KURB Blog
Buying guides, brand breakdowns, and secondhand market insight.
KURB Newsletter May 2026
Pumping through all your feedback and solving some of the core problems in the KURB search engine.
3 June 2026
Staff Picks: The Best Finds — Week 1 June 2026
Discover our team's favourite finds this week — Jil Sander, Miu Miu, Ann Demeulemeester and more, curated from the best resale platforms.
1 June 2026
Staff Picks: The Best Finds — Week 3 May 2026
Here are a few of our favorite gems from last week’s excursion into the Kurbhole. This time, the bounty includes brands like Jean-Paul Gaulier, Commes Des Garcons, Hermès, Dior Homme, Haider Ackermann, and more!
25 May 2026
Carving out our own lane
A reflection on our journey through the startup scene so far, how we try to stay focused on our long-term ambitions despite rapid continuous industry changes and demands for quick turnovers.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist and Ali Razzak · 19 May 2026
KURB Newsletter April 2026
Hot-KURB-Summer.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 4 May 2026
Fashion-tech, AKA the least sexy thing in the world.
The trials and tribulations of being in the startup trenches.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 24 April 2026
KURB Newsletter March 2026
Easter bunny planted treats early this year!
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 2 April 2026
KURB Newsletter February 2026
Rummaging through the K-Hole. Together with you.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 4 March 2026
Submitting to the machine
KURB's spiral into the jaws of AI.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 23 February 2026
KURB Newsletter January 2026
New year, new perspectives.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 5 February 2026
KURB Genesis
How and why the platform came to be.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 24 January 2026
KURB Newsletter December 2025
Happy KURBs year! And what a year it has been.
Ali Razzak and Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 31 December 2025
KURB Newsletter November 2025
Let the KURB workshop elves tell you what’s in store for this KURBsmas!
Ali Razzak · 8 December 2025
KURB Newsletter October 2025
Faster search, coupons, new stores, and more!
Ali Razzak · 3 November 2025
An interview with Asa Nisi Masa
Exploring Berlin's avant-garde fashion gem.
Ali Razzak · 25 October 2025
Notes on style and the doomscroll
And finding yourself in it.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 21 October 2025
KURB Newsletter September 2025
New stores, better UI, and more.
Ali Razzak · 1 October 2025
KURB Newsletter August 2025
Better late than never, KURB August updates coming through.
Ali Razzak · 5 September 2025
KURB Newsletter July 2025
KURB Pro release, Dr. Princess Vintage interview, brands Chanel, Fendi and more added, vendors Muted Vintage, Mellow Madrid and more
Ali Razzak · 1 August 2025
How to use KURB PRO
And take your resale browsing experience to the next level.
Ali Razzak · 30 July 2025
Finding the ideal treatment for fashion nostalgia
Finding the ideal treatment for fashion nostalgia.
Ali Razzak · 14 July 2025
June Newsletter 2025
Search rework, 500 vendors, Komehyo and Brandoff added
Ali Razzak · 30 June 2025
Fashion and thrifting in the Philippines
An interview with source.ph
Ali Razzak · 19 June 2025
KURB Newsletter May 2025
How all the cogs have been rotating in our little fashion platform factory.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 31 May 2025
Mending with GOD
Alternative fashion practices and the forgotten arts of mending & tailoring.
Karolina Janulevičiūtė · 26 May 2025
Suit of Lights shines brighter than ever.
An interview with founder Gisel, bringing plastic free curation to vintage.
Ali Razzak · 19 May 2025
Fashion and Time
And how resale might change the pace of fashion.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 12 May 2025
KURB Newsletter April 2025
April 2025 at KURB: NEST, Stone Island, and 20+ new vendors.
Ali Razzak · 2 May 2025
Inside the Internet's Largest Fashion Server: An Interview with Kylo
A conversation with Kylo, founder of the fashion server.
Ali Razzak · 16 April 2025
From Wardrobe to Web store: Here’s how to start a Resale Business
From the conceptual to the practical, learn the ins and outs of starting and managing your resale business.
Ali Razzak · 8 April 2025
KURB Newsletter March 2025
How all the cogs have been rotating in our little fashion platform factory.
Ali Razzak · 31 March 2025
How sustainable are fashion resale platforms?
How resale quantifies its environmental contribution using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
Martina Fridl · 24 March 2025
Why We Exist.
A KURB Manifesto.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 10 March 2025
How to find your clothing sizes
Mitigate risks and browse designer resale with higher precision.
Ali Razzak · 8 February 2025
What does Sustainable Fashion actually mean?
And paving a hopeful way forward.
Jean-Paul Bakkenist · 25 January 2025
The Ecology of Online Resale Vendors
And how to tell them apart.
Ali Razzak · 15 January 2025
How to buy clothes from anywhere in the world
Save money and find hidden gems by buying clothes from sellers in Japan, Europe, and North America.
Ali Razzak · 27 December 2024
