Want to revamp your wardrobe this Chinese New Year? Come on down to Tampines 1 and discover SWOP, the new way to recycle and swop clothes to revamp your wardrobe!

This time, we’ll be supporting the organisation Beautiful People, a volunteer platform supporting teenage girls in finding their direction in their lives (check out their website http://www.beautifulpeople.org.sg).

What’s more, we’ll be conducting a lucky draw this time round where you’ll win up to $300 in shopping vouchers from Carlo Rino and Fila! All participants of SWOP will be automatically included in the lucky draw, and you get an additional chance if you give an extra $5 donation. The draw happens at 6pm so stick around!!

SWOP #10
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Date: Feb 6, Saturday
Time: 4.30pm to 6.30pm (lucky draw at 6pm)
Venue: Tampines 1, Level 6 Roof Terrace (access by escalator next to Amore Living)
Admission: $5 donation and at least five fashion items.

The same Swop rules apply: to take part, you just have to give a $5 donation and at least five fashion items. More details in the poster!

Note: please give us only fashion items that are in good condition. Besides clothes, we also accept bags, accessories, shoes, and jewellery. If you are giving jewellery, please put each piece or pair of earrings in its own separate Ziploc bag so they won’t get lost or damaged in the pile.

That’s about it – invite all your friends and see you on Feb 6!! 🙂

Note to newcomers: SWOP is usually a friends-only event due to charity regulations; however this event is being publicly advertised as the charity will be collecting donations directly.

(This is an e-mail sent a couple of weeks back to our friends-only mailing list)

Just dropping a note to say hi and thank you so much for coming for Swop @ Tampines 1 last Saturday! I hope you guys snagged some good finds 🙂

It was truly the biggest turnout and collection we’ve had so far – 233 people (!!), and Operation Hope Foundation collected $1,165! Woohoo!

Special thanks to the Tampines 1 people for making it possible. You guys are swell 🙂

For those who came early and had to queue up, again thanks for your patience. If you’ve got any feedback on the event, don’t hesitate to e-mail me.

The next Swop should happen sometime at the end of the year. I’ll definitely keep you posted. Till then take care, and start saving those clothes and items for the next Swop!

Here’s the mailer that Tampines 1 sent out about Swop!

Note to newcomers: SWOP is usually a friends-only event due to charity regulations; however this event is being publicly advertised as Operation Hope Foundation will be collecting donations directly.

Wanna take part in future SWOPS? Be our friend by signing up for our mailing list. Just leave a comment here with your email address and you’ll be added to the list, plus given a password to access friends-only parts of this site. Also, why not join our Facebook group?)

Hello all!

As promised: the unveiling of the top fashion brands which I hinted at in the last e-mail!

And they are none other than Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Adidas, Esprit, G2000 and Diva! They will be donating new clothes and accessories for the Swop, so expect some good quality pickings on July 18th!

Date: July 18, Saturday
Time: 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Venue: Tampines 1, Level 6 Roof Garden (access via escalator next to Amore Living)
Admission: $5, and at least 5 fashion items in good condition

Highlights:
* Donations from top fashion brands
* Free ice-cream!!
* Live DJ music
* Chillout corner with couches and magazines

Just a note: Swop will be operating a bit differently this time round. We will be issuing one token for every item in good condition that you donate, and each token can be exchanged for an item from the pile. In
other words, the more items you bring, the more tokens you get and the more you get to take home!

If you run out of tokens, you can still purchase items at $5 each, with all proceeds going back to Operation Hope Foundation.

So spread the word! And sign up at our Facebook event if you haven’t already.

Love,

Tessa
Web: https://swop.wordpress.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5102834631
FAQ: https://swop.wordpress.com/faq

Note to newcomers: SWOP is usually a friends-only event due to charity regulations; however this event is being publicly advertised as Operation Hope Foundation will be collecting donations directly.

Wanna take part in future SWOPS? Be our friend by signing up for our mailing list. Just leave a comment here with your email address and you’ll be added to the list, plus given a password to access friends-only parts of this site. Also, why not join our Facebook group?)

Hello all,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve held Swop, but trust me, the wait’s been worth it!

That’s cos next month Swop will be heading to Tampines 1, where it’ll be bigger and better!

Here’s the scoop:

SWOP #9
Date: July 18, Saturday
Time: 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Venue: Tampines 1, Level 6 Roof Garden
Admission: $5, and at least 5 fashion items in good condition

All proceeds will go to Operation Hope Foundation, a Singapore based charity organisation that helps orphans and the poor through relief and development projects in third world countries.Leftover items, as usual, will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Highlights
* Donations from top fashion brands. That’s right, some of Tampines 1’s tenants will be giving past season and display clothes! More details to come soon.
* Refreshments
* Live DJ music
* Boyfriend/hubby corner, with comfy chairs and mags to keep them entertained

Spread the word! The more people you bring to take part, the more fun
we’ll have!

And look out next week for more details about those mystery fashion brands!

Note to newcomers: SWOP is usually a friends-only event due to charity regulations; however this event is being publicly advertised as Operation Hope Foundation will be collecting donations directly.

Wanna take part in future SWOPS? Be our friend by signing up for our mailing list. Just leave a comment here with your email address and you’ll be added to the list, plus given a password to access friends-only parts of this site. Also, why not join our Facebook group?) 

SWOP! is a private (but sometimes public) swopping event in Singapore that was started in 2007. It’s a simple and fun event that allows people to trade their clothes and accessories while donating to charity at the same time. You pay $5 and bring at least 5 items – it’s that simple!

Recycling and swopping clothes is great because you get to empty your wardrobe and get new things to wear – for absolutely free! It is also an ethical and environmentally-conscious way of getting new clothes, which cuts down on waste. Lastly, it also ensures that it benefits people in need as well, by donating all admission fees to charity.

SWOP! is directly inspired by Swap-A-Rama-Rama by Wendy Tremayne. has been featured in the local press several times.
While there are public SWOPs! sometimes, this event is usually only open to friends in the e-mail list. So why not join us? Just drop an e-mail to wessatong [at] gmail [dot] com and you’ll not only be kept in the loop, but also gain access to other parts of the site that are password-protected for friends only.

Also, check out our Facebook Page to be part of our swopping community!

About SWOP!’s founder:
SWOP! was started in 2007 by local journalist Tessa Wong. She has a keen interest in fashion and green issues.