Visa Swap

Coming to Covent Garden soon...
The event is due on July 19&20, right here..
(No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, WC2)



In the time being, people are dropping their unwanted clothes at some points and in return, receiving credits on their Visa Swap cards.
On swapping days, they will use their credits to buy other peoples' clothes.
The campaign is big; Lindsay Lohan is the face of Visa Swap.



The credit crunch, ecological movements and our collective love for vintage makes Visa Swap a rather interesting event.

By the way, the huge swapping site Freecycle is growing tremendously.

And for swapping event in İstanbul, be sure to check out Atölye 5's site regularly.
They hold swapping events in their studio every month too..




PS. If you don't know what to get in return@Visa Swap, the site gives helpful hints for the fashion illiterate.


So, what's hot to swap?

• Belts
• Blazers
• Block bright colours
• Brightly coloured wedges
• Caps/hats
• Cork shoes
• Either extremely small or oversized clutch bags
• Floral corsages and childlike appliqué
• Fringed accessories
• High waisted pants or shorts
• High waisted trousers or jeans
• Jewelled bags and tops
• Jumbo jewels and Perspex appliqué
• Jumpsuits
• Mannish jackets
• Metallic anything!
• Mini skirts
• Patch work, puff sleeve and print dresses
• Romantic frills and ribbons
• Slogan T-shirts
• Suits
• Super mini and trapeze dresses
• Sweaters
• Tote bags you could fit a small child in
• Trousers
• Vests
• Vintage sunglasses
• Washed out jeans