Brilliant Idea!

There are some very good consignment stores in Santa Barbara, including Renaissance and The Closet. It is so fun to find beautiful, fine clothing at a fraction of its original price. In addition, it is nice that this is a form of recycling.

Now there is another way of recycling great clothing, and I sure hope someone in Santa Barbara picks up on this idea! I read an article about Dora Copperthite's Give + Take Boutique in the Image Section of the LA Times on March 21. Imagine: "for a $20 monthly membership fee, women who've tired of their Prada handbag or H & M romper can have them valued for points that are then traded for other items. " Says Copperthite, "You're not only shopping in your own closet but the closet of hundreds of ladies."

I've been to friends' clothing swap parties, and they can be fun, but I like the idea of having access to some of the goodies from other Santa Barbara clothes horses. What do you think?