McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon partners with reseller platform ‘Sign of the Times’ to open new store

The Centre has joined forces with female-led luxury fashion reseller platform, Sign of the Times, to open an exclusive pop-up championing circularity within the luxury goods market.

McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon is pleased to announce its latest pop-up, in partnership with the UK's leading luxury pre-loved reseller, Sign of the Times. The pop-up, which has now opened its doors to Centre guests, offers visitors the opportunity to shop a wide range of carefully pre-loved designer items across clothing, bags, shoes and accessories, supporting a more circular approach to fashion.

The pop-up, located at the Swindon Designer Outlet next to Charles Tyrwhitt and oppose Ralph Lauren, features a curated selection of products from the Sign of the Times team, including Louis Vuitton Neverfull bags and Yves Saint Laurent Totes.

Sign of the Times first opened in 1976 on Chelsea Green, with its original purpose rooted in reselling the designer items owned by the celebrities of the day. Now, the platform provides specialist authentication and valuation services for designer goods, focusing on delivering a luxury buying and selling experience for customers worldwide through its website. What is more, Sign of the Times has also attracted praise from the likes of Vogue, Sheerluxe, The Times, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

Further bolstering the circularity message behind the new Sign of the Times pop-up, a recent study from the neighbouring Northeast Somerset area showed that purchasing more second-hand items “could prevent emissions equivalent to 261,000 flights to Greece entering into the atmosphere”.   

Tina Cumpstey, Centre Manager at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon, said: “Alongside activities already taking place at the Centre such as Recycle Your Fashion, we want to continue encouraging our guests to opt for more sustainable options when building out their wardrobes. Investing in pre-loved items not only brings new life into existing products for a reduced cost, but also prevents goods from ending up in the landfill. We are very excited for our guests to experience the new Sign of the Times pop-up, as they are sure to fall in love with the specially curated edit of pre-loved designer goods.”

Antonia Johnstone, CEO & Founder at Sign of the Times, said: “Sign of the Times started over 45 years ago, buying and selling pre-loved luxury items via our Chelsea store and online, so we are thrilled to be in the area with our new Swindon Designer Outlet pop-up. United by the shared interest in promoting circularity in the fashion industry, we are very excited to be joining McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon for our second brick-and-mortar location in the UK – and look forward to helping members of the local community find their ideal match among the wide range of pre-loved designer items in our store.”

To find out more about the new Sign of the Times pop-up, visit McAurtherGlen's website.