Aussie influencer in very public mix-up over retro lamp bought from Alexandria antique store
The Two Shades of Luci: The Influencer, an Antique Store, and a VERY Intriguing Price-Tag Mix of a $1,000 Lamp for Her Bedroom
- Model and influencer Luci Levant bought an antique lamp
- Unusual retro lamp sells for between $750 and $1000
- Confusion over lamp price now resolved
An Aussie influencer has been caught up in a very public misunderstanding about her purchase of a $1,000 retro lamp from a Sydney antique shop.
Luci Levant, a model and influencer with 75,000 followers on Instagram and 46,000 on TikTok, bought the 1970s Pop Art style lamp from Mitchell Road Antiques Center in Alexandria last weekend.
But shortly after purchasing the signature white lamp, worth between $750 and $1,000, the antiques center posted footage of Ms. Levant from the store’s CCTV, claiming there had been a mix-up over price tags.
Meanwhile, Ms. Levant posted a photo of herself on Instagram with the white lamp in the background next to her bed. The message has since been deleted.
Mrs. Levant with the signature lamp, part of a large collection of mid-20th century furniture and homeware sold at Mitchell Road Antiques Center
Luci Levant with the lamp in her bedroom in a TikTok video of the influencer and model with 46,000 followers and models for the agency Priscilla’s
When contacted by Daily Mail Australia on Thursday, the antique shop said the price discrepancy has “been resolved” and “payment in full” has been made for the lamp.
Comments have been sought from Ms. Levant, a model on the books of the famous Priscilla’s agency.
Luci Levant, model and influencer with 75,000 followers on Instagram and 46,000 on TikTok, bought a lamp last weekend
The lamp was part of a large assortment of mid-century and 1970s furniture and homewares in downtown, a huge warehouse that moved to Bourke Road, Alexandria, during the Covid pandemic.
Ms Levant described her style during a modeling shoot last year as ‘Effortless, monochromatic and grungy’
Luci Levant is an influencer on TikTok and Instagram for style and fashion and works for Sydney agency Priscillas Model Management
Before the shoot, for New Balance shoes, Ms. Levant revealed some of her lifestyle in a series of questions about her fashion. my backyard in a bikini with a large bowl of fruit’.
She said she would wear the shoes all summer long with baggy jeans, a tank top and cool sunglasses, or go for a walk and drink coffee.”