The Biggest Clothing and Costume Swap in the Northwest

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Ready for a new-to-you wardrobe? Swap your old clothes at the Biggest Clothing and Costume Swap in the Northwest.

At the Crystal Ballroom, two rooms will be open to secondhand swappers trading up their unwanted clothes. The main swap area on the third floor will have sections sorted into non-binary categories, shoes and accessories. Lola’s Room on the second floor will host a plus-size swap complete with a lounge.

Here’s how it works. You’ll bring a bag of clothing with you to the event, hand it off to a sorter who will quickly categorize your clothes into sections (pants, dresses, sweaters, etc). Your items will then be taken to their appropriate table. After that, you’ll be free to fill your bag with as much as you find.

All clothing you bring with you must be clean and wearable with no holes or odors. No underwear, socks/ hosiery, bras or children’s clothing. For costumes, you’re welcome to bring adult and children’s costumes that are complete and wearable, old prom dresses, vintage clothes, funky sweaters, weird stuff, wigs and props Leave incomplete and torn items along with old face paint at home.

The swap itself is based on the honor system. You’ll bring home as much as you brought in, using the bag you came with. You can bring more than one bag. Make sure your bag is sturdy enough to last the whole swap. Hot tip: IKEA blue bags are great for a clothing swap.

Did someone say mimosas?! To make this event even more fun, there will be bars in both swap rooms. DJ Gregarious will also be at the event spinning the clothing swap’s soundtrack. A lounge area is on the second floor for you to take a break from all the secondhand swapping.

The cost of admission is one bag of clothing to swap as well as an entrance fee of $10 in advance ($1 processing fee) or $15 at the door. If you don’t bring a bag of clothes to swap, you can buy an empty bag for $5 at the door.

The Biggest Clothing Swap is taking place on Sunday, October 2 from 12-3 p.m. at the Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St. in Portland. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the event page.

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