Next Swap Shop:
- Date: 28th February- 5th March
- Location: 14 George Street, Altrincham, WA14 1SF
- Cost: £8 for a week's pass.
Is your wardrobe stuffed full of clothes you hardly wear? Are you swamped in styles that don't suit you but are too good to throw away? Would you like to update your wardrobe for the new season, but in a more sustainable way that helps reduce waste?
Second Hand Styling UK is an ever-evolving platform dedicated to the world of pre-loved fashion. As an Ex-Fashion Journalist and TV Host, I created this platform to showcase how fashion should be accessible to all. Come to our Clothes Swap event and exchange your unwanted items for gorgeous new-to-you pieces!
An event designed to promote recycling and reuse of fashion and help you refresh your wardrobe in a beautifully sustainable way through a guilt-free shopping experience - what's not to love!
You don't need a million to look like a million...
Tickets can be purchased on the door. £8 to swap up to 10 Items.
How it works
The concept is simple: you bring clothes you no longer wear and swap them for clothes other people no longer wear.
Clothes swaps are a great way of refreshing your wardrobe without buying new-conscious fashion that keeps the thrill in style!
The event will be a week long event and take place on Monday,28th February until Sunday, 6th March, at the Stamford Quarter Pop-Up located on George St (Opposite Home Bargains) It starts at 2pm on Monday and finishes at 4pm on Sunday. Bring up to 10 items of good quality clothes, shoes or accessories, freshly cleaned and ready to go on the racks. Women's, men's, and children's of all sizes are welcome.
Exchange the items for tokens when you arrive. Our Swap Shop Assistants will assess the items and give you a swap card with the relevant number of tokens (1 item = 1 token). Browse the rails and exchange your tokens with a Swap Shop Assistant for new-to-you items to add to your wardrobe.
When you purchase your ticket this will give you week long access to give you an opportunity exchange up to 10 items at the event.
Tickets are purchased at the store for £8
What to bring
Items need to be clean and of good quality without marks, stains, tears or bobbles. Ask yourself - would you give this to a friend? Is this something that you think someone would be thrilled to re-home?
Please, no PJs, pierced jewellery, underwear or anything you wouldn't want to take home yourself! Sorry, but we won't be able to accept items brought to the event that do not meet the above criteria.
Other info
Reasonable donations will be considered for any items left over during the last hour of the day. Unfortunately, we can't accept returns and tokens are only valid at this event. If you don't find any new-to-you items you want to swap your tokens for, you are welcome to swap for the items you originally brought with you, that is, if they have not already been claimed by someone else. Or else, why not gift the tokens to someone else at the event? A bag, a pair of shoes, a suit jacket, a pair of suit trousers are each equivalent to one item.
End note
Roughly 10% of the world's carbon emissions are from the fashion industry* and it is estimated that 336,000 tonnes of used clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year, and that's not even including the amount of water and other pollutants new clothes create.
So let's break up with fast fashion and hopefully make some new friends while we're at it! Grab those pre-loved outfits/dresses/jumpers (and your friends!) to join us for a week full of swapping and secondhand styling fun.
