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Swap-O-Rama-Rama @MOV | Saturday June 18
Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap in which a community explores reuse and creativity through the recycling of used clothing.
The core of the swap is the gigantic pile of free clothing sorted into categories such as pants, skirts, shirts, shoes etc. These piles are the collective total of each guest’s contribution of any size bag of unwanted clothes, so start cleaning your closets! Take as little or as much as you like! All remainders will go to local charities.
Lisa Brideau has been attending the event since 2008. About SORR she says, "You bring in all the clothes languishing in your closet, the unloved stuff that's taking up space, they find new homes with people who love them, and you go home with a new wardrobe! I just love it!"
Swap-O-Rama-Rama was born in New York, when artist Wendy Tremayne saw the power of small-scale clothing swaps among friends and decided to extend it to the community level.
A series of DIY stations will be on-hand to unleash your creativity through the recycling of used clothing including screen printing by Blim and sewing stations by Spool of Thread.
Join in the communal process of reuse and celebrate our collective creativity!
What to bring to Swap-O-Rama-Rama?
Clean, gently-used clothes and accessories: jackets, pants, shirts, skirts, shoes, gloves, belts, accessories, jewelry, sunglasses, bags, wallets and hats. Children and men’s clothing are welcome.
What not to bring to Swap-O-Rama-Rama
Books, make up, home décor, furniture, lingerie / underwear, dirty clothing or anything that you cannot wear. Also, this year we are NOT accepting craft supplies.
New this year
Myriam LeRoche, president of Eco Fashion Week, will be leading an idea jam and Q&A about what it means to be eco fashion-friendly, and discussing how we can make a change in our buying habits to balance the negative effects of the fashion industry.
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June 18, 2011
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street
11am-4pm
$6.00 at the door plus a bag of clean clothes to swap.
(leave with all the clothes that you can carry!)
