Image credits

Every photograph on this site comes from Wikimedia Commons, where it is published under a free licence or is in the public domain. None of the photography here was taken by us, and none of it is licensed stock.

Below is the full list, in the order the articles appear on the front page. Each entry names the guide the photo appears on, the title of the original file, who made it or where it came from, the licence it carries, and a link to the source. If a photo is in the public domain this is stated instead of a licence.

• Building a Wardrobe from Secondhand Finds

  “Clothes Falling Down” — Rina

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original file · 3264x2448 px original

• Washing Vintage and Delicate Fabrics

  “Gold Short Jacket by Sybil Connolly - Panel Detail” — Hunt Museum and Eamonn O'Mahony

  CC0 · Original file · 4928x3280 px original

• Dating and Valuing Vintage Denim

  “Recycled thread made from old jeans, on display in Hikarie” — Syced

  CC0 · Original file · 4032x3024 px original

• What Sells First When You Resell Clothes

  “Second-hand clothes for sale (27245156940)” — Matthew Paul Argall from Australia

  CC BY 2.0 · Original file · 3637x2433 px original

• What Can Be Altered on Secondhand Clothing

  “Sewing machine, knitting machine - House of Guilds in Sighisoara, Romania” — Joriwa

  CC0 · Original file · 3840x2160 px original

• Secondhand Leather: Bags, Belts and Shoes

  “DFC 4174 A close-up of leather belts and bags neatly displayed at a bustling outdoor market stall” — PattayaPatrol

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original file · 5568x3712 px original

• Spotting Well-Made Clothing on a Rack

  “Flat felled seam” — kellyhogaboom

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original file · 4000x3000 px original

• Removing Stains Without Damaging the Fabric

  “Condominium laundry room in Gothenburg Sweden 2025” — R. Henrik Nilsson

  CC BY 4.0 · Original file · 4000x3000 px original

• What Secondhand Clothing Is Worth Reselling

  “Second hand clothes for sale at MS Shop (26849122203).jpg” — Matthew Paul Argall

  CC BY 2.0 · Original file · 3637x2433 px original

• Mending Skills for Secondhand Clothing

  “Needle and red thread.jpg” — photos-public-domain.com

  CC0 · Original file · 3888x2592 px original

• Washing, Drying and Storing Secondhand Clothes

  “Wooden clothes pegs. (14168854499).jpg” — Free for Commercial Use (Flickr)

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original file · 6000x4000 px original

• How to Measure a Garment You Buy Secondhand

  “Pexels-photo-461035.jpg” — Myriams-Fotos

  CC0 · Original file · 6000x4000 px original

• Vintage Sizing: Why the Label Is Not Enough

  “Igor Ovsyannykov 2017-05-08 (Unsplash).jpg” — Igor Ovsyannykov

  CC0 · Original file · 6000x4000 px original

• Judging the Condition of Secondhand Clothing

  “Kledingrekken Kringloopwinkel Woerden 01.JPG” — Onderwijsgek

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original file · 4288x2848 px original

• How to Tell Vintage Clothing from Modern

  “Till boken - utställningen Kunglig Vintage - Livrustkammaren - 87669.tif” — Unknown, Livrustkammaren (Royal Armoury), Stockholm — LSH 87669

  Public domain · Original file · 5616x3744 px original

• Shopping a Thrift Store: A Routine That Works

  “Clothing for sale in the Reuse Centre (Kierrätyskeskus) store in Kyläsaari, Helsinki, 2020.jpg” — Eweis Yehia, Helsinki City Museum, via Finna

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original file · 7888x5259 px original

• Home page banner

  “Banner montage: vintage dress, shop rails, a mannequin and sewing tools” —

  Composed from the credited photographs listed in this list

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