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The Battle for Collectable and Rare Fashion Heats Up

Museum-worthy couture is now being chased by everyone from private collectors to secondhand retailers, and prices are ballooning.
Rare fashion pieces selling on The RealReal, including handbags, jewellery and watches.
Rare fashion pieces selling on The RealReal. | Photo: Courtesy (Courtesy)
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  • Chavie Lieber

NEW YORK, United States —

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