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environment, many swappers use this approach to addressing textile environmental impacts. Fashion is one of the globe's leading waste contributors and swaps are encouraged in order to reduce this waste. From an economic perspective, swappers can obtain new clothing articles without having to spend money. It makes sense to save money but receive new articles of clothing at the same time. Socially, swappers can connect with other people passionate about swapping as well as experience extroverted settings.
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Second-hand clothing can be interpreted by others as a lack of wealth. To address this there are designer quality swaps. Quality concerns also arise during swaps. Swap participants want to ensure clothing items are of good quality and have not deteriorated from prior use. When shopping second hand the clothes are used and some members of society do not want to swap their belongings for an item of worse quality. To address this issue swap hosts can check the quality of items contributed to a swap.
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process has two main features. The first is the process of obtaining clothes then, the swap being facilitated. These occur in person as well as via the
Internet; clothing swaps have adapted as society continually changes. In order to have a successful swap it is often important to have donation guidelines and swap rules.
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Some factors limit participation in clothing swaps- social outlooks and quality concerns. When obtaining second-hand clothing, certain members of society see this as a new social label. They believe that their social status depends on whether their closets are full of first vs. second-hand clothing.
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In the modern era, many businesses have tried to adopt the notion of swapping online through apps on phones or websites. Notably, a swapping marketplace called CLOSWAP has recently developed an online marketplace which allows swappers to swap anytime, anywhere and with anyone. CLOSWAP efficiently
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The notion of swapping is not a new concept. The word swap implies and means there is no money involved in the process. Clothing swaps occur formally, such as an exclusive women's event or informally exchanging clothes with a sibling. Who a swap occurs with is essentially up to the swappers. The
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Swap participants chose to engage in swaps for a multitude of reasons. The three overarching motives can be categorized as environmental, economic, and social. Clothing swaps allow for clothes that would be discarded into the trash to recycle into someone else's closet. Out of concern for the
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One of the main issues of clothing swaps is the availability in the local area. They tend to be quite expensive and complicated to organise with a lot of visitors and variety of clothes. Therefore, the digitalisation of these swaps have been discussed among many organisers in the industry.
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