{"id":9587,"date":"2012-10-16T22:11:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T22:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=9587"},"modified":"2012-10-16T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T22:11:13","slug":"designer-swishing-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/16\/designer-swishing-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer swishing in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Forget jumble sales and sifting through someone else&#8217;s trash, in Cardiff swishing is all about the treasure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 402px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9618\" title=\"Cardiff swishing\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing.jpg 402w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9618\" title=\"Cardiff swishing\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing.jpg 402w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Swishing-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first swishing event was a major success for Green City Events<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swishing is clothes swapping on a designer scale, an organised clothes swap event where only designer or high end high street will do. In Cardiff lots of charities and\u00a0community\u00a0groups are getting in on the act, as people are recognising the need for more sustainable, cost effective ways to shop in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Clarke, founder of Green City Events says, &#8220;it&#8217;s about meeting people in your community, swapping skills and sharing stories, which makes for a unique and exciting shopping experience!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re desperate to update your wardrobe but don&#8217;t have the cash, head to your next Cardiff swishing event, and snap up some designer bargains.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget jumble sales and sifting through someone else&#8217;s trash, in Cardiff swishing is all about the treasure. Swishing is clothes swapping on a designer scale, an organised clothes swap event where only designer or high end high street will do. 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