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Fast fashion is wasteful, and thrifting is flawed. The solution: swap!
Jannine Mancilla and Nicole Macias bonded over frustrations with a throwaway culture. Their radical idea: asking people to offer up their old clothes – for free
Jannine Mancilla, 32, and Nicole Macias, 34, bonded over a shared love of DIY fashion and hand-me-downs, and frustrations with an environmentally-destructive industry and a throwaway culture that creates huge amounts of waste. Jannine Mancilla: All of us at Radical Clothes Swap are first-gen Mexican American and grew up with an immigrant, sparse mentality. In 2021, I was invited to participate in a back-to-school community event for young people, and I thought about what I could bring that wouldn’t require the kids to spend money.
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