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Acceptance & Submission Guidelines Fashion Because potential buyers come to Catawiki Premium Positioning looking for affordable and pre-owned luxury fashion, our in-house experts select every piece At Catawiki we auction for our auctions, ensuring they are of fashionable, vintage clothing and accessories premium quality and are presented in the best from all luxury brands, premium brands and possible way. designers which are hard to find and appealing to passionate fashion enthusiasts. We do this because we aim to keep our bidders excited, allowing them to find the pieces they’re interested in and to ensure our sellers have great selling experiences. Public information

At Catawiki, we move constantly forward. Our positioning is evolving to a strong premium segment which opens more opportunities for success for us and for you.

From the 14 million visitors that come to our platform every month, we gain valuable information on what they are passionate about and what they prefer to buy. With your help, we want to make sure we continuously meet this demand and offer the special objects that our growing number of bidders are excited about and want to buy.

In these guidelines, we’ve defined what the special pieces are that bidders look for in our fashion auctions. We’ll also state what we require from you to successfully place them in auction. These guidelines serve to create a level playing field between all our sellers.

We will be happy to make room in our auctions for your lots that meet this high quality demand, and we will aim to shape ourselves to better fit you. Our experts and account managers will be fully supporting and guiding you for success on Catawiki.

Thank you for being with us on this exciting journey! Public information

For our auctions we seek and select genuine pieces that are:

Product Guidelines ● vintage and modern fashion clothing and accessories ○ vintage - up to the early 90s ○ modern - from the early 90s to the present At Catawiki we auction ● made for men or women fashionable, vintage clothing and ● from a list of luxury brands, premium brands or accessories from all luxury brands, designers premium brands and designers. ● pre-owned or new ● fashionable, suitable for the current season or iconic and collectable

● in very good and wearable condition ● worth a minimum value of €75 for clothing, bags and accessories Pre-owned Luxury Fashion - Clothing

◈ We’re looking for the following new and pre-owned items, by luxury designers and premium brands: ● Dresses ● Blazers ● Outerwear ● Suits

◈ From selected luxury designers and luxury brands we also accept: ● Gilets and waistcoats ● T-shirts and tops ● Skirts, trousers and shorts ● Knitwear Versace ● Blouses, shirts and polo shirts ● Beachwear Tom Ford ● Denim jackets and jeans Pre-owned Luxury Fashion - Accessories

◈ We’re looking for the following new and pre-owned accessories by luxury designers and premium brands: ● Shoes and boots ● Fashion ● Glasses and sunglasses jewellery

◈ From selected luxury designers and luxury brands we also auction: ● Small leather goods ● Hats Matching sets such as: ● Belts ● Scarves ● Hat and scarf/gloves ● Gloves ● Ties ● Bag and wallet Pre-owned Luxury Bags

◈ We’re looking for the following new and pre-owned bags by luxury designers and premium brands: ● Handbags ● Shoulder bags ● Tote bags ● Clutch bags

● Travel bags ● Suitcases ● Briefcases Pre-owned Luxury Lifestyle Objects

◈ From selected luxury designers and luxury brands we also auction:

● Umbrellas ● Sports equipment ● Golf bags ● Ashtrays ● Pet accessories ● Original fashion illustrations/photographs ● Playing cards and toys ● Home textiles ● Trunks Items not suitable for our Fashion auctions

◈ These include:

✘ Unbranded clothing ✘ Pieces of designer ✘ VIP gifts are no ✘ Prototypes/samples and accessories jewellery made of longer suitable ✘ Underwear ✘ Multiple brands in precious metals or ✘ Perfumes one lot gemstones ✘ Exotic leather, unbranded items Chopard ring Nina Ricci vintage perfume

Louis Vuitton - VIP Louis Vuitton - VIP gift gift - snow globe leather bracelet Chanel - VIP gift - umbrella

Patek Philippe - Chanel - VIP gift - snow globe VIP gift - tie Examples of Desired Brands List of Luxury Brands

