Have a Clothing Swap

What a great way to freshen a wardrobe: We had our first quarterly Clothing Swap at The Drake Underground, Sunday Jan 21, 2007.

About 20 stylish gals brought bags, suitcases and even bundle buggies full of pre-loved clothes and accessories to pawn off to her fellow shopper! All items were sorted and displayed on clothing racks where participants could browse and pick their faves.

Every corner of the room was turned into impromptu changing rooms while hats, shoes, dresses and coats circulated until new owners were found! Overall, this was a fabulous and fun time - sort of like an intimate shopping experience with all your girlfriends!

For those thinking of organizing a swap:
Set guidelines - This is important so guests don't clean out their closets at your expense! We asked for good condition designer, vintage and classic pieces so everyone was on the same page.
Set an intake time - We didn't specify an intake time so the early birds missed out on bags of clothes that came afterwards.
Recruit volunteers - our swap required many hands to keep it smooth. Thanks a bunch to stylist Daniel Wilson; Joseph, Kate and Tiff who hung and displayed; Carolee for organization and Katherine for doing follow-ups.
Plan B - we had bags of clothing left over after the event which we carted over to a local women's shelter.