Melbourne stylist Emelia Morris offers a counterintuitive shopping tip for spring 2026: before spending on the season's trends, check pre-loved platforms first. She buys both new and secondhand herself, and sees pre-loved as a more cost-effective entry point for trying trends—especially ones she's unsure will suit her. With Vinted entering the Australian market, local shoppers now have one more channel for searching specific pieces or browsing casually.

Key Points

  • Melbourne stylist Emelia Morris recommends prioritizing secondhand for three spring trend pieces—chartreuse and turquoise, lightweight technical outerwear, and dresses layered over trousers.
  • She believes Australian buyers have an information advantage: trend-color pieces already worn in the Northern Hemisphere's spring/summer may soon appear on pre-loved platforms in near-new condition.
  • Her search method is either to get specific about the exact piece and year, to use screenshot-based image search, or to break down silhouette and fabric at the product level.

Below, she offers secondhand shopping and search methods for three specific trends:

Chartreuse and Turquoise
These two colors will be the mainstays worn into spring/summer. Morris says if you just want a touch of color to experiment with, secondhand is the ideal starting point. She suggests not searching broadly by color, but instead figuring out the exact item you actually want to wear—say, a chartreuse button-up shirt or cargo pants—and starting from that specific piece. If you've already got a particular style from a specific brand in mind, search the brand plus the style together; you can also screenshot it and use image search to find the same piece secondhand. She also notes that if you love a color but don't plan to wear it head to toe, you can buy bags, jewelry, or shoes instead, since these don't involve sizing issues and are especially easy to find on pre-loved platforms.

Lightweight Technical Outerwear
Technical outerwear is still hot for spring, but the style is shifting lighter: lightweight nylon, funnel necks, sporty zip-up tops, and windbreakers. Morris thinks this category is especially worth hunting on pre-loved platforms, and that when searching you should expand beyond fashion brands—sportswear and outdoor brands often have far richer inventory. On styling, she emphasizes creating contrast rather than going full athleisure—technical outerwear paired with satin or silk shorts, skirts, or more sharply tailored trousers. Her search advice is to use specific category terms like "lightweight nylon jacket," "funnel neck jacket," "windbreaker," and "technical jacket," then narrow by color or brand; vintage lovers can add a design year.

Dresses Layered Over Trousers
The "dress-over-pants" look is back this season, and Morris thinks this trend is especially suited to secondhand experimentation, because you don't need to search for "skirt-over-pants styling"—the focus is on the dress itself: its silhouette and fabric. Sheer or lace materials, slip dresses, asymmetric hems, or more fluid, drapey styles work perfectly layered over trousers you already own. She suggests digging through dresses you'd normally scroll past, viewing them as layering pieces rather than standalone dresses, and offers several search-term combinations, such as sheer midi dress, lace slip dress, asymmetric dress, and silk satin slip dress, then refining by color, fabric, or designer brand.

Behind all three sets of advice is the same logic: first figure out exactly what piece you want, then search with specific category, fabric, brand, or even year keywords, and solid-color accessories have the lowest barrier to trial and error. For both resale platforms and buyers, this is not only an actionable sourcing and search checklist, but also a sign that stylists are writing secondhand entry points like Vinted into their regular service workflow.

Source: EXCLUSIVE: The spring fashion trends Melbourne stylist Emelia Morris is shopping pre-loved · Originally published 2026-10-01