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Trading Clothes with Strangers

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

SwapStyle.com

— March 20, 2008 — Fashion
Tired of swiping your sister's clothes because she has more fashion sense or a more disposable income?

Try swapstyle.com and swap her clothes with some complete stranger's, and you'll never get busted. She'll just think it disappeared.

SwapStyle is an enormous virtual closet that lets you swap fashions with other members of the online community. It an "Online fashion swap party where you can swap, sell and buy fashion, accessories, cosmetics, shoes and lots more with people from all around the world at any time, day or night" as the company puts it. Just like eBay, you can "watch" items you're interested in.

Pretend you can go through thousands of closets and then trade your trash for a treasure.

Like the site says, "Swapping is the new shopping!"

For now the service is still free, so sign up now before they start charging you the annual fee of about $20.
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Fashion Swapping - The rise of virtual fashion swapping with online communities bring a new way of buying and selling fashionable clothing without spending more money.
2. Global Fashion Marketplace - The new trend of global fashion marketplace encourages the fashion conscious individuals to buy, sell and swap fashion aesthetics with people from different regions of the world using online platforms.
3. Sustainable Fashion Practices - Fashion swapping trend encourages the adoption of sustainable fashion practices that prolong the lifespan of clothes, reduces waste and promotes ethical and eco-friendly clothing practices.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - The fashion industry can maximize this opportunity by developing strategic partnerships to create online fashion swapping sites that cater to fashion-conscious individuals seeking an affordable way to buy, sell, or swap stylish clothes.
2. Tech Industry - The tech industry can leverage this trend by investing in the development of tech platforms that offer virtual swapping services to help fashion-conscious individuals buy, sell, or swap fashionable clothes from different parts of the world.
3. Sustainability Industry - The sustainability industry can foster this trend by partnering with fashion industry players to create an eco-friendly fashion swapping culture that promotes sustainable fashion practices and reduces the environmental impact of textile waste.
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