Ahead of the Vogue Vintage Sale on 29 March, co-hosted by Jorja Smith and Iris Law and presented by eBay, Vogue is celebrating all things pre-loved. Not all vintage treasures are rare designer pieces loaded with fashion lore: from a perfectly worn leather jacket uncovered in a thrift store to a slogan tee sourced online, pre-loved items can (and should) be a key player in every modern wardrobe. Isabel Bonner is dialling in from a light-dappled apartment in Paris’s 3rd arrondisement.
The otherwise London-based stylist arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport a little over three weeks ago, with Winnie, her five-year-old Staffie, who accompanied her to the autumn/winter 2025 shows during fashion week. Bonner hasn’t yet decided if she’s going to return to London – the city is on the cusp of a creative brain drain thanks primarily to Brexit – which is an eventuality that would also require the relocation of a 200-piece archive from her studio in Camberwell. But given this same library of Nicolas Ghesquière -era Balenciaga and Martin Margiela -designed Hermès has already been ferried 3,460 miles across the Atlantic, she figures it could withstand an additional, shorter journey over the Channel.
Which would be a shame, of course, for those well-heeled Londoners – among them former Vogue editor Issey Brunner , stylist Jamie-maree Shipton , art director Iona Judd , footwear designer Elise Born and image consultant Nellie Eden – who have found themselves in Bonner’s jew.
