Why Millennials will pay $1000 for your old shirts
Lucy DeanWealth reporter
Turned off by fast fashion and gripped by nostalgia, Gen Z and Millennials are spending as much as $1000 on vintage Mambo shirts decades on from when the brand was first fashionable in the 1990s.
Designer Jimmy Harvey, 32, reckons he’s got about $20,000 worth of Mambo T-shirts at home, while Tasma Hunt, 25, has just the one she bought for $150. But she’s on the hunt for more, and she’s willing to spend big.
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Lucy Dean writes about wealth management, personal finance, lifestyle and leisure, based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney newsroom. Connect with Lucy on Twitter. Email Lucy at l.dean@afr.com
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