Chev Lane Clothing Swap and Second-Life Market

Overview

When you peer inside your wardrobe but can't find anything to wear, it's often just a matter of taste. From the clothes on your racks, none might suit your mood, vibe or look that day. There's nothing wrong with what's hanging in front of your eyes — it just isn't for you right then or perhaps anymore. So, why not swap whatever you're certain that you're not going to don again for someone else's threads?

Clothes swaps serve multiple purposes: helping folks clear out their cupboards, giving good-quality pieces a new life and promoting sustainability in fashion. That's what you'll find on offer at West End's Fate Space on Saturday, December 2 when fashion culture and events platform Chev Lane hosts its own clothing swap and second-life market.

From 2–6pm, you'll be able to bring your own clothes in, then exchange them for something else that catches your eye. Here's how it works: when you're swapping your own outfits, you receive tokens, which you then use for other threads. There's a limit of ten items per person, and you'll nab one token if your piece is under $50 in resale value and two if it's over that amount.

You'll pay $7.95 entry, then get exchanging — and local fashion re-sellers will also be slinging wares, as will designers and artists.

Anything traded in for tokens that isn't picked up by someone else will be donated to charity at the end of the swap.

For a soundtrack, Maggitron and Thien Pham will be on the decks. For beverages, there'll be boozy and non-alcoholic options.