Revente has been reselling designer wardrobes out of the same corner of Columbia’s Five Points neighborhood since it opened its doors on May 1, 1992, making it one of the longest-running consignment shops in the Midlands. The woman-owned boutique sits at 737 Saluda Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205, just steps from the University of South Carolina campus in the walkable shopping village known for its independent restaurants and stores. Revente is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., seven days a week for shoppers who want to browse racks of pre-owned high-end clothing, shoes, handbags, and accessories.
Unlike a general thrift store, Revente is built around designer and boutique labels specifically. The racks regularly carry names like Talbots, Tibi, Milly, Tory Burch, Chanel, and Prada, and the accessory cases hold pieces from luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton, all sold at a fraction of original retail. Womens clothing spans sizes 0 to 26-plus, which keeps the selection wider than many boutique consignment shops that stock only sample sizes. Every item is inspected before it hits the floor: garments must be clean, pressed, on hangers, and current in style, and shoes are displayed out of the box, so what shoppers find has already been curated for condition and relevance rather than simply accepted as-is.
That curation is also what has kept Revente recognized locally for more than three decades as one of Columbia’s top consignment destinations, a reputation built on repeat business from customers in Five Points, Shandon, and the broader Columbia area who know the inventory turns over constantly. Consignors bring in their designer pieces, and Revente handles pricing, display, and sales, paying out 40 percent of the selling price on most items and 60 percent on designer handbags, accessories, and fine jewelry from labels like Chanel and Louis Vuitton, with consignment periods running eight weeks before unsold items are returned or donated. Anyone bringing in more than 25 pieces needs an appointment, while smaller drop-offs are welcome on a walk-in basis during set intake hours, a system that has let the shop keep its sorting process efficient even as its consignor base has grown across generations of Columbia shoppers.
What has allowed Revente to outlast countless other resale shops in the area is its narrow, consistent focus: rather than trying to be a catch-all secondhand store, it has stayed a specialist in womens designer and boutique fashion since the early 1990s, skipping bridal gowns, furniture, and anything that cannot be authenticated. That focus means shoppers browsing the racks are far more likely to find a barely worn Tory Burch flat or a vintage Chanel bag than they would sorting through a general consignment shop, and it is part of why the store has become a fixture of the Five Points shopping scene rather than just another stop on a thrift crawl. The shop also emphasizes sustainable fashion, giving quality clothing a second life instead of letting it end up in a landfill, a value that resonates with both longtime consignors and younger shoppers drawn to secondhand luxury.
For anyone in Columbia looking to sell designer clothing responsibly or find pre-owned pieces from Chanel, Tory Burch, Louis Vuitton, and other sought-after labels without paying retail prices, Revente in Five Points has been the areas go-to specialist in womens designer consignment since 1992.
