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It’s fashionable to turn cast-off Birkins into money bags

Depreciation barely features at the top end of the growing market for second-hand luxury handbags.

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Looking too cool for school while saving the planet is fashion nirvana. Enter the flourishing world of second-hand handbags, which turns status symbols into badges of sustainability.

Prada is the latest to see a moneymaking opportunity in this market.

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