About the clothing exchange

The Clothing Exchange was started in 2008 by Sara Marsh, a Cornish based mum fed up with working 9 - 5. Looking for a work life that could fit better around family commitments it was a comment made by her sister that sparked the idea. After seeing her niece dressed in the latest charity shop finds, Auntie Clare remarked 'Why can't I ever find stuff like that?'

With reuse at the core of Sara's beliefs she worked closely with a number of parents and interested groups to find out what it was that parents (mainly mums) wanted, The Clothing Exchange is the result of that.

The Clothing Exchange is not just about reuse, it is about providing flexible work opportunities for parents, work that they can fit around their families. It's about contributing to the local economy and about providing a rural retail service. But more than this, The Clothing Exchange is about making shopping more fun, after all we work hard enough earning the money, we should enjoy spending it.

Starting in Cornwall, the longer term plans are to expand the business so that communities throughout the South West and the rest of the UK can also benefit.

We hope that you find The Clothing Exchange becomes as important to you as it is to us.

The Clothing Exchange : Cornwall

preowned children's clothing and maternity wear