Geelong clothing swap hailed a success

MORE than 100 people turned out to the National Wool Museum on Saturday to take part in Geelong’s first Mega Clothing Swap.

Hosted by The Clothing Exchange, the initiative started as a way to help people prevent clothing going into landfill and for people to access new pieces without having to spend a lot of money.

Slow fashion advocate and swap facilitator Jenna Flood said everyone loved the swap.

“I didn’t hear a bad word, everyone was really happy with the pieces they got and there were some fantastic pieces to be picked up.”

Participants were required to dop off up to eight pieces of clothing where they received a token for each item before participating in the swap.

“Everyone was really happy, everyone was really joyful, everyone was chatting, making friends,” Ms Flood said.

One of the highlights from across the day was seeing people interacting with each other and the excitement when spotting somebody picking up a piece that was once there’s.

“People would be like ‘Oh that’s mine, I wasn’t quite sure how to wear it, but it looks perfect on you,’ and swapping stories.”

In between the drop off and when the stop started, Ms Flood also gave a talk on slow fashion, which was well received by attendees.

For more information and upcoming clothing swaps, head to events.clothingexchange.com.au