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// Welcome to Open Wardrobe // You are invited to swap, meet and share with other swappers // Swap clothes and stories // Generate re-fashioned garments // Exchange existing garments and materials as a sustainable alternative to 'disposable fashion' // Have fun! //

Featured stories and news...

Open Wardrobe's first meet-up and label give-away!

Open Wardrobe has 200 'Open Wardrobe' labels to give away! First hub (get together) will be at 85 Blaak, Rotterdam on 23rd June 2006. 18.00pm.

So bring your swaps, meet and greet with other swappers! :) *

'84 story from Yvonne :)

Monday-evening round nine o clock after dinner a roommate of a friend told us to browse through her leftover clothes I picked out this shirt she bought it in argentine where people almost started to throw stones at her is says USA 84

Everybody came up with some '84 memories It was Alice her best year in athletics, most personal records My dog dies that year at the age of 15, i was ten years old. Already love the shirt for all these reasons... tell me your '84 story?

Swap and Pop tryout in Haarlem

Tuesday evening at 8pm (June 12th) - Friends will gather clothes and stories. The evenings purpose (except for a great excuse to get together - is an introduction to Open Wardrobe and to prepare for the fisrt get together for exchange in Rotterdam on the 23rd. Refreshments AKA 'fizzy pop' will be provided :)

A simple swap story...

Laura and I have been friends for nearly 8 years. When somebody offered me a black shirt that was too small for me, I immediately thought of Laura. I think that's partly why I liked the shirt so much and accepted, even though it was too small for me. Amongst other items, I eventually put this shirt for swap at Open Wardrobe. Out of 6 items I was offering, Laura picked the shirt. Laura wears it today and it fits a treat.

Submitting an item for swap:

1. Take a photo of your swap item!

2. Submit your photo along with the story or the history of your swap item.

3. Wait for an offer!

or...

Offering an item for a swap:

1. Search the pile of items up for swap.

2. Find a swap item that means something to you.

3. Offer an item of your own in return!

SUBMIT A SWAP!

About Open Wardrobe

Swapping at Open Wardrobe supports and generates re-fashioned garments; swapping existing garments and materials as a sustainable alternative to spending lots of money on 'disposable fashion'. Open Wardrobe welcomes you and invites you to share, learn and care about your clothes. Providing swappers with an online database dedicated to enabling people to swap, meet and share with others.

Read more about how openwardobe got started and who is involved.

Why an online database?

Taking advantage of networked media [internet], Open Wardrobe brings together, and connects people with a shared interest in clothes and swapping world-wide.

Open Wardrobe is an initiative and an on going commitment of Cheryl Gallaway.
If you would like to know more about the project please email me (Cheryl) using the contact form at the bottom of this page.

What stories do your clothes tell?

Open Wardrobe invites you to join in with "fabricating fictions and fashioning fashions" [1]

[1]"Weaving was already multimedia: singing, chanting, telling stories, dancing, and playing games as they work, spinsters, weavers, and needle workers were literally networkers as well...gathered at one another's houses to spin, sew, weave, and have fellowship' Spinning yarns, fabricating fictions, fashioning fashions" Sadie Plant

Tell us!

Open Wardrobe values your suggestions :) and would like to try and answer any questions you might have about the site. Please feel free to contact us below....