About this Event
Swap what you don't wear, mend what you love. A free clothes swap with a repair table. No booking needed, walk-ins welcome.
Description
Bring what you don't wear. Leave with something you'll love.
Doncaster Wardrobe Rescue is a free community clothes swap, and this one is part of Sustainable Fashion Week as the Official Doncaster Hub.
Swap a jumper for a jacket, a shirt for a skirt. No money changes hands. Just good clothes finding new people instead of landfill.
Rewear through the ages
Every generation has worked out how to make clothes last. Make do and mend, hand-me-downs, turning a collar, taking up a hem. This session brings those skills back into the room, alongside rails of clothes looking for their next wearer.
Come and swap. Stay and learn to mend.
How it works
Bring clean, wearable clothes, bags or accessories.
Everyone gets one swap ticket on arrival. Bring items in and you get one extra ticket per item, up to ten. One ticket gets you one item.
Nothing to bring? Come along anyway. You'll still get your one ticket and go home with something.
Drop your items in from 10am so the rails are full when browsing starts at 11am.
Not sure how it works? Someone will be on the door to help you.
Also on the day
A mending and sewing table, where you can learn simple repairs that keep clothes going for years. Bring something that needs a button, a hem or a small fix.
We'll also introduce you to Closet Remix, a free app built here in Doncaster that helps you build outfits from the clothes already in your wardrobe. The swap is a good start. Making more of what you already own is where the real change happens.
CLOSET REMIX - www.closetremix.co.uk
Finding us
We're in the Paddington Room on the first floor at DGLAM, Waterdale, DN1 3BZ. Lift access is available. There's seating throughout, an accessible toilet, and you're welcome to stay as long as you like. We're a few minutes from the Frenchgate interchange and the Waterdale car park.
Carers and companions are welcome.
Nothing goes to waste
Anything not swapped is sorted and passed to local charities including Phoenix and The Clothing Bank, so it reaches people who need it. Items beyond wear go for textile recycling.
Donations welcome before the day
Can't make it but want to pass things on? Get in touch at [email protected].
Booking
Registering here helps us plan, but it isn't required. Turn up on the day and you're welcome.
Free. Everyone welcome.
Doncaster Wardrobe Rescue is a Fashion Fusion CIC project, funded through the Doncaster Environment Fund with support from SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and City of Doncaster Council, awarded through ActionFunder.
Event venue & nearby stays
Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster, United Kingdom
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