3.1 PHILLIP LIM CANALI MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION SERGIO ROSSI A. TESTONI CARTIER GUY LAROCHE MISSONI SONIA RYKIEL AF VANDEVORST CARVEN HELMUT LANG MIU MIU STELLA MCCARTNEY AGNONA CASADEI HERMÈS MONCLER STEPHEN SPROUSE AKRIS CÉLINE HERNO MONTBLANC STONE ISLAND ALAÏA CHANEL ISABEL MARANT MOSCHINO STUART WEITZMAN ALBERTA FERRETTI CHLOÉ ISSEY MIYAKE MULBERRY SUTOR MANTELLASSI ALESSANDRO DELL'ACQUA CHOPARD JACOB COHEN MUST DE CARTIER THIERRY MUGLER ALEXANDER MCQUEEN CHRISTIAN DIOR JC DE CASTELBAJAC NANCY GONZALEZ PAULA CADEMARTORI ALEXANDER WANG CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN JEAN PAUL GAULTIER NARCISO RODRIGUEZ PETER PILOTTO ALTUZARRA CHRISTOPHER KANE JEREMY SCOTT OSCAR DE LA RENTA PHILIPP PLEIN ANN DEMEULEMEESTER CHURCH'S JIL SANDER PACO RABANNE ANTONIO MARRAS COMME DES GARCONS JIMMY CHOO PAULA CADEMARTORI PROENZA SCHOULER ANYA HINDMARCH DELVAUX JM WESTON PETER PILOTTO RALPH LAUREN AQUAZZURA DIOR HOMME JOHN LOBB PHILIPP PLEIN VIONNET AQUILANO RIMONDI DOLCE & GABBANA KARL LAGERFELD PRADA VIVIENNE WESTWOOD ATTOLINI DRIES VAN NOTEN KENZO PROENZA SCHOULER YOHJI YAMAMOTO AZZARO DSQUARED2 LANVIN RALPH LAUREN YVES SAINT LAURENT BALDININI DUSAN LOEWE COLLECTION YVES SALOMON BALENCIAGA ELIE SAAB LONGCHAMP RENE CAOVILLA ZADIG & VOLTAIRE BALLY EMANUEL UNGARO REPETTO BALMAIN EMILIO PUCCI LOUIS VUITTON ROBERT CLERGERIE BENEDETTA BRUZZICHES MAISON MARTIN ROBERTO CAVALLI BERLUTI ERMENEGILDO MARGIELA ROCHAS BLUMARINE ESCADA MALO RODARTE ETRO MANOLO BLAHNIK ROGER VIVIER BRIONI FENDI MANSUR GAVRIEL RONALD KOLK BRUNELLO CUCINELLI GIORGIO MARC JACOBS SAINT LAURENT GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI MARCELO BURLON SALVATORE FERRAGAMO BURBERRY GIVENCHY SANTONI CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION GOLDEN GOOSE MARTIN GRANT SARTORE CANADA GOOSE GOYARD MCM SCHIAPARELLI Brands that are not suitable

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH ARMANI EXCHANGE ARMANI JEANS Download full list ASOS BANANA REPUBLIC BENETTON CUSTO BARCELONA DESIGUAL ESPRIT EVANS GUESS H&M HOLLISTER JIGSAW LIU JO MANGO MASSIMO DUTTI MISS SELFRIDGE ONLY RIVER ISLAND SISLEY SUPERDRY TED BAKER TOPSHOP UNIQLO VANS VERO MODA ZARA Style / Fashionable

❖ We’re looking for wearable clothing or fashion accessories of an appealing and fashionable style:

● BCBG Max Azria ● 3 buttons brown jacket, baggy dress with undesirable colour and uninteresting printed design vs 2 buttons pattern vs colourful modern fit Gucci jacket Versace jersey dress

● Miu Miu pumps with ● Brown dated style from the square-toed 90s vs modern Prada shoes vs Louis pointed shoes in blue Vuitton sleek colourway lace-up shoes

● Moncler jacket in ● Narrow black beige colourway, Gucci sunglasses straight design and with large mid length vs short temples vs Louis Moncler pink jacket Vuitton aviator with belt and modern sunglasses fit Collectable and Iconic

We consider iconic Hermès Foulard and collectable fashion pieces that:

● are instantly recognisable and produced by design houses that have marked the history of fashion Chanel black ● were fashion Chanel runway tweed Suit Chanel timeless flap and white revolutions meant to bag brogues empower women and Chanel magnifying men and that glass loupe nowadays are necklace timeless pieces meant ◈ Examples of items that are not iconic and collectable Burberry trench to last forever coat ● never lose their charm over time nor go out of fashion and that any fashion collector Hermès Birkin would want to keep handbag Condition Grade and Condition The condition of the object is key and New greatly influences what we accept. It also A has a significant impact on the final selling price. B As new, unused

