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Greetings! I sell fabulous clothing (as well as books, movies and CDs) under the ebay username the-swell-closet. My ebay store is called captivating clothing and more. I have just discovered squidoo, so please bear (bare?) with me while I attempt to crawl into the 21st century.

Besides showing off my items, though, I intend to use this lens to offer some tips and resources to new ebay clothing sellers. (Man, did I ever need help when I first started.) So I hope you will enjoy checking out my selling tips, fashion thoughts, and ebay items on squidoo!

Q: What is one thing that successful online clothing sellers agree on?

A: Provide the measurements of the item you're selling in the listing!

Seriously, stating just the size on a pair of jeans is not sufficient, particularly for womens clothing, where sizing between brands is literally running amok. A size 6 in one brand could be like a 2 in another, and vice versa. And if you don't give the measurements, you're just going to get emails from potential buyers asking for them. Either that, or they will skip over your auction altogether. So please... be sure to include as many of the following measurements as possible: length, pants inseam, waist, front rise, hips, shoulder to shoulder distance, sleeve, and bust.


There are lots of useful tips on how to properly measure clothes right here.

Planning a shopping expedition to NYC?

Don't forget a copy of the ultimate guidebook!

ZAGAT New York City Shopping 2008 (Zagatsurvey New York City Shopping)

ZAGAT New York City Shopping 2008 (Zagatsurvey New York City Shopping)

by: Zagat Survey

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Once again Zagat's condenses the opinions of thousands of store-savvy New Yorkers into one indispensable handbook. Updated for 2008, this treasure-trove of information is broken down down by neighborhood and type of merchandise, along with maps and special categories ranging from avant-garde to tween apparel. Zagat's... there can be no other!

My Must-Clicks: Clothing Resources for Online Sellers

These sites have been of great help to me as an ebay clothing seller!

You'll do best selling clothes online if you can describe your items accurately and with the correct fashion lingo. This is not always as easy as it seems! When I get stumped while writing clothing descriptions, I turn to the following sites for help:
Vintage Fashion Guild's Label Resource Page
Identify the correct era for your vintage clothes labels with this handy guide.
Clothing, Shoes & Accesories Label Resources
Another helpful label resource, this one put together by the great ladies from ebay's Clothing, Shoes & Accessories discussion board.
Textile Exchange Fiber History
A helpful backgrounder on both natural and manmade fibers.
European Womens Clothing Conversion
Listing a European brand and confused about the sizing? Get a US size conversion instantly!
ebay CC board's Kids Line ID mega-thread
This unbelievable compendium includes links to sites that help you identify the line names of major kids brands such as Gymboree, Baby Lulu, and Hanna Andersson, plus lots of ebay-related general sites.
ebay CSA board's Clothing Style Chart thread
Quick... what does a Peter Pan collar look like? How about a Dolman sleeve? Give up? Head to this thread for some outstanding illustrations of different styles of necklines, dress silhouettes, collars, sleeves, and much more!
RN# lookups
Enter the RN# from your garment and this tool will provide you with the name of the company it is registered with.
Authentic Forum
This board will help you determine if the designer jeans, purses or accessories you have are real... or not.

A sampling of what I'm offering on ebay right now!

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Fashionable Feature Flicks

Have you seen these cool cinematic trendsetters?

From iconic little black dresses to garish wide lapel suits, the following films all helped to define the best, worst, and wackiest fashions of their respective eras.


Some are obvious (Breakfast at Tiffany's). Some are outlandish (Mahogany). All are loads of fashionable fun. I've also included Stranger Than Paradise, the ultimate anti-fashion film, because you just know that the main characters get their clothes from either the Salvation Army or dumpsters, and that is just so, you know, cool.

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Mahogany

Mahogany

Outrageously fun tale of a 70s supermodel diva, in more...1 point

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Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

Admit it, you always secretly wanted to wear your more...1 point

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The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

Fetish meets fashion in the Weimar Republic and ne more...0 points

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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

Preposturous platforms and the iconic white suit a more...0 points

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

What can one say about a drag queen film whose cos more...0 points

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Ghost World

Ghost World

Thora Birch's retro dresses and occasional punk ro more...0 points

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Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection

Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection

The hats! The suspenders! The hats! The hideous ar more...0 points

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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Special Aniversary Collector's Edition)

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Special Aniversary Collector's Edition)

Still inspiring, from the big sunglasses to the pe more...0 points

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Breathless

Breathless

Quintessential European cool via Jean-Paul Belmond more...0 points

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Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

Kate Hepburn in her groundbreaking 1930s pantsuits more...0 points

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Sid & Nancy

Sid & Nancy

Heroin chic, long before the term was coined.0 points

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The Devil Wears Prada (Widescreen Edition)

The Devil Wears Prada (Widescreen Edition)

An instant fashion classic, with yummy couture des more...0 points

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The Girl Can't Help It (Cinema Classics Collection)

The Girl Can't Help It (Cinema Classics Collection)

1960s blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield in outrageo more...0 points

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