Meet the personal shopper for thrifters – who charges up to $285 for a personalised style bundle of second-hand clothes.<br /><br />Kalita Hon, 22, spends five hours a day in thrift stores and charity shops – shopping for other people.<br /><br />She has always had a passion for shopping on a budget and started selling her old clothes and thrifted items on Depop when she was a psychology student at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, US.<br /><br />She would make around $1,000-a-month – which helped with her living costs – and started posting her finds on TikTok when she graduated university in June 2023.<br /><br />After her videos took off, Kalita decided to offer up her services as a personal shopper and now has a waiting list with more than 300 people signed up.<br /><br />She picks out the styles she thinks she can fulfil and heads to thrift stores to pick out the right pieces – spending hours scouring the rails for the perfect outfits for her client.<br /><br />So far, she has put together 40 bundles since launching properly in August 2023.<br /><br />Kalita, a stylist, living in Los Angeles, California, said: “I have a passion for fashion and styling.<br /><br />“I got the feeling I was really good at styling outfits.<br /><br />“I’m there when the thrift stores open at nine.<br /><br />“I spend half my day there.<br /><br />“I try to accept every single kind of fashion sense.<br /><br />“It’s a really personal experience.”<br /><br />Originally from Taiwan, Kalita, has been thrifting since she was in middle school aged 11, and after moving to Connecticut for college she sold on her finds as a side hustle.<br /><br />She said: “It was my way of making money on the side.”<br /><br />Kalita is very passionate about sustainability and said her wardrobe is “95 per cent thrifted”.<br /><br />While searching for jobs after graduating, she saw others on social media selling style bundles – a collection of second-hand clothes personally sourced to suit someone’s style – and decided to give them a go herself.<br /><br />Kalita said: “I used to do it for my friends for their birthday.”<br /><br />Her videos took off and she now has 300 people signed up on her waiting list.<br /><br />Anyone can fill out her form and describe their style, sizes and what they are after and choose the size of their bundle.<br /><br />Kalita’s prices range from $105 for two items, a handmade accessory and for the styling fee to $285 for six statement pieces. She also charges for shipping separately.<br /><br />She said: “Sometimes I like choosing challenging ones.<br /><br />“I shopped for a girl where her style was super preppy – Korean preppy style.<br /><br />“I found her a matching set.”<br /><br />Kalita has worked on all kinds of styles – whimsical gothic, street wear and a cowgirl style.<br /><br />The style bundles can take a couple of weeks to a month to put together – depending on how quickly Kalita can find their items in the stores.<br /><br />She said: “It’s very physically taxing.<br /><br />“People see the effort that goes into each bundle.”<br /><br />Kalita loves getting to “learn” about each individual through their style.<br /><br />She said: “You can learn a lot through a sense of style.”<br /><br />She has also been thrifting to create a stockpile of statement pieces – ready to add to her bundles.<br /><br />Kalita describes her own style as “coastal cowgirl” – wearing lots of cowgirl boots and maxi skirts in the summer – and switching it up to lots of leather and a darker “chic” and “polished” look in the winter.<br /><br />Kalita said: “In every day life, do you really know someone who has a stylist?<br /><br />“It’s a really great opportunity for people who don’t have the funds to afford a personal stylist.”<br /><br />Kalita's fees for her bundles -<br />Small – two items and one accessory - $55 + $50 styling fee<br />Medium - three items and one accessory - $85 + $60 styling fee<br />Large - four items and two accessories - $110 + $70 styling fee<br />Extra-large - six items and two accessories - $130 + $95 styling fee<br />Limited edition style bundle - six statement pieces - $200 + $85 styling fee
