Instagram

Recently I read an article in Costume, a danish fashion magazine, called Join the club INSTA-SHOPPING. The article is about how you can use Instagram for making some great purchases on one hand and on the other hand if you are cleaning out you closet and have some good items for sale — post it on Instagram.

I admit I have not been a great Instagram user so far but the article got me curious. So one late night this week I sat down to discover Instagram. I was pleasantly surprised, in the first place there are so many stores, brands and fashion idols you can follow and get news about their latest collections, trends, etc.

Few of the sites I started following are:

@thehouseonline — here you can buy among other things 2nd hand Louboutin shoes
@christianesm - Christine Schaumburg Müller, Danish TV host and an actress and has been selected to be one of Denmark's best dressed women.

and few of my favourite brands
@2nddaypage
@bymalenebirger
@numph_dk




Then also by searching hashtags like #forsale #shop #buy you can find a lot of great 2nd hand items. But be patient as there are a lot of not so interesting stuff fore sale on Instagram as well.

The article mentions a webpage hashb.ag that can help you in your search for just the right items for you. On the page you can search more specific words and when you have found your new fabulous shoes, jackets or braclets the webpages lead you to the sellers Instagram profile.

But the article also emphasises that you should be careful when you do your shopping through Instagram as there is no guarantee when you are making a deal with a private person.

So far I have not used Instagram to buy anything yet, but I have put several things for sale. I will make sure to tell you all about how that will turn out.