Fashion Club hosted a clothing swap Apr. 10-11 to promote sustainability and fashion before prom. The tables with clothes were open during school hours as a way to allow for some flexibility for students to donate their old clothes and find some new ones.

The concept of a clothing swap is simple but effective.

Club leader Maeve Duncan said, “We will have clothing racks and tables out from 8-3 p.m., and at any given time of the day, people can come check out the clothes and take what they want. There will be a full-length mirror too, so it has a boutique feel in order to try on your clothes and see what you like.” Duncan said.

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EXCHANGE. Students dropped off clothes to participate in the clothing swap.

In the past, Fashion Club used to host annual clothing swaps, but the tradition fell off and was forgotten about until club leaders Echo Dayton and Duncan decided to revamp the event.

“It’s a way to donate clothes that you no longer wear and have confidence that they are going to a new and loving home. Oftentimes, when people donate their clothes to a place like Goodwill, they still end up in the landfill because of how many donations Goodwill receives every day. With a community clothing swap, you’ll know that your clothes are getting another life with someone else,” Duncan said.

While sometimes sustainability is placed below the want for buying something new, and the clothing swap allows for a solution and serves as a reminder that new can also mean new-to-you.

Dayton believes that “Our club focuses a lot on sustainable fashion, as a lot of younger people are the ones participating in trends and consuming more fast fashion. Not only does the fashion swap help fight fast fashion and promote sustainable clothes shopping, but also has brought our club and the greater SPA community closer together,” Dayton said.

As a community, the clothing swap was a way to increase sustainability and give a new home to the pieces of clothing that don’t get as much use in its previous home with minimal effort.

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