The resale market for streetwear has expanded from niche online communities to form a sizeable part of the $18 billion apparel resale industry. But who are the key players in this world? And what drives people to spend small fortunes to secure particular sneakers, t-shirts and hoodies?

Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has announced it will be one of several brands to end the battle of sexes and combine its collections – at its shows at least. Balenciaga's decision to showcase both men's and women's collections together reflects the industry's blurring of traditional gendered lines.

Once staunchly anti-social, with working-class roots, tattoos are experiencing a renaissance. A new collaboration between Swiss watchmaker Hublot and tattooist Maxime Buchi is the latest in counter-culture luxe, demonstrating that distinctions between high and low culture have all but disappeared.

Thanks to their rarity and uniqueness, prized bootlegs can often cost more than the real thing. Gucci is no stranger to the bootleg’s appeal, which is why as part of its 2018 campaign, it teamed up with Dapper Dan – Harlem’s bootleg tailor to hip-hop royalty – who was once a luxury outsider.