Clothes for the Swap

Loads of clothes coming in for the swap...

Floor plan

Blog Identity

We wanted our blog to have a strong identity which linked to the previous material we had produced. We made a header from the same graphics we used on the poster and clothes labels. I think this looks really effective and starts to build a company identity. 

To Get List

Rails
White paper wall and Crayons
Jugs and little umbrella


Set up: Need a table to put drinks on and a stall near the door to take clothes and give tokens/ Charge entry.

Business Plan

1. an over view of the event- including current market

2. why is it a credible idea

3. who is customer

4. cost to set up/cost to customer

5. where it will be held

6. how it is publicised

7. how would we develop this idea further

1. A clothes swap, taking place at University where students can bring garments to swap with each other free of charge

2. We think this is a credible idea because; as students we don't have a lot of money, but are all interested in fashion.
We have a culture of borrowing from one another and think we could make this into a regular event. 

3. Our customer is students who don't want to spend money on clothes when they have so many laying around they don't use.

4. The total cost is about £7 pounds each, Total £21.

The customer only pays if they want something and they did not bring any garments to swap. £1 a garment.

5. It is being held at Blehiem Street Gallery on Friday 24th May.

6. It will be publicised through Facebook, posters, flyers and emails sent out to the whole college.

7. Setting up regular events, perhaps some kind of online feature (similar to an ASOS marketplace)

Putting up our posters

After we had made our poster which we used on the email we also wanted to put some up around uni so people would see them more often. We focused on putting them around fashion and textiles as we knew there would be lots of people interested around these areas. We also put them in communal areas such as the canteen and the hallways.

Risk Assessment Form

Mini HACCP

Mini HACCP

Name:  Gabrielle MacCarron, Gabrielle Little, Karla Stevens

Department: Fashion Concepts and Communication

Date: 14/3/13

1.     Event details ( Dates, times, location and attendees):

Clothes Swap, Friday 24th May, Students of College of Art

2.     Supplier datails (Name and Address):

Morrisons, Merrion Centre Woodhouse Ln, Leeds 0113 242 2575

3.     Suppliers HACCP (Copy must be submitted with this form):

4.     Menu details:

Apple Mojitio: Apple Juice, Lime, Mint and Lemonade Sex on the Beach: Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice and Lemonade Summer Fruits: Summer Fruits Juice, Lemonade/Sparkling water

5.     Details of transportation (Distance, times and method):

Bus, From Morrisons, 5mins Walk from bus stop to uni, 2 mins

6.     Storage and service details (Method, duration and locations):

In a Cool storage place, ie under a table. Poured and mixed in Jugs for dispense at request

Please forward completed forms to Ian Gilmore and Andrew Thompson

Emails with Debra

We went to see Debra about sending out a email to the whole college about our Clothes Swap event. She told us to send her a draft of the email and she would attach the contacts for us. We decided to put our poster as the main part of the email with some brief information in the main body!

Mocktails Menu

Apple Mojitio: Apple Juice, Lime, Mint and Lemonade

Sex on the Beach: Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice and Lemonade

Summer Fruits: Summer Fruits Juice, Lemonade/Sparkling water

Emails from Andrew, Head of Health and Safety

One really important thing for us to finalise was the health and safety for our clothes swap event. On the 20/05 we went to visit Andrew in health and safety to find out what we needed to do to ensure we adhered to health and safety. Andre emailed us a floor plan and risk assessment form to fill in and talked us through what we needed to cover. 

Our Poster and Labels

We used the website Lost Type to download some fonts which we liked for the poster. 

We decided on two type faces, one which is a stamp effect "stamping" and another retro style called "lavenderia"

Type face samples

Our Finished Poster 

Poster for the Clothes swap

Labels to go on clothes rails

How to get feedback?

We want to put a big piece of paper on the wall and have crayons in jars so people can leave their comments and thoughts on our clothes swap in an artistic and fun way.
Plus the jars of crayons can be used as a decorative piece as well.


 

Playing Card Tokens

In-keeping with our retro, glamour theme we have purchased some amazing playing cards to use as our "tokens". We thought this would be an exciting way to make it fun and as a little keepsake.

Ideas for Invites

bright colour > got the recycling sign to show what benefits you get form swopping

 vintage DIY theme

 

this is the 50's theme we want , quirky funny and vintage

  we found the idea of maybe using the design of a pack of cards to make it more individual to what invite you get, different suits different girls

Target Market

Our target market for our clothes swap will be women. As it will be taking place at Leeds college of art the age will a range from students to tutors but the majority will be 18-26.
It is for women of all kinds of sizes and styles, who are looking to get rid of the old and bring in the new without it costing a penny.
The target market are creative women who are interested in art.


Students from leeds

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Tutors and staff

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Source: fotolibra.com via Amber on Pinterest

Facebook group

We made a Facebook group to invite students to, as this is a media platform they will be using from day to day, so even if they take little notice of college emails and posters they will still see the event. 

Visual Ideas

Ideas on how to set out our clothes swap.

A vintage feel, decorations, organisation.

Hang clothes on rails and on string/washing lines.
We can hang all tops together, pants together, jackets together etc.

D.I.Y Decorations..

 

Cheap ideas for drinks and snacks.
Bake our own cakes, decorative plastic cups and crisps

Vintage tea pots to serve tea.