Oxfam Goes Shopping
Do you have your email set up for Google alerts? I do. One of them is for “eco-fashion” (go figure, right?).
A few days ago I got an email talking about Oxfam Great Britain’s secondhand and ethically-produced clothing you can buy online and was flabbergasted by how great the pieces were in both sections.
I’m ashamed to say I never knew the same Oxfam has over 700 shops, including specialist shops for books, clothes and music all over the world, which sell many fair-trade items and clothing. This all started in 1948.
According to the website, the proceeds from these usually get paid to different charities or are used to further Oxfam’s relief efforts around the globe. They rely on people donating things for free.
In just the Second Hand section, there are 1,282 pages and numerous others in the Ethical Collection. Where to begin?
Well, how about page four of their Second Hand store under Evening Wear for this stunning evening dress which goes for around $31.00?
Wait until you see the back of it…
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5 Comments
April 29th, 2009 at 8:14 am
good find, you internet sleuth, you!
April 29th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Some days you feel like you’ve seen everything on the internet worth seeing… then you show me something so WOW awesome! Love it!
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April 29th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Fascinating! It sounds like Oxfam US doesn’t do anything similar…. Does the UK store ship to the US?
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April 29th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
A great find, Amy!
April 30th, 2009 at 6:07 am
green LA girl, I just checked out shipping and they’ll ship to another Oxfam store but unfortunately, not internationally (the U.S. hasn’t caught on yet?)
But, the Libra in me wanted to make up for the inability to order and so found another AMAZING place for you today: http://www.dignswap.com
I am now registered and ready to rock. Check it out!
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