I have discovered Swishing
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Swishing (or swapping one’s wares) is say Marie Claire THE latest craze sweeping the country, they say it’s ‘ethical, eco-fabulous and fun’, I say it’s Free! My invitation promised plentiful pink wine, Ottolenghi salads and guaranteed gossip – it was a done deal.
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It’s been two days since my last swish – I’m on a swish high.
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Swishing is not for the faint hearted. Those pre-swish decisions.. what to ‘donate’ – it was tough. In short, at least when I dish out SS12 rejects to the charity shop I know I won’t be faced with leggy summer temp *Harriet rocking my ‘didn’t quite fit’ Marant mini. Bear that in mind. R.I.P. mini
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I played it safe and majored on accessories, and a token tee to show willing. Take heed and do the same – trust me!
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There was an awkward moment when a pair of Swedish Hasbeens found their way on to two unrelated feet. They weren’t my size… I wasn’t bothered.
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Top of my Swish booty were these v sparkly pumps – very MiuMiu, very me.
Who knew the institution that is M&S could bang out beauties like these.
They’ll be the perfect companions this season to my ever breeding collection of lbd’s. Seen here with COS boyfriend jeans – I’m basically in love!
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If these pumps aren’t enough to convince even the most cynic fashionista – I’ll eat my Choo’s
Or Boo will…
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Now for the HARD TALK –
Tactics for a chic swish:
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1 – Suss out the Swish goers, befriend the most stylish (ideally pre-swish – less obvious) any savvy swisher knows this.
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2 – Encourage the swish to be held outdoors or at someone elses (basics peeps basics!) swishing invariably turns self respecting ladylikes in to feral vixens – it Will get messy and who needs that?
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3 – If there’s a whiff of a story/anecdote ‘I fought a woman and a bugaboo for that pleather crop top’ avoid it – swish with baggage no one needs.
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Lornaluxe your arrival and rock up to the swish with way more wine than you *intend to drink, second hand doesn’t mean second rate!
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Happy swishing http://swishing.com/home
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