Everyone needs to revamp their wardrobe every now and then but it's finding the way to do it that's the problem. I try to stay away from big chain stores like H & M and Primark, more often than not, the shops are full of complete crap and practically everyone owns the decent item in the shop.
At the weekend, I went to a clothes swap in Islington. A novel idea, I thought, and a perfect way yo reinvent my wardrobe. It was hosted in a quaint little pub, a great idea, get everyone drunk so they swap more! Unfortunately we had to pay a fiver to get in and by the time we got there, all the decent stuff had vanished, surprise surprise.
By the end of it, I came out with a Brown, man's checkered shirt. Purely because I didn't want to leave empty handed, not because it was "charming". It really wasn't. The idea of a clothes swap, is inspired, maybe I just got there too late. But I really do think, to reinvent your wardrobe, you need to get out there. Try new things, meet new people and discover a style. Go to a car boot sale, jumble sales, raid your mum's and friends wardrobes, or even go to a clothes swap. You never know, you might even pick up the perfect piece for you, or perhaps you'll come home, like me, with a dodgey brown shirt.
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