staple as they can be added to so easily. My favourite combo is the shirt and jumper:

My favourite jumper, teamed with a Vinted blouse. This grey jumper is one of my favourites, I bought it from TKMax for about £12, and it has a open back:

As you can see it makes me very happy:

I have a variety of jumpers, I really like thick knit jumpers and cropped jumpers. I find them so easy to style and so comfortable that I just can't flaw them. For me, I think the jumper is the perfect item of clothing for autumn. 

This is also my 100th blog post! yay.

A Tale of Things to Come

Previously I have blogged about how great Vinted is:

• Vinted (the greatest website ever)
• Vinted Update

Over the next few weeks of September I am going to be doing one big post about all the items I have bought or swapped for using Vinted. Since the last Vinted update post I have carried on swapping and have received some great items.

I am going to enlist the help of my boyfriend:

And take some decent photos and provide a bit of a guide to how I use the site. I will also be having A MASSIVE clear out of my old clothes, which I will be listed on my profile.