To give a bit of background about me, I'm a third year Professional Communications student at Grant MacEwan University. I've been so lucky to be involved in such an amazing community, where environmental awareness, sustainability, climate change, government, politics, social and cultural issues have been the forefront of discussions during my time as a student. Having been inspired by many dedicated individuals, I decided that volunteering with this blog was the perfect way for me to contribute my voice to this sustainability movement.
During my time as a contributor, I hope to share fascinating and forward-thinking news, information regarding reuse, upcoming or newly-emerged sustainability events happening within our city, and my personal experiences of reuse projects that I will (hopefully) be accomplishing!
To start, I have to share about a great event I attended recently. If you live in Edmonton and are tuned into sustainability news, you've perhaps heard about this one!
The Wardrobe Exchange
(Instagram: @thewardrobeexchangeyeg)
The Wardrobe Exchange YEG describe themselves as a "curated second-hand shopping event that lets you sell + resell clothing and accessories to the public... The Wardrobe Exchange promotes sustainable fashion by championing communal thrift culture." The event is open to all guests and anyone can apply to be a vendor.
This recent event was only their second held in Edmonton (the first one was in March 2019) and there were already over 200 vendor applicants! It's so great to know that the Edmonton thrift culture is thriving, and events like these just make it so much easier for everyone, even those not familiar or skilled at thrifting (yes, finding worthy goodies at thrift stores takes skill, lots of patience, and a good eye) to partake in and enjoy a one-of-a-kind sustainable shopping experience!
What I love about this event is that it fuels the new generation of sustainability-aware entrepreneurs. One of my friends participated as a first-time vendor and told me that she believes this event was timely, meant-to-be, and an affirmation to start her own consignment business. She had been collecting clothes for years for this purpose, and was finally able to sell most of it at the event!
Although the next official event date is not available yet, it's reasonable to expect that they'll be back next spring. I believe that as this event continues to grow bigger each year, thrift culture will take on a whole new identity within Edmonton and be a main driving force in reusing fashion! If you are interested in acquiring some unique finds or selling some you have saved, definitely keep an eye out for this in the future. I will be back next month with more stories, news, or ideas to share about Reuse!
- Jessica T (Volunteer)
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