The new recession shopping trend we love…

While ‘shopping your wardrobe’ means being creative with last season’s buys and reinventing those old classics languishing in the back of your wardrobe, the wiliest fashion fans are balancing their fashion books by trading in old designer or high street buys for cash, and easily raising the funds for autumn’s essential new items.

A couple of fashion insiders we know told us there’s a much bigger market now for nearly new and second hand designer or high street pieces and, if you know where to look there’s lots of great shops and websites springing up that facilitate this new recession trend. Which all means, with relatively little effort – and if you’re prepared to share the spoils and pay commission - you can offload a few pieces each month to keep your fashion fund topped up.