fanny moizant interview
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Vestiaire Collective’s founder Fanny Moizant is an experton wardrobe management. Her strategy? Out with the
old, in with the new, and a little bit of in-betweenWordsMarisa Georgas Photographs Eva K Salvi
Styling Laura Fantacci
WARDROBEMy work
FANNY WEARS: SILK JACKET, £160, Karen Millen. COTTON T!SHIRT, £70, T by Wang at Net-A-Porter. JEANS, her own. METAL STACKING RINGS, £5.50 for a set of "ve, Claire’s Accessories. LEATHER AND PVC SHOES, £470, Gianvito Rossi
Fanny Moizant,pictured right, in
her chic, everydayuniform of jacket,
jeans and heelsBELOW: A touch ofprint adds interest
to her minimal style
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Keep your wardrobeKeep your wardrobe organised by splittingorganised by splitting it into sections: topsit into sections: tops
together, jeans together,together, jeans together, jackets together… I keepjackets together… I keep
mine in colour order,mine in colour order, too, from light to darktoo, from light to dark
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pieces I’ll be buyingA s the co-founder and UK manager of luxuryresale website Vestiaire Collective (vestiairecollective.com), Paris-born Fanny Moizanthas an active working life. Her days arespent meeting partners, journalists and
fashion bloggers, and a simple work wardrobe is key.‘My uniform is easy,’ says Fanny. ‘Blue skinny jeans, whichI swap for a boyfriend style in the summer, with a silkblouse, smart jacket and heels.’ Chic and to the point.A dedicated jeans-wearer, Fanny heads to Zara for
her denim, Topshop for T-shirts and Cos for knitwear.Her year-round pieces are white shirts, often fromJ Crew, a Breton top and an oversized Stella McCartneycoat – a forever buy that’ll work for seasons to come.Fanny likes to invest in accessories and make them
the focus of her look. ‘I don’t change my bags veryoften, so I tend to go for classic styles that work withany outfit,’ she says. She loves the Louis Vuitton SofiaCoppola du!el bag so much she has two, in navy leatherand grey suede: a practical but super-chic choice thatcomplements her sophisticated French style.For summer, she plans to branch out (cautiously)
from her minimal style. ‘I’m from Paris, so my wardrobeis mostly black, white and grey, but I want to add somecolour,’ she says. ‘I’ll do it in a subtle way, maybe somebright pink heels or a touch of print – and I have a pinkBy Malene Birger coat on my shopping list.’To make room for new buys, Fanny constantly refreshes
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STUDIEDAt the French Institute
of Fashion
CO!FOUNDEDVestiaireCollective in2009.Career highlight:‘SeeingwhereVestiaireis now,with 100peopleinvolvedando"cesin London, Paris and
NewYork’
START!UP TIP‘Look intowhat you feel islacking in your industryandbring somethingnew to themarket. Be
sure to surround yourselfwith the right people’
SKILLS‘Bepassionate,
work hardandbekeen to takea risk’
THIS SEASON‘My je weller y is quite minimal,
but I would love to add somene w rings to my collection’
‘I’ll be buyinga pa stel coat or
jacket for sure’FAUX!LEATHERJACKET,
£69.99, Zara
14CTGOLDSTACKINGRINGS,from£225each,Pandora
‘I tend to w ear !ats in highsummer, and I love Charlotte
Olympia’s Kitt y ones’SUEDEANDCRYSTALSHOES,£795,CharlotteOlympia
FANNY WEARS: COTTON TOP, £155, Margaret Howell. JEANS, her own
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favourite timeless pieces and key seasonal itemsand sell everything I no longer wear,’ she says.For inspiration, she tears items she’s lusting after
from magazines and sticks them on her bedroom wall,creating a mood board for her new-season wardrobe.Currently on display are coats in powder blues andpinks, Givenchy floral prints and sports-luxe piecesin bold primary colours. Also on her wish list: a jeanjacket and Adidas Stan Smith trainers. ‘I often wearheels but always carry trainers with me,’ she says.Fanny may have the e!ortless cool and polish of
a true Parisienne, but she does allow her style to evolvewith her environment. ‘The di!erent countries I visitdo influence my outfits,’ she says. ‘I’mmost comfortablein London. There’s less pressure to dress a certain wayand people are more natural and bold.’ Paris chic meetsLondon creativity. Sounds like the perfect mix.e
Declutter your wardroberegularly. Pick out the pieces youhaven’t worn much or are already
bored with and sell them onvestiairecollective.com
Foreverbuy
LEATHERBAG,£2,560, Louis
Vuitton
SILKBLOUSE, £110, KarenMillen
LEATHER TRAVELWALLET, £225,
NobleMacmillan
ANNICKGOUTALSongesEDP, £74
for 50ml
LEATHERSHOES, £595,GianvitoRossi
FANNY WEARS: DRESS, her own. SUEDE AND LEATHER SHOES, £380, Aquazzura