DROP-IN & SWAP AT SWAP IN THE CITY

Welcome to your new favourite way to refresh your wardrobe — without buying new. We are the first 'no-fast-fashion' clothes swap hub.

Swap in the City is a swap hub in North Sydney where preloved pieces become someone else’s next treasure. We host weekly drop-in swap sessions designed to make circular fashion and sustainable fashion simple and accessible.

As Australia's first preloved swap boutique in a mainstream shopping mall, we're paving the way for the secondhand mall movement in Australia.

Our mission as a sustainable fashion platform is to reduce textile waste by making swap culture mainstream through our innovative establisment.

We're open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 am - 2 pm. We also host special sustainable fashion events throughout the year, so follow us on Instagram @SwapInTheCityAu to stay in the loop.

HOW DROP-IN SWAP DAYS WORK

1. RSVP your chosen swap day
This helps us optimise your SITC boutique visit.

2. Drop in between 11am – 2pm
Arrive anytime during the session.

3. Bring about 3 to 10 quality items
First google the brands to confirm that they are not fast fashion, then search to see that they fall under the category of 'affordable luxury' or 'affordable designer'. We accept brands in the categoriy of this list, this higher-end list and also the list below at the end of this page.

4. Quality check & tokens
Approved items receive one swap token each.

5. Browse & discover
Explore the curated swap pool and choose your new-to-you treasures.

6. Swap & style
Trade your tokens, take your pieces home, love them long term — and remember to tag us on socials with your swap finds: @SwapInTheCityAu

*Swap in the City is a self-funded, volunteer-run circular fashion hub. As a new innovation, we're consistently in the process of evolving our sorting system and model to align with the vision we have for the hub. Your patience is appreciated.

WHAT TO BRING

We are attempting to build a beautiful, high-quality swap culture — not a dumping ground.

Please bring pieces that are:

Clean and in excellent condition (not too faded, wornout or in need of repairs)
Affordable luxury, sustainable, ethical or luxury brands (e.g. Dion Lee)
Retro, vintage, handmade, sustainable & slow fashion brands
As much as possible, made from natural fabrics where possible (silk, linen, cotton, leather, hemp, tencel, etc)
Non-fast fashion brands (always use search engines like Google, Ecosia or AI to verify if the item brand/label is fast fashion). Here's a list of brand we cannot accept
Quality bags and jewellery (also from affordable luxury, ethical, sustainable or luxury brands)

WHAT WE DON’T ACCEPT

To maintain the integrity of the swap pool, we cannot accept:

Fast fashion brands (always ask Google or AI if the brand is fast fashion. Just because an item is expensive does not mean the brand is not fast fashion)
Underwear, swimwear or sleepwear
Activewear, gym gear and athleisure wear
Damaged, stained, dirty, pilled, faded, moldy or odorous items
These are brands that we don't take

We reserve the right to accept or reject items brought in — this helps protect the experience for everyone.

* We accept donations. We accept donations that fit into our accepted categories for people who wish to donate clothes & accessories without swapping. We believe it's better for the items to end up with someone who will use them, instead of instead of ending up in landfill.

Types of brands we accept:

The list of the types of brands we accept can be found here and here and also below. These lists are a guide showing majority of the brands we accept, but it's not an exhaustive list. As there are 14,000 clothing brands in Australia and possibly millions in the world, we can't list all of them. We're likely to accept the item if the brand is under the affordable luxury, ethical, sustainable, or luxury category.

A.Emery
Aje
Agenda
Alannah Hill
All Saints
Assembly Label
BCBG Max Azaria
Bec & Bridge
By Audrey & Grace
Calvin Klein
Camilla & Marc
Coccinelle
Ebonybolts
Elk
Eupheme
Faithfull the Brand
Friend of Audrey
Ganni
Helsa
Jac & Jack
Juliette et Felicity
Longchamp
Lounge
Magenta Threads
Mansur Gavriel
MegSmithMakes
Mlouye
People Tree
Philosophy Australia
Pixie Market
Polène
Proenza Schouler
Rag & Bone
Ralph Lauren
Rebecca Minkoff
Reformation
Remuse
Rixo
Rolla’s
Sass & Bide
See By Chloé
Sézane
Scanlan Theodore
Significant Other
Silk Laundry
SIR
Source Unknown
Staud
Stine Goya
The Frankie Shop
The Kooples
The Social Outfit
Tommy Hilfiger
Ulla Johnson
Veronika Maine
Victoria Beckham
Viktoria & Woods
We Are Kindred
White Label
Zimmerman

*And quality retro and vintage pieces in great condition.

FIND US

Greenwood Plaza,
36 Blue Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
(a few doors down from Greenwood Green Grocer).

Contact us for volunteer opportunities: swapinthecityau@gmail.com

Swap in the City is an initiative of Eco Styles by Nina Gbor — building a more stylish circular future, one swap at a time.

Swap in the City drop-in & swap days

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General Admission ticket