More than 15,000 people, two weeks ago, in Rouen (Seine-Maritime), 40,000 in Caen (Calvados) or even 9,000 in Poitiers (Vienne), No Fast Fashion arrives in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir ), January 27 and 28.
The Saint-André collegiate church is transformed into a large thrift store.
In the 700m², six tonnes of second-hand items will be available for purchase at a price of 25 euros per kilo.
“It’s the equivalent of thirty thousand coins.
We sell the Ralph Lauren shirt for 5 euros, 10 euros for the Lacoste sweatshirt, and 14 euros for Levis jeans,” boasts Aurélien Masurel, general director and co-designer of the show with Robin Sabban.
Eighty percent of the pieces presented are clothing from major brands (Carhartt, Nike, Adidas, Tommy H, The North Face, Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Levi's, Dickies, Diesel, Puma, etc.).
“We work with sorting factories.
We select the cream of the crop, with branded clothing, it's premium, which explains the higher prices than sales made by charitable associations,” explains the young entrepreneur.
Fight against disposable fashion and overconsumption
During this period of winter sales, the event aims to go against the trend of “Fast Fashion” which refers to overconsumption and disposable fashion.
“We want to lay our stone in the building, to fight against the ecological damage of fast fashion,” pleads the director.
No need to rush when the doors open, the entrepreneurial duo guarantees a restocking of items throughout the weekend.
“We have a new rack that will come out every fifteen minutes,” promises Aurélien Masurel.
We are exhibiting a ton of clothes on Saturday morning but there will still be five behind…”
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This No Fast Fashion will be the eleventh meeting of the concept launched in 2023. At each stage thousands of people flock, proof of the trend for vintage and second-hand clothing.
“We thought we would mainly reach young people, but we were wrong.
The public ranges from 12 to 80 years old,” notes the designer.
Meet at the Saint-André de Chartres collegiate church (2 rue Saint-André), Saturday January 27, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday January 28, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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