Here’s how industry experts and fashion-forward shoppers shop secondhand sustainably — and how to find quality pieces that last while looking cool, too. The rise of online secondhand fashionAt eBay’s secondhand runway shows in New York and London, models wore pre-loved designer pieces that guests could shop live. “People who buy secondhand clothing were found to buy more clothing than people who don’t,” said Meital Peleg Mizrachi, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University who researches textile waste. “Responsible secondhand shopping means choosing pieces you’ll truly wear, investing in quality and resisting the pull of endless trend cycles,” she said. “Try to give them to smaller community stores or shelters — places that you know are happy to get those clothes,” Mizrachi said.