Fashion fans invited to ‘Take Off Your Clothes’ at Calgary clothing swap

Later this month, Calgarians will have the chance to exchange their unwanted clothing for others’ threads at the city’s sixth Take Off Your Clothes clothing swap. “It’s a bit of a win-win for everybody,” said Vanessa Erickson, co-director for the Calgary chapter and member of The SWAP Team.

Participants can buy a $15 admission ticket for the June 23 event, and can drop off their clothing pieces ahead of time or on the day of. Each article of clothing that is deemed to be in good condition and in style will translate into one ticket for the clothing’s donor to then use to pick out a new item. Remaining clothing is donated to charity.

 “It’s our goal to have 6,000 pieces of clothing,” said Erickson. While the swap is generally mostly women’s clothing, Erickson said there will be a men’s section. Kids’ clothing is not accepted. Take Off Your Clothes will be held at Balmoral School at 220 16 Avenue N.W. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.