25 Jan
If you haven’t, don’t worry…this is not a gathering will involve actual nudity. It’s really just a clothing exchange. I have to say that I’ve never attended a Naked Lady Party, but it sounds like a great way to bond with girlfriends while we hold each other mutually accountable for cleaning out our closets. Plus, we’d get to recycle our clothing while scoring new garments from trusted friends…for free!
I feel as though at this point, my closet doesn’t have much to offer, but someday I’m determined to set up a Naked Lady Party. My plan is to talk to interested friends and pick a date that is at least a month in the future. My pals will arrive with unwanted bags or boxes of clothing in hand. I’ll supply some wine and chocolate as we all strip down to the basics to try on each other’s unwanted loot. If you are more experienced in the art of clothing exchanges, is there a way to make this step more equitable so that there aren’t hurt feelings if one person ends up with several garments while someone else doesn’t find a single thing?
If we did have a few rejected outfits at the end of the Naked Lady Party, we’d donate them to a charity like Dress for Success, that helps low-income women find professional wardrobes as they search for employment. Or I guess we’d drop off the less professional duds at our local thrift shop. What a fun way to exchange clothing and make memories with friends at the same time! Have you attended a clothing exchange party? What tips can you share?
4 Responses for "Have You Ever Been to a Naked Lady Party?"
I’ve never been to a Naked Lady party, but it sounds like fun. I have heard they are most successful if you get a group that all wears around the same size. That would be tricky for me – I don’t have a lot of tall friends!
I haven’t been to a Naked Lady Party, but in my community we have a few sustainability forward organizations who hold what they call Free Markets. It is literally a free market where anyone in the community is invited to bring things they want to get rid of (clothes, home furnishings, toys, shoes) or to just come and see if there is anything they want/need. It is a really great way to get rid of things (in good condition, of course!), and talk to your community members about being sustainable.
I recommend it for anyone to try!
I have been to several Naked Lady parties and I have scored many great pieces of clothing. They are fun, lucrative and free.
My friends and I have all changed sizes a few times over the last several years, so I was fine inviting people of different sizes when I had a clothing swap at the end of the summer. It is best to have at least 6 or 7 people show up, I think; the only problem with my swap was only 4 of the 12 women I invited showed up, but still everyone went away happy both to have gotten rid of some closet clutter, and to have scored some new outfits for free. What was left I either gave to other friends or took to Goodwill.
I only served coffee… next time I should try the wine and chocolate, maybe more people will show up!
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