I was planning to post this a few weeks ago before I left for Vacationland, but ran out of time. This summer has been filled with so many good things for The Haberdash and The Swapaholics, I almost forgot I had a style blog. But hopefully as outdoor market season slows down, I will have more fashion things to share with you. Anyways, last month I had the pleasure of hanging out with the crew from Boldfacers while we filmed a little video about the Haberdash.

You can watch my silly interview with Boldfacers here.

Our first Swapaholic’s promo video is ready. I hope it gives you a little insight to our Swaps if you haven’t attended any yet. We also started a Flickr Group so we can all drool over your amazing swap finds. We would love to see your outfits too! So head over there and check the photos.

Our next Swap is in Boston on September 30th. Get your tickets here.

Video by:
Sarah McCulley

I’ve seen Tyra’s work before while skimming around on the interwebs. So when I opened a email from her to offering to photograph the Swap, I was super excited, I knew her vintage vibe would capture our event and our mini photoshoot beautifully.
Before every swap I like to host a mini photoshoots with my blogger friends just for fun. Planning events are stressful and the shoots are a nice break from the craziness of the day.

You can see more of Tyra’s Photos here, and if you need a photographer for your wedding or event take a look at her portfolio.

My outfit: Vintage jacket, shorts and shoes, Target tank and necklace from our Swap Sponsor: Refinery Boutique.

Don’t worry I didn’t forget to post the photos from the Swap, I’m just waiting for them to be edited. I hope you all had a great time! Here are a few of my favorites from that day to tide you over….

Also my friends Jen and Julie already posted their recaps so check out their blogs here, here, here and here.

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We asked some of our friends to Seed Sponsor our Clothes Swap. What that means is, before the fist person even drops off their items…there will be handmade and designer items already in the swap just waiting for you Swappers to find them.

Here are some treasures that will be hidden within the July 31st Swap:

A handmade headband from Fig.

Handmade necklaces from The Refinery Boutique.

More items to come…

We are bringing back Worcesters largest Clothes Swap. If you thought swapping was fun, imagine swapping and shopping for antiques, art, designer clothing and vintage items all in the same neighborhood.

To reach the polite demands of our Swappers we are now adding a section for Baby, Kids and Maternity Clothes!

Canal District Clothes Swap

Saturday, July 31st, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Where: 138 Green Street/ Crompton Place

$5 with clothes to Swap, $10 Without

Drop-off 10am-12pm
* Bring a bag of clothing, accessories or shoes you’re ready
to part with, making sure they’re in excellent condition (think quality not quantity).

Canal District Self Guided Map Tour 10am-1pm
*We will provide you with a map of the new boutiques and restaurants
in the Canal District offering special deals for swappers.

Swap from 1pm-2 pm
* Swapping starts @ 1:00pm Sharp !!
* The good stuff goes FAST people, so be please be on time
* If you didn’t bring a bag of clothes but want to participate in the swap, you can buy a reusable bag from us and fill it up for $10

* All remaining clothes will be donated to a local charity.

RSVP Now!

Our trip to LA was “work trip” but Melissa and I had a little down time for other things like riding the ferris wheel on the Sana Monica Pier, grabbing coffees on the Fred Segal patio, shopping at Melrose Trading Post (alongside Dexter and Deb Morgan) and helping our favorite entrepreneur decorate her new Beverly Hills pad. These are my favorite photos of our down time:

We are back from LA and on Cloud 9 from our experience. Melissa and I learned so much from this trip that we would have never have learned if we didn’t step out of our nest (Boston). We have a very loyal following in New England so this trip was kinda like momma bird pushing us out of the nest to see if we could fly on our own. We are super excited to apply what we learned to future swaps and continue to grow The Swapaholics. But enough with the blah blah…Some pictures for you:

Swap Location:

Swap Swag Bag:

Swap Lobby:

Swap line…a block long…um yay!

Swap Time:




Swap DJ:

Swap Hosts:

After Swap Celebrating:

Swap Press (Racked LA and LA Times)

To see all Swap photos or add your own from any Swap click here for our Flickr Group.

If we are Twitter friends you are probably sick of hearing me talk about the Worcester Swap. I just love our Swap location in the Canal District, the building is beyond beautiful. I asked Anne if she would do a quick little photo shoot with some of my blogger friends the day of the Swap, just to capture how much I love this building.  Jen and Julie posted their photos while Melissa and I were in LA, there was just a few more: