Green wardrobe: the swap boutique for children

The Green Wardrobe. Put a stop to waste and try to face the crisis. Here are the two starting points that led to the birth of a network of children's clothing “boutiques”, currently present in the cities of Milan and Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. However, the definition of "boutique" should not deceive us, as these spaces cannot be defined as shops, but as meeting points for exchange, for bartering, or rather, for "swapping".

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Place a stop to waste and try to face the crisis. Here are the two starting points that led to the birth of a network of children's clothing “boutiques”, currently present in the cities of Milan and Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. However, the definition of "boutique" should not be misleading, as these spaces cannot be defined as shops, but as meeting points for exchange, for barter, or rather, for it “swapping”.

We are talking about a boutique swap network, called "The Green Wardrobe", which allows moms and dads to exchange clothes no longer worn by their children with high quality clothes, brought to the exchange points by other mothers in search of what is needed to renew their child's wardrobe without having to spend a euro.

The term boutique is therefore not to be associated with high-priced clothes, since their cost is practically zero, as they cannot be purchased, but the value of the clothes themselves, which can be exchanged for items of the same level. Each dress brought to “L'Armadio Verde” is assigned a value in “stars”, which will allow it to be exchanged for a certain number of clothes, depending on the evaluation received.

Each item of clothing is perfectly clean and ironed and is displayed on special hangers or on shelves, as if you were inside a normal shop, in which, however, price tags are absent and in which the money is not used except for the payment of an annual membership fee. The high quality of the clothes is assured, as they are privileged in the choice of clothes to exhibit and exchange major brands that are a guarantee of lasting garments.

This will make it possible for parents save in the choice of clothes without sacrificing quality. In the organization of the boutiques there is no lack of an ecological philosophy, whereby the exchange is considered as a way to renew and enrich the wardrobe of one's children (from 0 to 10 years) not only at no cost, but with an eye on it. towards the environment and in such a way as to eliminate waste. For more information and to know the location of the "L'Armadio Verde" boutiques, you can consult the website dedicated to this young reality at the address ArmadioVerde.com.

Marta Albè

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