Haute Trotting the Globe with Gucci!

Shivani (right) is rocking her vintage Gucci blazer from Haute Trotter! 

With Delta Goodrem (center) at a private Gucci event in Sydney Australia.

Haute Trotter Lookbook

Leslie scored a brand new Gucci bag from our recent 'Shop For Good' event!

SHOP FOR GOOD in NYC!

Thanks to everyone who showed up to support our event in NYC. Big thanks to the Wix Lounge, Ashika Pratt and everyone else involved. Check out the pics and 'Like' our Facebook page to stay posted on more updates!

Ashika Pratt & Haute Trotter founder Ashlene Nand

Liza from Third Wave Fashion, Ashlene, Actress Ami Sheth, and plus-size model Lizzie Miller

Surbi from Bittersweet NYC!

DVF & Haute Trotter in India!

We recently donated products to Hamara Footpath sale and it went amazingly well!  It seems Mumbai shoppers can give the NYC girls a run for their money when it comes to finding bargains. While in India, we also sold our first Haute Trotter piece, a beautiful strapless DvF summer dress. DvF seems to be the designer of choice, as it was also the most popular designer at our New York sale. Thanks to Candice Pereira for being our first customer! Speaking of Diane von Furstenberg, she was actually in India a few weeks after us looking fabulous! We're happy to hear about DvF taking over the world and hope that Haute Trotter will follow ;) Thanks Mumbai for welcoming us!

Hamara Footpath Sale at Candies

Candice in her DvF Haute Trotter purchase

Diane in India 

Nordstrom Selling Seconds? Is the Perception of Designer Seconds Finally Changing?

The news today on a high-end retailer has experts buzzing. Nordstrom, which has maintained it's outlet stores as an extension of the brand, it now selling designer seconds- specifically used shoes- at it's Nordstrom Rack outlets.

On one hand it seems to make sense to sell returns and samples from the store. On the other hand, experts  say it may harm their reputation as a luxury retailer. “On a perception level, it turns you into a junk store, a second-hand clothing store. And, that is something that now calls into question Nordstrom’s reputation as a first-rate, quality high-end type of brand retailer,” said branding expert Robert Frankel.

Our opinion? We think it's awesome! Why waste product and resources, especially when there is a demand for these items? Secondly, we all know that those who can afford to buy full-priced items also buy seconds. Research shows that the buyers of designer seconds include the high income earners (how do you think people become  rich? By being smart buyers!). However, it is a surprise that Nordstrom chose not to shy away from this. Is the perception of Seconds fashion finally changing?

At Haute Trotter, we aim to offer an upscale, high-end alternative to buying seconds. Unlike Frankel's perception of second-hand clothing, we aim to offer our customers a different experience of what they are used to. Click here to read more on this CNBC story.  

HAUTE TROTTER COMES TO MUMBAI FOR A GOOD CAUSE

We're excited to be in Mumbai, India to participate in their largest clothing sale for Mumbai's street children! If you are there, you're not going to want to miss this great shopping event. What could be better than shopping designer clothes for a local cause?

On March 16^th & 17^th, Bandra's super popular hangout Candies will host the Third Hamara Footpath Garage Sale - Mumbai’s largest clothing/seconds sale! All clothing is donated and 100% of all money raised goes to helping “Hamara Footpath”, a community group working with Mumbai's street children. 

NYC based-company Haute Trotter, a new destination for designer seconds, will be participating in the event! Haute Trotter founder Ashlene Nand, who hails from Sydney, Australia with an Indian background, is committed to promoting the seconds fashion around the world. Haute Trotter will donate pieces from designers including Calvin Klein, Gucci, Diane Von Furstenberg and more.

Sustainable Fashion Rocks The Oscars Red Carpet!

We love that seconds and recycled fashion made an appearance at the Oscars this year! Meryl Streep accepted her Oscar in a Lanvin custom-made eco-friendly design becoming the first Academy Award winner to do so and a first in the history of the 100+ year old fashion house. Meanwhile, Colin Firth chose to wear the same Tom Ford tuxedo he wore the year before (don't you just love him?) and his wife, a true advocate for eco fashion, wore a Valentino gown that combined recycled PET polyester fabric with silk. At Haute Trotter, as our manifesto states, our love affair for designer seconds includes the sustainability benefit.  We hope this is more than a trend and other Hollywood celebs jump on the bandwagon!

You can read more on this great story here. Also see our favourite designer looks from the 2012 Oscars at our Facebook page.

Haute Trotter Celeb Watcher

WHO ARE THEY WEARING? In advance of the Oscars tonight, check out a few recent celeb looks from the "Haute Trotter Celeb Watcher" on our Facebook page.

Kate Beckinsale in Alexander McQueen, Kate Winslet in Jenny Packham, Lucy Liu in Roberto Cavalli, Eva Longeria in Cushnie et Ochs.