After sixteen years at the heart of one of fashion’s biggest resale success stories, Fanny Moizant, co-founder and president of Vestiaire Collective, is leaving the company she helped build from the ground up.
Her exit, announced via LinkedIn & Instagram, comes as part of what the company describes as recent organizational changes. Moizant was clear about one thing. This was not her call, and it was not something she expected. Still, she framed the moment with reflection, calling it “the end of an extraordinary chapter.”
When Moizant co-founded Vestiaire Collective in 2009 with Sophie Hersan and Sébastien Fabre, resale was far from fashionable. The idea that luxury could be pre-owned, desirable, and mainstream was still a hard sell.
What started in Paris grew into a global platform operating in more than 70 countries, listing millions of items and serving a worldwide community of buyers and sellers. Along the way, Vestiaire Collective helped shift how consumers think about value, ownership, and longevity in fashion.
For Moizant, the work was personal. She described it as a calling rather than a job, rooted in a belief that circular fashion matters not just for the industry, but for the planet and future generations.
Vestiaire Collective did not just talk about sustainability. Under Moizant’s leadership, it was embedded in the business. The company earned B Corp certification in 2021 and made moves that signaled its stance, including removing certain fast-fashion brands from the platform.
Its 2025 Impact Report highlighted carbon-reduction initiatives to reduce fashion’s environmental footprint by extending clothing lifespans. At a time when many brands were still figuring out how to sound responsible, Vestiaire was already making operational choices that carried weight.
Moizant’s departure lands during a broader leadership reshuffle. In October 2025, Bernard Osta became CEO, succeeding Maximilian Bittner, who had led the company for 7 years.
The timing is significant. The resale market is booming, with secondhand and luxury resale projected to reach $360 billion by 2030, outpacing traditional retail growth. Vestiaire Collective is now focusing on technology, authentication, and global expansion, with menswear emerging as one of its fastest-growing categories.
At the same time, competition is fierce. Platforms like Vinted are scaling quickly, forcing resale players to balance mission-driven ideals with profitability and operational discipline.
In her message, Moizant focused less on strategy and more on people. She thanked her teams, partners, creators, and activists, calling them the company’s “beating pulse.” She paid tribute to Hersan as her “sister in arms” and acknowledged Bittner for his leadership and humanity.
She also spoke directly to Vestiaire Collective’s customers, crediting them with giving the platform its soul. Every item resold, she wrote, is a quiet act of rebellion against wasteful fashion norms.
As for what comes next, Moizant has not shared specifics. What she did share was her mindset. She is moving forward with energy, resilience, and what she called “fire in my belly.”
After sixteen years of pushing fashion to rethink itself, one thing seems certain. Fanny Moizant is not done building.
