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Experts chalk up the trend to fewer Birkin buyers at auctions — as aspirational luxury consumers feel pressure from inflation and a slowing labor market — and more secondhand Birkins on the market.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025 -
And better yet, a quick peruse on secondhand retailers like eBay proves that there are also plenty of fabulous options to uncover.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
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Rounding out the spot are a hand-me-down coffee table finished to look like malachite, a rug by From Jaipur With Love, and an abstract painting by Jen Garrido that the couple picked up on a trip to Austin, Texas.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Without their belongings, the family is relying on neighbors and relatives this season, borrowing Christmas trees, hand-me-down dishes, and even pie plates.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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But while no amount of tinkering will change the outcome of the season, Saturday felt like more evidence that new faces are needed to change the dynamics of the squad, to lift the players who have shown improvements of late but who remain worn down by a dismal run that now stretches back 10 months.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The best of the bunch includes on-trend styles—think cigarette jeans and high-rise flares—along with a pair of Oprah-worn, viral sweatpant jeans.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Reach-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach-me-down. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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