At Catawiki we strive to present a C Excellent condition, barely used with selection of fashion clothing and minimal signs of wear accessories in very good condition, pieces that are torn/broken or badly D Very good condition, slightly used damaged or stained are generally with small signs of wear not accepted for auction. E Good condition, used with some Clothing generally needs to be in wearable signs of wear Christian Dior Lady Dior bag - condition, clean and preferably ironed for a very good condition F Fair condition, used with visible good presentation. signs of wear

Vintage bags and accessories in fair condition, showing evident signs of wear, will only be accepted for high value brands such as Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton when the cost for restoration doesn’t exceed market value. Balenciaga Classic City handbag - fair condition Condition Grades - Bags

Unused and undamaged Rarely used and very well bag with original looked after, small signs of A packaging (invoice, New VeryD good wear on exterior and (only PRO papers, authenticity card interior parts and dust bag) condition sellers)

Unused and undamaged Occasionally used and with no signs of wear, looked after, with some AsB new missing original packaging GoodE condition signs of use on corners, or accessories bottom, handles and hardware

Impeccable condition with Regularly used with visible barely noticeable signs of signs of wear and tear on ExcellentC use on exterior and interior FairF condition the interior and exterior parts parts - item requiring repair condition Condition Grades - Shoes

Unused and undamaged Rarely used and very well with original packaging looked after, small signs of A (box, invoice, papers, New VeryD good wear on the outsoles, (only PRO authenticity card and dust insoles and exterior parts bag) condition sellers)

Unused and undamaged Occasionally used and with no signs of wear on looked after, with some AsB new outsoles, missing original GoodE condition signs of use on outsoles, packaging or accessories insoles, heels and toe

Impeccable condition with Regularly used with visible barely noticeable signs of signs of wear and tear on ExcellentC use on the outsoles, FairF condition the outsoles, heels, insoles insoles and exterior parts and exterior parts - item condition requiring repair Public information Fur Clothing and Accessories

We only accept fur coats and accessories in excellent condition and preferably not vintage, made of most common fur types such as fox, beaver, mink and lapin.

We try to avoid protected species such as ocelot, leopard, lynx etc. even if submitted with a regular Cites certificate.

Branded fur coats from high-end, well-known designers are accepted in our Exclusive Clothing auctions. We have a Mink Fur Coat Vintage ocelot fur coat designated No Reserve Price Fur Coat auction for other fur (Leopardus Pardalis) coats. with cites

From March to September we lower the number of fur coats in our auctions due to seasonality.

We don’t accept fur items with paws, tails and heads attached.

Please check fur type on the official checklist of Cites species before submitting the item: http://checklist.cites.org/ Lot Description Submission To help encourage potential buyers to bid on Guidelines your lot, you should include a detailed description of your object(s). This should be thorough and honest, and follow the guidelines Potential buyers are more likely to bid on on the next page. lots with a good description, all relevant information displayed clearly and, of course, beautiful photos. Public information Submission Guidelines

If you are using our website to upload your lots, tips will appear to give you guidance about what information we need to know about your lot. The fields that you fill in help to present the information in a way that’s easy for the buyer to read.

The required information includes:

● Brand ● Size: ● Type of item ○ Clothing: IT, NL/DE, FR, ES, International ● Style code or name (for bags and eyewear) ○ Shoes: FR, IT, ES, US, UK ● Colour ○ Eyewear: Eye size x Temple size x Bridge size ● Material ● Measurements ● Condition - any blemishes should be advised ○ Clothing: shoulder width, chest width, sleeve length, total ● Period (vintage or modern) length ● Year (50s, 60s, 70s etc.) ○ Accessories: width x height x depth ● Serial number (if present) ○ Shoes: heel height Public information

Photographs Image Guidelines To allow our experts, as well as our bidders, to get the right impression of an item, we require a minimum of 6 high quality photos, giving: Including strong photographs is key to catching buyers’ eyes, ensuring they bid on ● a 360 degree view of the item your lot. ● close-ups of important details, according to the guidelines on the next page Of course, buying online means potential bidders do not get a chance to see your lot in person, therefore detailed and high quality photographs are very important. Public information Image Guidelines - General

