Musical Clothes

How many times have you gotten rid of a piece of clothing not because it was worn out or the wrong size, but simply because you were tired of looking at it, embarrassed to wear it yet again? What if you could simply pass it along to someone else and at the same time get something gently used for yourself?

As my friend M and I talked over coffee yesterday, she offered me the chance to acquire any of the things she is going to get rid of in an upcoming move – things like cashmere sweaters! She commented that we were about the same size and she would love to see them used by someone else instead of sitting unworn in her closet.

I threw out an idea for a continuing clothes exchange that wouldn’t cost anyone a cent, but would result in a constantly changing wardrobe. It would require a handful of people with a similar size and compatible tastes. At the beginning of each month or each season, each person would choose 5-10 pieces of (clean/laundered) clothing or jewelry and pass them along to the next person. It would be like getting an infusion of new things on a regular basis.

There are good clothes in my closet that get little wear these days. But I’m not quite ready to part with them. With this rotational scheme, they could remain in the “system”, but just be “in circulation”.

For someone who never had a sister from whom to borrow clothes, this seems like making up for lost time. What do you think? Any size 8's out there who are game to give it a go? (This need not be restricted to locals!)