A fish and chip shop worker quit her job to resell vintage clothing - and now makes over £2k-a-month.

Chloe Francis, 24, has always loved second-hand clothes and remembers digging around car boot sales and charity shops from the age of eight.

She started selling clothes from her wardrobe in 2021 - while completing her undergraduate and masters course in fine art at Leeds Beckett University.

Chloe realised she was making the same amount of money as her part-time fish and chip shop job and quit.

After finishing her masters in 2023 and spending a year travelling she went full-time as a reseller in October 2024 - and can now make up to £2k-a-month.

Chloe, an entrepreneur and owner of Retro Chlo's Shop, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said: "On my best months I make £2,000 a month."

"Since going full time last year the growth of the business has now become so rapid that I now exceed my profit goals every single month."

"I mainly source eclectic vintage fashion. Although I am more drawn to brands like Harley Davidson, Coogi and Levis or anything with a funky pattern."

"Fashion in my opinion is so important in our lives as it is a way that enables our identity to speak to our society and feel confident in doing so."

Chloe first started reselling in lockdown - making enough to equal her wage from her chippy job.

She said: "At the end of 2021 I started to taking things out of my wardrobe and sell them on Depop."

"I left my chippy job at the end of 2021."

"I was getting the same as what I was earning at the chippy."

Chloe continued reselling before going travelling in 2023 and 2024 before hitting the ground running with her business in October last year.

Now she hunts through charity shops with her grandma, Christine Smith, 74, as well as using Fleek - a social marketplace for wholesale vintage - to source second-hand items at a wholesale price.

She puts together a moodboard using Canva to send to wholesalers before having a video call with them to pick out around 100 to 150 items she can sell on.

She loves Harley Davidson t-shirts - buying them for £7 each - and selling them on for £25 to £40.

Chloe says Cooji jumpers are some of her best selling items.

She said: "I buy them for £35 to £85 and sell them for £100 to £200."

"They are so niche. You wouldn't be able to shop for them in the UK."

Chloe uses Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest to sell her clothing - and she is launching a website.

She said: "On my best months I make £2,000 a month."

Chloe's dream is to be able to set up a shop in Cornwall - as she misses the "real life conversations" she used to get at the chip shop."

Chloe's tips for reselling -
- Have a look at what is trending - use places like Depop explore page
- Watch YouTube videos for trending clothes
- Sell on multiple platforms
- Start by selling clothes from your wardrobe that you don't wear
- Don't be afraid to fail and give things a try

Follow Chloe on Instagram @retrochlosshop