In September 2026, Fashion Takes Action hosted a community clothing swap as part of Montréal Fashion Week, offering a fun, affordable, and low-waste way for people to refresh their personal style. Attendees brought clothing they no longer wore and exchanged it for new-to-them pieces, helping extend the life of garments already in circulation.

The event encouraged participants to see the creative potential in clothing that already exists and demonstrated how circular fashion can be stylish, accessible, and individual. Local Montréal fashion designers also contributed pieces from their own closets to the swap, reinforcing the idea that secondhand and swapping are not separate from fashion culture, but can be a creative and fashion-forward way to engage with personal style. By bringing swapping into the Fashion Week experience, we created an opportunity for secondhand shoppers, fashion students, vintage lovers, and those simply curious about circular fashion to participate while celebrating Montréal’s distinct fashion culture