For W's annual Originals Issue, we take stock of everything from breast implants and facelifts to TikTok shop.

True story: there’s nothing more delightful than eyeing up a new pair of boots IRL and then snapping them up for half price on a resale app, like eBay, Vinted, Depop or Facebook Marketplace – or being ...

If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I'm a sucker for a good deal. Growing up in an eBay household, the sight of postal bags and clothes neatly folded, ready to be photographed, ...

In a remarkable shift for fashion retail, Vinted, the Lithuanian-born secondhand fashion app, has dethroned Amazon, Shein, and H&M as France’s most visited retail site. Depop, another resale giant, is ...

If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I absolutely love a bargain. Having grown up in an eBay household, piles of postal bags and clothes folded up waiting to be photographed were ...

Since last Sunday's spectacular burglary at the Louvre museum, the online resale platform Vinted has seen a surge of rather surprising listings. Users are offering for sale the French Crown Jewels ...

Here's how battered shops no longer face the 'casual shoplifting of old', but instead actual coordinated hits IT’S an internet Aladdin’s cave brimming with “pre-loved” goodies and counts Katie Price, ...

A woman who is currently in the middle of planning her 2027 wedding has shared her bafflement after receiving a wedding dress she paid just £14 for on Vinted. Weddings are expensive. From the wedding ...

Explore the UK side hustle boom 2025 — how the creator economy is transforming work and why one in three Brits now earn extra ...

From how to French brain or play the guitar to how to unclog a sing or perform CPR, you can learn all kinds of useful skills on YouTube. We at Mental Floss are always eager to learn new things and ...