AN entrepreneur from Lymm has gone viral on social media, showcasing the North West’s thrifting and vintage scene.
Becky Chorlton from Lymm is the owner of ‘Becky’s Bazaar’, a second hand business reselling vintage garments.
Starting her business after graduating from the University of Exeter, Chorlton took to the site ‘depop’ to initially sell her own clothes. However, after returning home at the beginning of the pandemic, she realised this “wasn’t just me making money on the side: this could be a job.”
Quickly, the 24 year old turned to Instagram, documenting the search process for her vintage garments. From car boot sales to charity shops, Chorlton said “people just loved seeing the behind the scenes process.” It was this that spurred her move to TikTok, incorporating her business alongside viral challenges and trends. Her account now has 5.4 million likes and almost 80k followers.
Chorlton commented on the surge in popularity for second hand clothes saying, “every piece in my wardrobe has a story and I can tell you exactly where i got it from. For me, I always wonder who had this before me? It’s really cool and it’s something you don’t get from the high street”.
With her Mum by her side , Chorlton said that searching for items “can definitely be a challenge and takes a lot of time to rummage through piles of clothing. Some days it feels like there’s nothing here but I always try to get inspiration and look at things from a different angle.
“Being from the North West is a good thing too, but the best charity shops tend to be out of the way of town centres.”
Becky’s favourite find was discovered in Warrington too. “I found a Red Bull Racing jacket from a car boot for around £40-£50.
“Fiorucci contacted me as they wanted to feature independent sellers and gave us all a rail in their Soho store. So I sent this jacket to Soho, London, and I just kept thinking, I found it on the floor of a car boot sale in Warrington and now it’s in a designer store.”
Becky’s Bazaar can now be found in Vintage Viola, where she has her own stand. After collaborating with the store, Becky said “it looks incredible, it’s really nice to be selling in real life”.
With her success continuing online and her business growing, Chorlton finished by saying, “If you can support a charity and stop clothes from going to landfill, it can only really be a good thing.”
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