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Bored with your clothes? 

Give the shops a miss and come to

Sharewear: Up-Cycle My Stuff!

SATURDAY 31^ST JANUARY 2009 2-5pm 

ISLAND ARTS STUDIOS, MILKWOOD ROAD, HERNE HILL (UNDER THE STATION)

£10.00 ENTRY (UNDER 18'S)

Come and swap clothes and accessories you’ve had enough of for new clothes with friends that share your style.  Customise old t-shirts, shirts and jumpers and accessories and ‘up-cycle’ them to create new one-off items.

Swap

Bring 5 items of good quality, clean clothing to swap. Trade them for 5 sharewear tickets. Have a browse, try things on and grab 5 things that you want when the swapping frenzy begins.

Up-cycle

Bring tee-shirts (yours), shirts (men’s, ladie’s, old school ones), jumpers and cardi’s (anyone’s) that no one wants.  Use your fashion know how and style wisdom, choose funky stuff from our boxes of bits and we will help you transform them into cutting-edge fashion pieces unique to you.

Shoot

All togged up in your new clothes; a bit of hair, make –up and music and have your photo taken by WearePhotogirls). Upload your shots to Vox, facebook, your phone, wherever.

 All this and your very own fairy cake!

Tickets £10.00

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We're starting the year with the noble intentions of re-using, swapping and up-cycling our way through 2009 in the most stylish way possible and we hope that you will join us somewhere near you to do the same!

2009 and all the depressing scenarios it brings with it is a great opportunity to think again and start a fresh.  There is a need to think and do things another way. With the current climate - whether it's your personal finances or global environmental and political issues - we're kind of all getting the message that how we live day to day and how we engage with the world around us, has an impact on our collective future and more immediately, on how we feel about life right now.

The way we choose to express ourselves through our individual (or not) style, and the way we buy what we buy leaves a massive footprint environmental and socio-political footprint; landfill, exploitation of workers here and further afield are unpalitable aspects of the fashion industry that we often fail to connect with our own actions when we're standing in front of a bit of gorgeousness at a bargain price. Buying and wearing clothes is a bit of an escape from 'the serious stuff'; it's about us, our identity, our hopes and dreams of our most fabulous selves - it's personal and ever so slightly irrational!

Sharewear can help us all remember that all important connection, save some money and still indulge in the escape!

De-clutter
Swap
Share
Up-cycle

2009 IS THE TIME TO RISE UP AND
JOIN THE FASHION REVOLUTION !!

Well, if you needed any further proof that it's possible to be ecologically responsible, stylish  - listen to Vivienne Westwood (Yes- that is an order!)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/3361410/%27People-must-stop-buying-and-buying%27.html

"WE MUST STOP BUYING AND BUYING!!!" and START listening.  She has single handedly done more for us ladies than any other fashion designer, to move us closer to the best that we can be.  Her clothes are a celebration of shape and the essence of what it is to be female, individual, intelligent and independent; she is a political force that we should all be reckoning with.

Join us on Tuesday 25th November at Sharewear to raise a glass  of something chilled to Dame Vivienne!

Welcome People to the glorious world of Sharewear...

We’ve all got the message that we’ve got no money – no really WE’VE GOT NO MONEY and frankly, even if you do still have a few pennies somewhere ( that's you, smarty pants with the ISA) you’d probably be better off keeping it in your wardrobe than in a bank – so lets make some space…

Sharewear is the stuff that lurks in the recesses of your wardrobe; stuff that’s fallen between the cracks of your most fabulous moments back in the day, your size 6-16 fluctuations  and those gloriously inappropriate gifts – “I just didn’t know how to tell him that I actually hate baby pink and what’s going on with that lace collar ?”

Sharewear gives you a chance to swap and share clothes, accessories and jewellery on a scale that guarantees:

• Fresh, interesting stuff to swap it with
• Featured wardrobes from vintage specialists and designers to share  
• Regular events -so you don’t get stuck with something that was a great idea for 24hours and is now occupying the same space as the thing you got rid of in the first place
• Events in your neighbourhood

 We will also treat you to regular doses of Style Wisdom that we hope you will enjoy and contribute too.  We know what we think, we’d love to know what you think ….