A woman who buys all of her Christmas gifts second-hand, saving her around £500 each year and often picking up designer bargains, has also bought all of her clothes pre-loved since 2019, saving around £20,000 on her wardrobe as a result, and has revealed her genius tip for finding bargains on apps such as Vinted.

Iso Neville, a 26-year-old content and social media manager living in London, vowed to only buy second-hand clothes in 2019 in a bid to save money and help the environment, and believes since then that “people are more open-minded to getting bargains” because of the cost-of-living crisis.

She thinks the switch has made her more “in control of (her) wardrobe and (her) fashion choices” and she regularly picks up cut-price designer items, such as a Burberry trench coat and Chloe boots, which she believes have saved her around £20,000 on her entire wardrobe.

Iso’s biggest tip is to misspell a designer brand when searching on apps such as Vinted and Depop as “there’ll be less competition” and “you can put in quite a cheeky offer”.

Iso regularly buys designer items on apps such as Vinted and Depop (Collect/PA Real Life)

She has also bought all of her Christmas presents second-hand over the past few years – this year, she has picked up mugs, jumpers and designer clothes for just £70 so far.

Iso believes her thrifty presents have made her loved ones “look forward to their presents even more” because of the added sense of surprise.

Iso told PA Real Life: “You can often give quite a unique present second-hand, you can guarantee that someone’s not going to already have received that present that day.

“It just shows that there’s a bit more thought that’s gone into it, which is really nice, and it’s just the more sustainable option as well.”

Iso has found many designer items from charity shops (Collect/PA Real Life)

In 2019, Iso vowed to buy all of her clothes second-hand to save money and be more environmentally conscious.

She explained: “We don’t need to be shopping for new clothes, there are enough garments in the world to clothe the next generations.

“I think it’s become potentially easier as time has gone on, as more people are also shopping second-hand and more people are selling things as well.

“The cost-of-living crisis is obviously an awful thing, but I think it has had a really positive impact on the second-hand market – people want to get a little bit of extra cash so they’re selling more things, and people are more open-minded to getting bargains.”

Iso believes that shopping second-hand has made her style more adventurous (Collect/PA Real Life)

Iso believes that shopping second-hand has also made her style more adventurous.

She said: “I am aware of different trends and things, but I think shopping second-hand has really enabled me to get a better sense of my personal style and what suits me because I’m not going into Zara and being directed by their visual merchandising – I’m really having to think for myself.

“I feel like I’m more in control of my wardrobe and my fashion choices because I’m not shopping from those retailers that tried to direct you into a certain outcome.”

Iso has even picked up some designer pieces from charity shops and apps such as Depop and Vinted, and she believes she has saved around £20,000 on her entire wardrobe.

Iso misspells designer brands when searching online to find the best bargains (Collect/PA Real Life)

Some of her top buys have been a £1,500 Burberry trench coat she bagged for just £100, £1,400 Chloe boots bought for £91, and a £155 Ganni bag for £55.

She explained her top tips: “Go to charity shops and car boots, and don’t be afraid to rummage – really have a good look around.

“If you’re shopping online, search for brands and slightly misspell the name because often those are the deals you’ll get for the cheapest.

“If you find something that’s been misspelled, it’s likely that there’ll be less competition and so you can put in quite a cheeky offer and it will likely get accepted because it won’t have any other interest.”

Iso would recommend shopping second-hand this Christmas (Collect/PA Real Life)

Since 2019, Iso has also bought all of her Christmas presents pre-loved, and has managed to find designer gifts such as a Coach purse, a DKNY bag, and a Ganni T-shirt.

She said: “I’ve had to be more prepared because you never know what you are going to find, so it’s easier to do it in advance.

“I try to be as open-minded as possible and I pick things up that remind me of someone, rather than going in with a particular idea.”

Since beginning her Christmas shopping in September this year, she has spent around £70 on designer clothes, Christmas jumpers and mugs for her loved ones, and estimates that it would have cost her approximately £285 if bought new.

Iso thinks the cost-of-living crisis has had a positive impact on the second-hand market (Collect/PA Real Life)

She said: “Each year, I usually save around £500.

“My entire budget this year is £270 on presents, and I’m not done yet so I think I’ve definitely saved a good amount.”

Iso would recommend shopping second-hand this festive season. She said: “I think the quality of items you can get is really so much better, and because you’re not spending as much money, it also saves you money.”

All of Iso’s loved ones know she buys their gifts pre-loved, she said: “I think they look forward to their presents even more because they never know what they are going to get.

Since 2019, Iso has also bought all of her Christmas presents pre-loved (Collect/PA Real Life)

“I think it’s opened a lot of my loved ones’ eyes to what you can get second-hand, whether that be from charity shops or vintage fairs.”

Looking to the future, Iso cannot see herself stopping shopping second-hand all-year round, she said: “It’s just so much more ethical, and you get to have a lot more fun with it.

In 2019, Iso vowed to buy all of her clothes second-hand (Collect/PA Real Life)

“I’ve just moved into a new house, and I’m looking for new furniture – I hope to furnish most of the house second-hand through places such as Facebook marketplace.

“You get unique items for a fraction of the price when buying second-hand, so why wouldn’t you?”