Roanoke, VA · Est. 2026

Clothing worth wearing.
Accountable to the planet.

AboveGrade started with a single question: why does great clothing end up in landfills when it still has years of life left? We source, grade, clean, and press premium secondhand pieces — then sell them at 60–80% off retail.

AboveGrade curated tops
The problem we solve

Fast fashion created a waste crisis

The average American discards about 81 pounds of clothing each year. Most of it ends up in landfill — even pieces that are perfectly fine to wear. The secondhand market exists, but most of it is overwhelming: dusty thrift stores, vague condition notes, no measurements, no photos worth trusting.

AboveGrade is the answer to that problem. Small, curated inventory. Every piece inspected and graded. Cleaned and pressed before photos. Real measurements on every listing. No surprises.

AboveGrade outerwear collection
How we work

Six steps between "sourced" and "shipped"

Every item goes through a consistent workflow before it ever reaches a customer. We inspect and assign a condition grade — excellent, good, or fair. We clean it (wash or dry-clean) before photos. Steam or press it. Measure every garment. Price it to move, not to sit. Then ship flat-rate to your door.

80+
Pieces
100%
Inspected
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Categories
What we stand for

Three things that don't change

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Radical honesty

We call it excellent, good, or fair — and we mean it. Every defect, every faint mark, every note goes in the listing. No mystery stains. No "musty" euphemisms.

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Planet first

Every piece reworn is one that didn't go to landfill. We're not perfect — shipping has a footprint — but we believe keeping clothes in use is the biggest lever available.

Curated, not collected

We don't stock everything. We stock what we'd wear ourselves. Small inventory, high standards. When something sells, it's gone. That's the point.

The workflow

From sourced to shipped

Step 01
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Inspect
Every item is hand-examined and assigned a condition grade: excellent, good, or fair. Defects are logged and disclosed in the listing.
Step 02
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Clean
We wash, dry-clean, or treat each piece before it ever gets photographed. No musty smell. No mystery.
Step 03
Press
Steamed or ironed before photos. The piece you see listed is the piece that arrives at your door.
Step 04
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Measure
Chest, waist, shoulders, inseam — every piece is measured and listed with real numbers. No "fits like a modern medium."
Step 05
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Price & list
Priced to move — not to sit. We factor in quality, condition, and brand. Most pieces are 60–80% off their original retail price.
Step 06
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Ship
Flat-rate $8 shipping. Free over $150. Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 2pm. Packed with care in recycled mailers.

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80+ curated pieces, inspected, cleaned, and ready to wear. New items drop weekly.

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