Introducing - this week's guest blogger
THIS week we have a guest blogger, Claire Hamilton from Radio Merseyside, who is known for her stylish wardrobe and eye for a vintage bargain. Last week she hosted a Clothes Swap event at Sefton Park Palm House.
Over to Claire...
WELL I am still recovering from the chaos (organised of course) which was the clothes swap I hosted at Liverpool's gorgeous Palm House. My best friend and co-swapette Bronwen quickly got over her phobia of sorting through other people's clothes to get stuck up to her elbows in bags of clobber.
Some of the stuff was amazing - brand new with tags on. Needless to say, it didn't stay on the rails for long! There were about 130 ladies there in total - and I should say a big thank you to Hannah Vose and the other Palm House staff for their energy and enthusiasm.
It was incredibly tiring - and at times we struggled to stop elements of the jumble sale creeping in, but everyone seemed to go home with a smile on their face, if not a bag of stuff under their arm.
I didn't actually manage to get anything - apart from a sparkly blue vintage summer dress. I think teamed with a belt it'll look great.
I think you have to use your imagination when clothes-swapping. Often it takes someone else to pick out a dress, skirt or top and say 'ooh, this would suit you if only you made it smaller'. Luckily my friend Judith is a professional seamstress, and she always helps me realise my visions for gold 50s prom dresses, cute vintage skirts and coats which I always acquire in the wrong size!
I think for the next swap we will have to introduce more quality control - as it never fails to amaze me the rubbish some people bring along, expecting to get rid of it! I think a limit on the number of items might be a good idea. Watch this space.
The next one is in May. Oh, and in case you're wondering what I chose to wear to the event itself - well, I couldn't resist but wear a dress I had made all by myself (well, nearly).
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National âÂÂclothes swappingâ week starts 20th February!
Today, http://www.Bigwardrobe.com the InternetâÂÂs biggest clothes swapping website is announcing the UKâÂÂs first ever National Clothes Swapping Week, which will coincide with London Fashion Week starting on 20th February 2009. Fashion fans everywhere will be urged to dig out their unwanted items and list them on Bigwardrobe.com for the busiest and most successful week of clothes swapping in history! The founders of Bigwardrobe.com hope to show people that you donâÂÂt have to travel to a fashion capital like London, Paris or Milan - or even spend a single penny - to be 100% on-trend. Happy swapping x
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Thanks for this one Andy !! I love Bigwardrobe.com...alreadt done two swaps!!
Thanks for the pointer