● Take photos from all sides: provide at least 6 photos of the lot, showing the front, back, inside, bottom and side view of the item. ● Take close-ups and include relevant details: images of the logo or brand, authenticity codes as well as any care label and size label. ● Don’t use stock photos or images downloaded from the internet. ● Use a plain and neutral background. ● Clothing: present your piece on a hanger or a dummy mannequin. ● Accessories: present your accessory laying on a plain surface. ● Bags: please fill it with bubble wrap or rolls of paper before taking photos of the exterior, remove any plastic or paper around the handles or outer parts of the bag. ● Any blemish or sign of tear should be pictured in order to avoid post-sale cancellations. ● Avoid self-portraits, bare hands, necks etc. Do not photograph your fashion piece on yourself or any other person. You can use white gloves to take pictures of details. ● Only show the item(s) you’re selling: avoid including details of the room (furniture, curtains, etc.). Do not photograph items on a sofa, heater or other domestic elements. Don’t take photos of the items outdoors with a garden or landscape in the background. ● Photograph in daylight or with professional lighting: flash or artificial light can give a wrong impression of the actual colour. Public information Image Guidelines - General

◈ Examples of suitable and unsuitable photos: ● Avoid pictures in the garden ● Use a mannequin or a hanger, avoid self-portraits or laying items on the floor ● Use a plain and neutral background

● Don’t include other objects in the picture ● Fill the bag before taking photos

● Avoid bare hands, you can ● Photograph with use white gloves daylight or professional lighting Public information Image Guidelines - Clothing

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the item including:

1. The front 2. The back 3. The label/logo 4. Any care label and size label 5. The buttons and zips (front and back) 6. The lining

Front Back

Logo Buttons

Size label Lining Care label Zip Public information Image Guidelines - Shoes

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the shoes including:

1. Presentation of both shoes 2. Both outsoles 3. Both heels 4. Both insoles with a close-up of the logo Heels Insole 5. The serial number (if applicable) and Outsoles shoe size stamp 6. The stamp stating the country of manufacturing 7. The stitching inside and outside of the shoes 8. The dust bags (if applicable) 9. The original box and label attached (if Serial number present) Size and country of manufacturing 10. The invoice (if present)

Stichting Box and dust bags Public information Image Guidelines - Trainers

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the shoes including:

1. Presentation of both shoes 2. Both outsoles 3. Both insoles with a close-up of the logo 4. The back of the insoles Outsoles 5. The serial number (if applicable) and shoe size stamp 6. The stamp stating the country of manufacturing 7. The stitching inside and outside of the shoes 8. The dust bags (if applicable) Back of insoles Size stamp Logo 9. The original box and label attached (if Insoles present) 10. The invoice (if present)

Stitching Box and dust bags Public information Image Guidelines - Glasses

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the item to allow us to check the authenticity. Please include photos of:

1. The front 2. The sides 3. The logo 4. The measurements printed on the glasses temple or bridge Front Side Logo 5. The serial number and authenticity card (if present) 6. The original case and accessories

Size Original case and accessories Public information Image Guidelines - Scarves

◈ We require at least 5 photos of the item:

1. The front 2. The logo and signature 3. The back 4. The label 5. Detail of the hem

Front Back

Signature Logo Label and hem Public information Image Guidelines -Ties

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the item to allow us to check the authenticity. Please include photos of:

1. The front 2. The back 3. The label 4. The logo 5. Detail of the weave of fabric 6. The serial number (if present) Back Front

Logo Label Wave of fabric Serial number Public information Image Guidelines - Fashion Jewellery

◈ We require at least 6 photos of the item:

1. The front 2. The back 3. The logo stamp 4. Detail of the metal engraving and gemstones 5. The clasps, buckles, snap buttons etc. 6. The serial number (if present) 7. The original box, dust bag and invoice (if present)

Clasp Serial number Logo Box and dust bag Public information Image Guidelines - Bags

◈ We require at least 10 photos of the item to allow us to check the authenticity. Please include photos of:

1. The front 2. The back 3. The sides General views Logo 4. The bottom 5. The corners and handles 6. The label/logo inside and outside the bag 7. The stamp stating country of manufacturing 8. The authenticity cards and Snap button Zipper Authenticity code authenticity codes

9. The snap buttons and zippers (front and back) 10. The lining 11. The dust-bag, original packaging and accessories 12. The invoice (if present)

Lining Dust bag Authenticity card Thank you