What do you do when your wardrobe is overflowing with unused clothes?
Head to the Comfort Swap Shop, in partnership with ELLE and Cosmopolitan, where you can trade in your worn garments for something cool and different.
The shop will be fully stocked with second-hand hidden gems from leading retail charity, Oxfam.
The best part? Between the environmentally-friendly clothes swap sitch and all proceeds going to the Prince's Trust charity - helping young people to get into jobs, education and training - this is a 100% guilt-free shopping extravaganza. Boo-yah!
There's also a chance to win items hand-selected by the ELLE and Cosmopolitan teams so, like, that's a massive drawcard too.
If you weren't already excited enough, there are also free workshops with each brand's fashion editors offering insider scoop on all things style-related:
Free Workshop: Making the most of your charity shop finds
Sairey Stemp, Senior Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan, and Molly Haylor, Accessories Editor at ELLE, will visit the Comfort Swap Shop to discuss tricks for bagging the best second-hand bargains, along with how to make your wardrobe feel like new without spending a fortune.
When: 6.00pm, Thursday 18 July
Free Workshop: How I got here – pursuing a career in fashion
Sairey and Molly talk about the steps they took to get to where they are, sharing their first-person advice on how to get into the fashion industry. Um, sign us UP.
When: 1.00pm, Friday 19 July
Keen as a bean? SAME. Register your interest* by dropping us an email and letting us know which workshop you'd like to attend.
Pop-up: Personalised embroidery
If you want to add a little personalised touch to your recent wardrobe additions, there will be an embroiderer on hand, offering a range of snazzy custom details in return for a minimum £3 donation to the Prince’s Trust.
The trick? Getting in early - as this perk is available on a first come, first serve basis.
When: Every day, 12pm until store close
Where:
The Comfort Swap Shop is located at 52 Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1F 9TQ - right near Piccadilly Circus Underground Station and Leicester Square.
When:
Kicking off on July 18th 2019, the Comfort Swap Shop runs for five glorious days, finishing on Monday 22nd 2019.
Here are the opening/closing hours:
- Thursday 18th July, 8am-7pm**
- Friday 19th July, 8am-7pm
- Saturday 20th July, 10am-5pm
- Sunday 21st July, 10am-4pm
- Monday 22nd July, 8am-6pm
*Registering your interest does not guarantee you a space in a workshop.
**The shop will be closed between 11:00-12:00 on Thursday 18 July for a private event.