photo credit: Okinawa Steve

Does your closet look like this? Maybe without the bike? It may be time for a clothing exchange.

Clothing exchanges or Naked Lady parties are a common occurance in my group of friends. We’re all roughly the same size, wit ha few misgivings here and there, so it’s perfect. Every few months, we get together with wine, munchies, or in Sunday’s case, brunch at my house.

We toss all the clothes on the floor, and go for it.

There are few rules for a clothing exchange:

1) You can’t be afraid to get down to your underwear. You’ve got to try it on.

2) Drink lots of wine and have fun

3) Spend at least half the time staring at the clothes and just chatting.

4) Elect one person to take all the leftovers to a charity shop or Goodwill later.

It’s a great way to get some new stuff without spending any cash. I’ve gotten some great stuff that I never would have bought myself, but friends have told me to get. They’re forever after me to wear more hats, so every clothing exchange I end up with at least one, somehow.