UPDATE: 24TH JUNE...Our next mega swap shop is scheduled for late November 2011 in the Racecourse Inn. More details to come.
In the meantime you savvy, prudent shoppers can do your swaps in the New Mother Redcaps Market, Coolock. We have taken a stall there on Thur - Sun, 10am to 6pm
It works like this:
You come to our stall, choose your item from the rails, offer us an item of similar quality/value/condition, pay just 2 euro for the swap and it's yours!
You all have unworn or unloved, but good condition items in your wardrobe? Yes? Why not exchange them for other gorgeous fashion items for a tiny fraction of the price of buying new stuff?
Makes sense as it is good for your wardrobe, your wallet and your world!
What's the advantage of SHWOPPING instead of SHOPPING??
Well, you don't ....
*further clutter up your wardrobe as you are replacing an unwanted item with a wanted item. (You are allowed to feel both smug and green!)
*It costs you just 2 yoyo for the swap and you have done a green fashion action!
*It allows fashion to circulate and be lifecycled and makes women (and men, we do mens too) very happy.
The market is situated off Malahide Road, behind Woodies/Lidl's and our swap shop is the first stall on right as you enter main door.
UPDATE: 22nd May...The swap shop was a resounding success! Ladies swapped till they dropped! Everyone was very happy and only complaint was the lighting was a bit low. We have that covered for the next time.
Thanks to the Racecourse Inn who were so supportive. It was a super venue and we already have it booked for the next event.
The hectic preparations for our Dublin Fashion Swap Shop Event on May 21 at the Racecourse Inn is going really well.
We just heard that TV3 Xpose want to do a shoot of the event next week ... very exciting.
The interest from women has been beyond anything we expected. I suppose it's the times we're in ... and women still love their fashion. Our event gives them the chance to Recycle + Refashion their Wardrobes - for Free. We already have clothes from size 6 to 20+.
We translated our poster into Polish as we have had a lot of interest from Polish women.
This is a timely event that provides women with free fashion solution ... and 15% of proceeds will be given to St Michaels House Baldoyle.
See the link below for all the info...
http://dublinfashionswapshop.wordpress.com/
Or check out our Facebook page for full details:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dublin-Fashion-Swap-Shop-Events/136214736446522
Basically it means FREE FASHIONS for you!
What you do is bring along up to 15 items of fashion in good condition, , you get one free voucher on admission (€10 for admission), exchange your items for more vouchers (10 items =10 vouchers etc) and spend your vouchers on fabulous fashion that other people brought along!
St Michael's House Baldoyle, (formerly Little Willie's Hospital) is our chosen charity to benefit from 15% of the proceeds on the day. Some of their service users will be modelling at the fashion parade along with professional plus size models and REAL women....just like us!
Please share with your friends on FBook and spread the news!
More details to come!!!
To see our poster in Polish ....(Thanks Carolina)
http://dublinfashionswapshop.files.w...rpl_042411.pdf
I have just added a photo of our mannaquins all dressed up and ready to go!
We just got featured in the Eco Fashion World Website check it out below
http://www.ecofashionworld.com/Events/MAY-EVENTS.html