Since 2010, Sweden has held annual clothing swap events organized by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, with on-site tailors that help repair and fit clothes on the spot. By now, they are a nationwide movement. Last year alone, 140,000 people attended 140 events and took home over 44,000 pre-owned items.
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En Suède, les échanges de vêtements font de la mode un geste écologique

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Depuis 2010, les événements annuels d’échange de vêtements en Suède — organisés par la Société suédoise pour la conservation de la nature — sont devenus un mouvement national. L’an dernier, 140 000 personnes ont participé à 140 événements avec des couturiers sur place, et sont reparties avec plus de 44 000 articles d’occasion.

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