{"id":4275,"date":"2012-10-09T08:27:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2012-10-10T06:06:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T13:06:44","slug":"the-art-of-consigning-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/10\/09\/the-art-of-consigning-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of consigning clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"

That recent shopping spree in Vancouver wasn\u2019t good for your wallet, and it also wasn\u2019t good for your closet space. Trying to cram 10 new articles of clothing into an already packed closet generally leads to disarray. Maybe they will fit in the dresser? Fat chance: the drawers are overflowing and won\u2019t even close.<\/p>\n

The sad truth is that it\u2019s time to part with some of your old clothes. Like that pair of leather boots you got on sale that are slightly too tight in the toe. Or that dress you wore to your high school\u2019s winter formal that\u2019s never going to be worn again. But the memories that live inside the dress might be too much to leave at the end of your driveway in a crumpled-up garbage bag waiting to be picked up by Big Brothers and Big Sisters.<\/p>\n

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Shoe shelves at Regalia (photo by Kate Masters\/Nexus<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYour clothes are worth enough so you\u2019re not just going to throw them away or give them to a thrift store,\u201d says Kirsten Wright, owner of Regalia Boutique in Fan Tan Alley. \u201cIf you\u2019re never going to wear it again, what good is it doing just taking up space in your closet and in your life?\u201d<\/p>\n

This is where consignment, or selling clothes to a secondhand store, is an especially good idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people just want to get rid of their stuff,\u201d says Wright. \u201cOther people have more of an attachment or a collection or something they know the value of and want a certain amount. Consignment lets you get rid of your clothes in a controlled way: you know you\u2019re going to get something for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some stores will buy clothes outright and only consign more expensive items or items that might be tricky to sell. Most stores in Victoria offer consignors 40\u011050 percent of the final retail price.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to have a look around the consignment shop before you consign your clothes so you match the culture of the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery store is different,\u201d says Linsay Doucette, manager of Leche\u2019s Clothing in Oak Bay. \u201cFind out what the demographic of the store is and try and match it to what you\u2019re consigning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apart from thrift-store shopping, consignment is the greenest form of fashion consumerism. By buying gently used clothing the consumer avoids the shipping and production pollutants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many clothes in the world and consignment is a great way to recycle them,\u201d says Wright. \u201cConsigning clothes reduces waste because you\u2019re putting them somewhere where you know they\u2019re going to get the maximum chance of being reused. Too many clothes get thrown into the dump.\u201d<\/p>\n

So take your freshly laundered clothes to a consignment store that fits your style to make some money so you won\u2019t feel as bad when you go on your next shopping spree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That recent shopping spree in Vancouver wasn\u2019t good for your wallet, and it also wasn\u2019t good for your closet space. Trying to cram 10 new articles of clothing into an already packed closet generally leads to disarray. Maybe they will fit in the dresser? Fat chance: the drawers are overflowing and won\u2019t even close. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-issue","category-october-3-2012"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t