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Sarah Coleman, a Manhattan-born designer, has turned Louis Vuitton bags into folding chairs. Huh? – we want one! In July 2018, Coleman began reupholstering a vintage armchair using a deconstructed broken Louis Vuitton suitcase which belonged to her father. Her designs have gained mass popularity – she now has a full-blown website where her work is readily available for purchase.  Coleman stated in the Robb Report: “My work came about in a very organic way. I went for it after upholstering my own chair using an LV luggage piece I had but was not using because of a broken zipper. I always have my eyes open for new pieces that I can create or materials to repurpose in a new way from how they are usually seen,” Her inspiration for her work came from walking downtown and seeing a small […]

Here at Luxe Du Jour, our mission is to make luxury sustainable. We are different than the fast fashion culture because we incorporate the ‘Reuse, Reduce, Recycle’ approach into every service and product we offer. When you shop with Luxe Du Jour, you are shopping sustainable and reducing your carbon footprint. Buying and Selling pre-owned makes up for a huge portion of our company and we do everything we can to encourage shopping pre-loved by connecting our worldwide clientele of buyers and sellers through our trusted platform. We offer the lowest consignment rates in the market so that consignors get the most money back in their pocket, up to 90%! By being able to provide a safe place for consignors and buyers to shop and sell securely, we are able to re-home hundreds of thousands of designer luxury handbags. This helps reduce […]