By Laura Stephens

A second-hand clothing situation can be daunting. Is it okay to trust that Japanese Ebay seller? Is that price at the flea market really worth its ‘vintage’ appeal? Instead of this second-hand shopping stress, Swap My Style offers a cool, calm and serene atmosphere of sheik style swapping. The splendid idea follows the concept of “what’s hers is mine, and what’s mine is hers”; cleverly adopting a concept of swapping (for example) that dress you only wore twice for someone else’s gorgeous high waisted skirt you’ve wanted that sold out months ago.

The event stems from a group of sisters and friends who began to organise fashion swaps between each other, eventually producing the idea into an excellent event that all women can participate in.

With the struggles that Ebay.com tends to produce, Swap My Style allows ladies to analyse, interpret and try on their potential items, and make a sound decision on the clothing for items that are in excellent condition for an excellent price.

For some, the most appealing part of the Melbourne Swap My Style launch would be the stimulating pampering sessions offered on hand. The event hosts free indulgence sessions of manicures, hair styling, make-up, cocktails and nibbles.

In order to get involved in the Swap My Style launch, and to stay in the know of their up coming events, head to swapmystyle.com.au. For just $40, women are able to bring well-taken care of clothing pieces, and are given a ‘swap’ token that entitles them to clothing items of similar value from other swappers. What a way to shop!