About us

Hi, We're The RealReal
The world's largest and most trusted resourcefor authenticated luxury resale.

                                          How It All Started
Fashion is one of the planet's most wasteful industries,with 2,000+ garments discarded every second. FounderJulie Wainwright saw how disposable consumers thoughtfashion was-and saw a future where that could change.
With current President and COO Rati Levesque at her side,Wainwright founded The RealReal in 2011 with an ambitiousgoal: to extend the life cycle of luxury goods and create amore sustainable, democratized future for fashion.
What began as a scrappy dining table startup with Julie andRati visiting consignors in a U-Haul has become the leaderin authenticated luxury resale, and our goal remains thesame-to empower consignors and buyers to extend thelife of luxury goods in a way that honors luxury brandsand contributes to a more sustainable future for fashion.