Swish & Style Giant Clothes Swap

Love fashion; the planet; saving money? Take part in a giant clothes swap where you can also learn a variety of repair and upcycling skills to give new life to imperfect clothes.

If your New Year’s resolution is to shop more sustainably then don’t miss the Swish & Style events in 2020, brought to you by North London Waste Authority’s Wise Up to Waste campaign. Launching on 8 January at Dragon Hall in Covent Garden, Swish & Style is a massive clothes swap or ‘Swish’. Bring along good quality clothes you no longer want, swap them for tokens and then spend those tokens on items you love. The first of 13 events this year, it’s free and good for the planet – what better way to start the New Year?

You can also take part in an upcycling workshop around repair and alterations and Wendy Rigg, Stylist and Fashion Editor (Daily Mail, Good Housekeeping and Saga), will be on hand to offer styling advice to help you find the perfect pieces.

Research shows you’re likely to have at least six items in your wardrobe that you haven’t worn for a year. Dig them out and swap them for something you will wear. More mindful fashion shopping means you save money and help tackle the climate emergency – it’s the future of fashion; get involved.

Items accepted:

· Clean and wearable women’s and men’s clothes
· Clean and undamaged shoes and accessories like hats, scarves and gloves

Please don’t bring the following:

· Damaged clothes, with holes or stains
· Jewellery
· Underwear, bath towels, bedding (unless unworn/unused in original sealed packaging)
· Swimwear
· Stockings, tights and leggings