Swap Clothes with Your Friends | Host a Clothing Exchange Party
This is a great way to hang out with your friends, save money, and have fun at the same time. And you get to swap clothes to boot. Everybody wins including Mother Earth.
(All the clothing images in this lens are clickable links to organic and eco-friendly clothing products.)
Swap Clothes: Here is How it Works
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1. Invite Your Friends
Evite all your friends to the clothing swap. This way you can save money and paper at the same time to start this eco-friendly event out right.
2. Explain the party.
Instruct your friends to bring 15 to 20 pieces of clothing that they do not want but that are in good to excellent condition. You can restrict the clothes to tops or bottoms or seasonal clothes. You can also choose a color theme if you wish. But it is best to give them specific numbers of items to bring.
Unisex Solid Canvas Pants
Unisex Solid Canvas Pants
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3. Make it a potluck.
Make it a potluck to keep the price of the event down. That way it will truly be a shared event and you can have a good time without all the stress of preparing for a full blown party. You can divide up the types of food among your friends to make sure you have enough of each kind of food. You can even have them each bring a plate and silverware so you won't use any paper products.
4. Allow for Enough Time
Make sure to allow for at least three to four hours for this event because you will all be trying things on. It is best to prepare a couple of rooms for dressing rooms with good mirrors in them. This way several people can try things on at the same time.
5. Give Guests a Ticket
When the guests arrive, give them a ticket for each item that they bring. You can buy a roll of tickets at any discount store for just a few dollars. The tickets will be used for bidding later in the party.
Ecozuzu 'Falling Stars' Organic Long Sleeve
Ecozuzu illustrations and graphics are created by a local artist in Santa Barbara, CA. The graphics are also printed by a local printer (silkscreened and embroidered). Hand-crafted. We offer apparel and accessories that are made out of 100% certified organic cotton. We also offer apparel made out of recycled materials such as disposable food containers, soft drinks and water bottles! Our eco-apparel is made from all low impact dyes. Our high quality fabrics are super soft and comfortable. All of our tags are printed on recycled paper with eco-friendly soy inks. Even our packaging is made from recycled materials from local shop "Art from Scrap." From the big picture to the small details, we run our entire business as environmentally conscious as possible. Together we can make a difference!
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6. Play Dress Up
Then enjoy an afternoon of playing dress up. You can each try on different combinations of items while putting on a fashion show for your friends. It will be fun, and also will give you all new ideas on how to wear your clothes.
There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet. ~Brooke Medicine Eagle
7. Bid on Clothing Items
When everyone is ready and to make it even more fun, and fair, guests can use their tickets to bid on clothing items, which are raffled off. That way no one will be left disgruntled by not having a chance to bid, and it will drive the value of the clothing up for those who want them.
8. Donate the Rest.
If any clothes are left over at the end of the party, you can donate them to a local charity to help others who can't afford new clothes.
Truly Organic Rainier Jacket
* Naturally-dyed, 100% organic cotton fleece
* Generous sizing
* Coconut buttons
* Long body with a touch of flare at the bottom
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Truly Organic Rainier Jacket
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9. Add other Twists.
Another twist to this party is to invite some people who are good at sewing and have them take some of the clothes apart and remake them to show you new ways to recycle your clothing. Remaking clothing is high fashion these days with the emphasis on reusing and on retro looks. The book to the right, Alternation Transform. Embellish. Customize., is a great book about remaking clothing with several projects to help you get started.
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Anvil - 100% Organic Cotton T-Shirt
* Pre-shrunk 5.0 oz. 100% Organic Cotton jersey
* Shoulder-to-shoulder tape and seamed collarette
* Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem
* Offered in 10 basic and fashion colors
* Women may wish to order one size smaller
Anvil - 100% Organic Cotton T-Shirt, White, XL
Amazon Price: $7.15 (as of 11/07/2009)
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Definitely a great deal! Truthfully, I wasn't expecting much out of this purchase considering it was just plain shirt. The find was very satisfying and the price is hard to pass up for an organic cotton tee of its quality.
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How Do You Swap Clothes?
Barkely wrote...
What a great idea! We do this for the kids, why not ourselves too?
Posted August 06, 2009
KarateKatGraphics wrote...
These swaps are really taking off nationwide. Excellent lens!
Posted June 01, 2009
capriliz wrote...
A clothing swap really works well with kids. Kids grow so quickly!
Posted May 30, 2009
enslavedbyfaeries wrote...
What a clever idea, I love it! This lens is being featured on my Recycle & Reconstruct Old Clothes lens. :)
Posted May 18, 2009
unique_freak77 wrote...
I love this lens! Such a great idea I never thought of. I think I'll have one of these parties since me and my friends wear the same size clothing usually! 5 stars and favoriting!
Posted May 16, 2009
EverythingMouse wrote...
Great idea. I have so many kids clothes which I need to organise.
Posted May 12, 2009
jaye3000 wrote...
Great idea~ we're always giving/receiving hand-me-downs (all the boys), but it would be great to make a gathering out of it. Thanks 5 stars :)
Posted May 12, 2009
Heather426 wrote...
Love this idea! I already trade back and forth with a couple of friends, but this is a whole new level!
Really artistic lens too.(no suprise there) 5*
Posted May 12, 2009
C-Joy wrote...
This could actually be a great back-to-school activity for the parents in my classroom: both for moms & kids!
Posted May 12, 2009
monarch13 wrote...
What a wonderful idea! My best friend already gives me her son's old clothes for my smaller son. But it never dawned on me for adults; especially since we all gain and lose weight over the years and have so many sizes endlessly stored in our closets.
Posted May 12, 2009
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