I love the community that is on Lucky Sweater! Thanks to this app and the community of people who are on it, I’ve refreshed my closet on a very very limited budget, and I even joined a no buy/low buy challenge that has saved my wallet (and my savings) big time. There are different types of communities on here and more are launching so you can trade not only slow fashion brands but handmade/me-made items and materials, too. Trading across the groups is very fun, and it increases the ability for people to acquire slow fashion items that they may otherwise not have the means to access (it has certainly been true for me.) The founders also respond directly to questions and comments regularly, and it really shows that they care about what they are building.

i downloaded this app because i love getting creative with what i wear, and swapping seemed like a fun and cost-effective way to add new things to my closet while passing on pieces that no longer worked for me. what i didn’t imagine was how radically the community i found on lucky sweater would change my life. i’ve made lifelong friends here—i’m talking “flying 2,000 miles to meet in-person” friends. when i feel overwhelmed by how bleak the world is, i open lucky sweater to be reminded of all we have to live for and fight for. this feels like the one remaining place on the internet that hasn’t been touched by the slimy fingers of capitalism. LS is a life raft in a sea of things that don’t make sense. and also, i look even cuter now thanks to clothes from my friends 🥹

Lucky Sweater is my lucky charm! This is not just a slow fashion trading app—it’s a community of thoughtful, diverse, inclusive people making connections and sharing advice about how we treat and think about our closets (and the planet). Come for swapping out and refreshing your closet. Stay for the kindness, encouragement, and engaged community that is LS. Don’t have a lot of slow fashion pieces or have no idea what slow fashion even is? This space is still for you! See “gifting” as a category! And look through the discussion threads on how to get started on keeping a more sustainable closet. The amazing women behind LS actively listen to community feedback, which means the space/app just gets better and better all the time. I cannot wait to see what trading space LS branches out to next.

I’ve been on Lucky Sweater for two years now (with a paid subscriber for most of that time). Thanks to the swapping portion I’ve reduced my total closet by half, but what is left is things I love and actually wear! Thanks to the app as a whole (messaging and trading with people, posting and interacting with fit pics, posting and interacting with discussion questions) I’ve found community and friends and inspiration, new brands to support or search for secondhand, and a renewed love of gifting. I especially love the support of artists, with the ability to sell your own art throughout the month (other types of items can only be sold one weekend a month).