Yes curated vintage is trending here in downtown Toronto as well, especially on ‘gentrifying’ strips with underused retail spaces. Just checked out a brand new local shop with a mix of curated second hand and small maker stuff yesterday - clothes, gifts, small household items. I like the idea fine. I bought a used, pretty basic Reitman’s tee at one pre pandemic. I figured it was cute and nice soft, thick cotton so why not. I probably didn’t save much over a new tee but it’s thicker cotton than you generally see now and it was a small gesture towards sustainability.
My teen/tweenage daughters are both obsessed with thrifting, it’s very trendy. My older daughter is considered good at it so friends ask her for thrifted gifts or to take them shopping. I don’t have the patience for that - ‘curated’ shops are more appealing to me. But it’s rare to find something that works.

The online secondhand stores that Liesbeth mentions really interest me. Besides letting one shop while being a slug at home, it sounds like they also take the random/chaotic aspect out of the shopping experience.

Thrifting and B&M used to be my main shopping sources. I didn't like the high return hassles of online shopping.

Of the 11 wardrobe items I have bought since the pandemic, 6 have been B&M and 5 online. I've had a couple of thrift excursions, but didn't buy anything.

FashIntern, I was talking about Vinted (it's a pun in Dutch so the site is probably named differently in Germany though if it's even active there. I see mainly sellers from the Netherlands, France & Spain come to think of it)