Swishing: the end of shopping
| Posted Apr 4th 2007 8:22AM by Anne Metz
Filed under: Bags and Purses, Casual wear, Designers, Do Good
A few months ago, Jonathon wrote a post about the environmental impact of fast fashions -- inexpensive, trendy items that you toss out after a season or two of wear. The wave of awareness about the tolls of fashionable consumption has led to the development of a number of anti-shopping groups ranging from the "Buy nothing day" people to the freegans (people who buy nothing, including food). Somewhere in between is the Ethical Fashion Forum, which promotes among other things, swishing parties.
Swishing parties are clothing swaps in which participants bring their castoffs in exchange for other people's castoffs. These events encourage people to stop shopping, reduce waste and recycle while still allowing a little room for indulgence.
[via London Times]
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