Thinking Green: The Curated Wardrobe, Swan Repair Cafe and Clothes Swap

Event description

Join us for a fun and hands on day by learning how to shop second-hand with certainty and repair your bags and shoes with The Curated Wardrobe, bring your household items back to life with Swan Repair Cafe, and swap your clothes with new-to-you items at the City of Swan's cloth swap.

Shop second-hand with certainty - 9.30 - 11.30am

Are you tired of impulse buys and wardrobe regrets, even when you’re shopping secondhand?

This signature masterclass presented by Hazel, The Curated Wardrobe is for anyone who wants to feel more confident, intentional, and inspired when they thrift. Developed off the back of a 12-month wardrobe freeze, Shop Secondhand with Certainty explores why we end up with clothes we don’t wear and how to break that cycle for good.

You’ll walk away with a fresh understanding of your personal style, a practical system for shopping with purpose, and the tools to make secondhand fashion work beautifully for your real life.

Whether you’re just starting your slow fashion journey or a seasoned op-shopper ready to level up, this is the ultimate guide to shopping mindfully, and loving what you find.

Bag and shoe repair and painting station - 11.45am - 12.15pm

Give your favourite accessories a fresh lease on life! This creative drop-in session combines practical repair skills with personal style flair.

Bring along your tired totes, scuffed boots, or faded clutches, Hazel will show you how to restore, refresh and reimagine them using colour-matching and custom paint techniques. Learn how to mix shades to match or contrast with your existing wardrobe, making your accessories feel brand new (without buying a thing).

It’s hands-on, joyfully creative, and guaranteed to leave you seeing your old pieces in a whole new light.

What to bring

Please bring up to two bags and/or shoes for repair

Clothes Swap - 10am - 1pm

Want to refresh your wardrobe without buying new items? There will be a clothes swap available where you can bring up to 10 items as long as they are in clean and good wearable condition and take as many or as few as you like.

All clothes should be washed prior to donation. All donated clothing will undergo will undergo a quality check, including cleanliness before being placed on the rack.

What to bring

• All size clothing items - all gender clothing accepted
• No children's clothes
• Accessories - hats, scarves, jewellery, and bags
• Shoes

Swan Repair Cafe - 10am - 2pm

Need help with tech or have ripped jeans needing to be repaired? Bring them to Swan Repair Café. Skilled community volunteers will help you fix clothing, other household textiles (like doonas), plush toys, household items and provide tech support.

What to bring

Please bring up to three items to be repaired

How does it work?

This is a registered drop-in session community event (like a small market) where you will be able to visit each of the stalls independently and swap clothes, get your items repaired. 

If you would like to listen to the Shop second-hand with certainty presentation, please make sure you book a ticket and arrive at least 10 minutes prior (9.20am) to settle in. 
Run of the day

 

Shop second-hand with certainty - Presentation	9.30 - 11.30am
Bag and shoe repair and painting drop-in session	11.45am - 12.15pm
Clothes Swap	10am - 1pm
Swan repair Cafe - get your household items repaired	10am - 2pm

Photo credit to the right: Hazel Law, The Curated Wardrobe.