Infamous for sending barely-worn clothing into closet purgatory, Danielle Ow & Marjolyn Ustaris didn’t know what to do with their worn-once-and-never-again clothes. What started out as a small birthday party theme, turned into one of Vancouver's best bi-annual clothing swaps.
The concept behind Once Loved Threads is a simple one: “once loved, always loved”
We put a lot of love into our Frock Swaps to ensure that every swap is set-up for easy swapping and we pre-screen all the clothing that comes in (on average, over 1,500 items each swap!) to make sure that each item is fashionable and wearable!
Various local charities benefit from the swap, as we donate all leftover fashions to organizations that need clothing.
We're also excited to announce the launch of our DIY Workshops to help people create designer-looks from what they can already find in their closets, for much less than it would cost to buy off-the-rack.
Danielle Ow
Danielle is the Customer Service and Credit manager at Take Five Trading, an up and coming streetwear distributor in Vancouver as well as a contributor to vancouverisawesome.com. She's also an active member of Flowethics Dance and SVS Style Dance. |
Marjolyn Ustaris
Marjolyn is a project assistant and also a wardrobe stylist & freelance fashion writer for her own site(mjfromaroundtheway.com) as well as others. She is also an active member in SVS Style Dance. |