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Yes, you read right: New clothes. (Good clothes.) Free of charge. No shoplifting or stealing involved.
To achieve, gather some clotheshorse friends and have a clothing swap! This past weekend, a girlfriend of mine hosted a clothing swap at her home, and it was such a blast. Fifteen or so of us convened on Friday evening, each bearing a bag or two full of clothes we no longer wanted, for wine, potluck food and swapping. We all left happy with new goodies.
We chose to go one by one, each person displaying what they brought — some from the depths of the closet — which I thought was a good way to do it. Interested takers got to call and “grab” (in a girly, nonviolent way) what struck them and try stuff on. If a piece didn’t work, it was up for grabs again.
Allison "sells" us on a black sweater. Daniela models her new hat.
I suppose you could also use a less civil method, whereby swappers rummage through laid-out clothes, but I thought our way was very nice, and fun. Inevitably, there were some rather humorous pieces (Sarah’s aunt’s designer 80s dress comes to mind), some duds, and some pieces that just didn’t fit anyone. Those that no one claimed went straight to donation.
I could venture to guess that some of you are envisioning holey, tattered, stained clothes, but it was nothing of the sort! In fact, some of the clothes were very nice, new and by top-name designers — their owners just didn’t want them anymore! I made out with 3 awesome dresses (!), a new tank, a work-type shirt from J.Crew, some other blouses, a headband, and a necklace. Among the pieces other swappers left with: A never-worn winter coat, shoes, exercise clothes, purses, jeans and suits.
Personally, I am not sketched out a bit by used clothes, but I know some of you may be. To those of you … you really shouldn’t be! There’s nothing a good wash won’t take care of. Plus, the fact that they’re your friends’ clothes (or even friends of friends’) should make it easier to accept. It’s a genius concept.
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