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Local teen Emily Jones has unearthed an unlikely gold mine right in her own home—her mum’s wardrobe. The 15-year-old, eager to capitalise on the booming Y2K trend, has been sifting through her mum Jennifer’s closet for vintage treasures from the early 2000s and reselling them on Depop for a tidy profit.
“I didn’t realise Mum was such a Y2K baddie back in the day,” Emily declared, holding up a slightly battered Von Dutch cap, “This is easily worth $100 now!”
Excitedly rummaging through the piles, she exclaimed, “Omg, this top is gorgeous!” as she pulled out a bedazzled halter neck. “It’s vintage Supre! This is going straight to my Depop.”
When asked what she thought of her daughter’s side hustle, Jennifer laughed. “I guess my clothes had been collecting dust anyway. I never thought my clubbing wear would be useful again!” With a nostalgic glint in her eye, she fondly recalled wearing her Ed Hardy low-rise jeans to a New Year’s Eve party in 2000. “What a time!” she reminisced.
Emily’s venture has become a hit among her followers, who snap up her vintage finds. “She goes to the Post Office every other day,” Jennifer exclaimed, gesturing toward a pile of packages, “it’s practically a distribution centre in here!”
However, Emily is unfazed by the chaos she’s unleashed. “People love the authenticity of it,” she explained, as if the slightly frayed edges of a Juicy Couture tracksuit made it a historical artifact. “They just don’t make clothes like this anymore. I’m, like, preserving history or whatever.”
