Thrifted clothes have become an unlikely fashion flex for Hollywood’s haute couture hoarders and other trend-setters.
California companies have propelled this movement, turning what was once an old-fashioned way to save money into a booming industry at the cutting edge of style.
The secondhand clothing market grew 20% to more than $240 billion over the last five years, according to McKinsey & Co.’s State of Fashion report, as San Francisco’s RealReal, Redwood City’s Poshmark, Oakland’s ThredUp and others used Silicon Valley innovation to streamline listing, finding and delivering secondhand products…