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How it works<\/p>

Arrive. Browse. Take what fits.<\/span> Leave with a bag.<\/em><\/h1><\/span>

You arrive, you browse racks sorted by size and style, you take what fits who you are, and you leave with a bag. Nothing to prove, nothing to sign. You do not have to bring anything to take something.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Upcoming swaps<\/span><\/svg><\/a>Your first swap<\/span><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/span>Free<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/span><\/span>No ID<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/span><\/span>No checkout<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/span><\/span>Nothing to sign<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

The day<\/p>

How a clothing swap works, in four steps.<\/h2>

A Bloom Swap runs the same way at every venue. The room changes from one host to the next; the four steps do not.<\/p><\/header>

  1. 01<\/span>

    Arrive<\/h3>

    A greeter says hello and hands you a bag. By the entrance there is a rack map that shows where each size and style hangs. Nobody asks for your name, your ID or a reason.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. 02<\/span>

    Browse<\/h3>

    Racks are sorted by size and style, not by gender. Tops, trousers, dresses, coats, shoes and accessories each have their place. Where the venue has room, there is dressing space and a mirror.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  3. 03<\/span>

    Take what fits<\/h3>

    Take what you will wear. There is always another swap. Nobody counts what you take, and there is no limit on a sign; the note is there so the racks last the whole day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  4. 04<\/span>

    Leave<\/h3>

    When you have what you need, you walk out. There is no checkout, no form at the door, and nobody to thank on the way out unless you want to.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol>\n

    That is the whole of it. If you want the moments in between, like trying things on, names and pronouns, and who else is in the room, your first swap<\/a> walks through the day slowly.<\/p><\/div><\/section>

    Before you come<\/p>

    What hangs on the racks. Choose a rack.<\/em><\/h2>

    Every swap carries what has been donated, sorted and laundered. Tap a rack to see what it usually holds; your choice is remembered in this browser only.<\/p><\/header>

    01 \/ 07<\/p>

    Tops<\/h3>

    Tees, blouses, button-downs, knitwear and hoodies, hung by size from XS upward, with extended sizes on their own rail when donated.<\/p>

    Stock depends on what has been donated, sorted and laundered.<\/p><\/div>

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