My entire closet consists of items that make me happy. They look good on my body, express my own sense of style and feel outrageously comfortable. Now it strikes me as odd that I couldn’t have said that two days ago. What was wrong with you, silly? my renewed self-image blusters. Well, that’s simple, says the old me from her retirement home, I hadn’t been to a clothing swap before. Now quit talking to yourself and tell the nice people what we did on Tuesday. I had the great fortune [...]

- by Guest Contributor Jerah Coviello. Could it really be true that an entire new wardrobe awaits you for free? The answer is yes. Millenials—18-34 year olds like myself, so attuned to connecting at social events for networking ops, dating or meeting new people—are leading a nationwide movement to look fashion fresh while not breaking the bank by hosting well-organized, hot-list clothing swaps. They’ve appeared from the ports of San Francisco to New York City, taking the age-old concept of bartering to a whole new level: organized, devised, stylized and [...]