Pop Up Shops, Vintage Fashion and Sustainability
We hope to run into you at one of the many pop-up shops and markets going on this fall! Shopping at markets and pop-up shops is one way to support small businesses - plus it’s about the experience of walking through a market space, meeting the shop owner, mingling with other shoppers, perusing through unique pieces of clothing you may not find anywhere else. Usually there is music and sometimes snacks are involved. It’s a way to build community.
Overall we’re pleased with the trend towards more conscious shopping. By supporting small and POC-owned businesses and retail outlets that support social choices that align with their own, consumers are making more conscious decisions when shopping these days.
Another way consumers are showing they are more conscious-this time, environmentally-is by recycling clothing and shopping at thrift stores or vintage boutiques. One option for a vintage clothing boutique found at pop-up shops and markets is Happy Flores, a shop owned by Latina Vintage Curator, Stylist & Community Organizer Yeleny Rivera-Flores. Happy Flores features cleverly combined vintage pieces that are ready to buy and ready to wear. Not only is this an environmentally friendly option but also extremely stylish – think reptile handbags, velvet flare pants, faux leather shirt jackets, and platform heels – to name a few.
Coming up is her pop-up at Femme Fatale on September 24th!
For a list of where to drop off used clothing and a few of the upcoming pop-ups to visit in the DC area, see below.
Donation Services
Soles4Soles - award-winning non-profit gives your used shoes to individuals in need. S4S also has bins staged at DSW for donating gently worn shoes.
Salvation Army -non-profit gives used clothing to individuals in need
Northern Virginia Family Services - accepts clothing and household items for local families
SAMU First Response - accepts clothing and household items for migrant families
H&M - Receive a coupon for your next purchase when you donate used clothing at select H&M locations
Some Pop-Up Markets in the DC area
Neighbors DC, Georgetown Park, Ongoing every Friday - Sunday
Yappy Hours at Union Market September 15, 2022
Port City Fall Makers Market, Alexandria, September 18, 2022
Pop-Up Market, Art All Night, Van Ness! September 23, 2022
Femme Fatale on Saturday, September 24th!
In the Mix: A DC Popup Shop & Social Event, September 24, 2022
All Pink Pop-Up Shop, Georgia Avenue, October 1, 2022
Dupont Circle Holiday Pop-Up December 3-4, 2022