“When I tried selling for the first time, which opened up a whole new world, I was able to help myself fund my way through university,” Oskar Platts-Palmer, the Senior Marketing Manager for Depop told the group. “I was feeling a little bit lost and when I started selling with Depop, I gained new skills like marketing. I was having trends, I was learning kind of how to deal with customers.”
Holly Pound, who engineered the student ambassador program, highlighted the importance of community, even noting that two sellers met on the platform and recently got engaged.
And maybe that’s what makes sustainable fashion and thrifting different right now. It’s not just about the issues in the fashion industry (though it’s an undeniable factor.) “It’s about getting in touch with your creative side,” says Nisha Acharya, who just started her junior year at Stanford. “It doesn’t matter what your major …