Pop swap

I've been participating in a clothes and books swap event that my university is running. The event has been set up by the MMU Environment team and aims to promote sustainability. Sustainability within the fashion industry has become a mainstream issue and retailer are more and more aware of their carbon footprint and the impact they are having on the environment; for example, H&M launched their 'Conscious Collection' in 2010.
So basically the idea behind the project is to encourage people to recycle and be more green! All people have to do is bring in their unwanted clothes or books and then swap them on the day of the event. Simple. It's an ideal opportunity for people to bag themselves a new item without spending a penny (perfect for cash-strapped students). Any unswapped items are donated to the British Heart Foundation- so it's all for a good cause.
We have asked people to donate their unwanted things to us before the day of the event, so that everything is available to view on the day and ready for people to get swapping. We have had some pretty wild and wonderful things given to us already...











On the event day we've got a band to play, and we're going to set up the area to display all the items to look like a little vintage shop... Oohhh.. And decorate the room with balloons - amazing!!
I'm in charge of the social media, so I've been busy facebooking and tweeting away. The event is happening in Manchester at MMUs All Saints campus (don't need to be a student to come) if by any chance ANY of you reading this are in the Manchester area, get involved!! Click here for Facebook event page

I'll be getting my swapping shoes on too! And will post the clothes I come away with on here! Can't wait :)
Danielle x