Ahead of the Vogue Vintage Sale on 29 March, co-hosted by Jorja Smith and Iris Law and presented by eBay, Vogue is celebrating all things pre-loved. Not all vintage treasures are rare designer pieces loaded with fashion lore: from a perfectly worn leather jacket uncovered in a thrift store to a slogan tee sourced online, pre-loved items can (and should) be a key player in every modern wardrobe.
Bella Ramsey doesn’t approach fashion with a conventional eye. On the red carpet, their style is confident, thoughtful and unexpected – much like the 21-year-old star themselves. Think of the Thom Browne skirted tuxedo they wore to last year’s Met Gala, or the Prada and Valentino menswear that their stylist Fabio Immediato has had adapted for their 5ft 1½in frame.
Naturally, Ramsey’s British Vogue cover story – styled by Ib Kamara and shot by Paolo Roversi – reflects their idiosyncratic fashion sense. Per head of editorial content Chioma Nnadi, Ramsey appears like a star “from another era” in the ethereal images, which find them in pieces from Ann Demeulemeester, Colleen Allen and Emilia Wickstead, styled with diamonds by Cartier and Tiffany & Co. “Bella reminds me of Tilda Swinton in Orlando,” Lena Dunham, who directed Ramsey in the 2022 medieval drama Catherine Called Birdy, told Vogue. “They have that ability to shapeshift and become new in front of your very eyes.”
Fittingly, given that the April issue is vintage-themed (the climate conscious Bella is a big proponent of preloved fashion), three pieces worn by the star in the magazine have been donated to the Vogue Vintage Sale taking place in London on 29 March, co-hosted by Jorja Smith and Iris Law, and presented by eBay.
First up, the custom Burberry look Bella wears on the cover. Mugler has also donated the structured white blazer and pleated wool shorts worn by the star for their shoot, while Erdem has contributed Bella’s pale pastel green suit, which has its roots in queer literary canon. (The London-based designer drew inspiration from Radclyffe Hall’s previously banned lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness for his spring/summer 2025 collection.)
Not only will the shopper who snaps these pieces be getting their hands on a piece of Vogue – and Hollywood – history, they’ll be doing so for a good cause. One hundred per cent of proceeds from the sale will benefit Smart Works, which empowers women to enter the workplace by providing the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to secure employment.
