ReFashion Vejle

By ReFashion Vejle

There was a time when second-hand shopping was anything but trendy. That has changed. Today, almost everyone can find one or more good reasons to buy second-hand:

• It is a way to create your own personal style: mix and match with new pieces or clothes already in your wardrobe
• It is good for your wallet – second-hand is often inexpensive
• It supports a good cause
• It can reduce the climate impact associated with buying new clothes
• Use and throw away simply does not make sense

The use-and-discard culture – often associated with fast fashion – has an impact on the climate and resource consumption. Producing new clothes requires materials such as polyester and cotton, which need to be manufactured, processed and transported. The different stages of production require resources and result, among other things, in greenhouse gas emissions. Once the textile has been produced, it is transported to a factory where the clothes are made before eventually reaching the shops. So the T-shirt hanging in a shop has already been through a long chain of processes that we rarely think about. It is a resource-intensive process. For example, around 1,400 litres of water are used to produce one T-shirt (source: www.miljomaerkning.dk – see also www.taenk.dk for more facts).

ReFashion has a range of initiatives that can help you discover second-hand fashion in Vejle. Read on and get inspired by great second-hand looks, clothes-swap cabinets and ReFashion’s guide to second-hand shops in the Vejle area.

Clothes-swap cabinets

Around the Vejle area, you will find ReFashion clothes-swap cabinets where you can exchange clothes for something new-to-you. Do you have an item of clothing you no longer use? Someone else may be able to enjoy it.

You can find the clothes-swap cabinets here:

• Byens Hus in Jelling
• Fabrikanterne at Vejle Midtpunkt
• Vandel School (Repair Café)
• Rødkilde Gymnasium in Vejle
• Værket in Vejle
• Spinderihallerne in Vejle
• VisitVejle (clothes rack)