Upcycled with love from Sonia Jasmine

Sonia Jasmine is a Geneva based atelier that creates hand-made jackets. Each piece is unique. They entirely up/recycled with high-quality denim. They are then trimmed and customised with silk scarves from luxury brands. They are then finished with upcycled buttons in 925 silver, gold-plate or for that special touch, silver with diamonds. The core of […]

If you are a gift giver, give a gift that gives thrice this season!

If you are a gift giver, give a gift that gives thrice this season! to give pleasure to the person who receives it! to give pleasure to the person that sells it to a new home…. to give pleasure to the planet as another item is recycled and re-homed. 😉 We have a gift selection […]

Second-hand September! Est-ce que ca marche?

What should second-hand be about? Until recently, second-hand was seen in many cultures as degrading. What? Wear someone else’s hand-me-downs? It was seen as admitting that you were poor. After the second-world war however, in Europe and countries that had fought in the war, few had a choice and in fact, most people were skilled […]

The sustainability paradox: slowing down to help us speed up sustainability

Co-founder of luxury resale boutique Downtown Uptown discusses the challenges facing the luxury resale industry and its role in fashion’s sustainability journey 27 June 2023, Certilogo   Certilogo: Can you tell us a little about the mission of Downtown Uptown Giji: Both myself and my business partner, Christophe, began the business valuing sustainable wardrobes that […]

@FunkyForty reviews DOWNTOWN UPTOWN!

FunkyForty online magazine shares style tips and ideas in Switzerland. Yvonne, a 40 something Kiwi, is based in Zurich, Switzerland. With a love for Fashion, Travel, Shopping and Food. A popular instagrammer with 30’000 + followers, she visits Milan and Paris Fashion weeks each season to ensure we know the latest in hot trends. She […]

What is sustainability in fashion ? The perspective of a luxury consignment CEO

Photo: Giji Gya at the Luxury Innovation Summit, October 2022. Photo by Matthew Croisier. Sapere Aude Associates interviews DOWNTOWN UPTOWN’s CEO, Giji Gya. Giji, you have been directing Geneva’s largest luxury consignment and ethical fashion boutique for almost 9 years and you come from a background in CSR/ESG and human security including with Fairwear in […]

Luxury Innovation Summit, Geneva

We’ll be asking the hard questions at the Luxury Venture Group ‘s Luxury Innovation Summit and presenting solutions for slow fashion & sustainable style with luxury consignment & innovations in re-sale. Ms Gya states: “In the 21st century, addressing what and how we consume is becoming paramount to our future and the true essence of being “sustainable”. Preloved […]

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