Episode 209: Revisiting the Ethics of Secondhand (Live from the Clotheshorse Jamboree)

It's the first ever "recorded with a live studio audience" episode of Clotheshorse, recorded at West Art ( https://www.westartlanc.com/ ) in Lancaster, PA. For this very special event, Amanda is joined by Alex ofSt. Evens, ( https://wearstevens.com/ ) Christine of Lady Hogg Vintage, ( https://www.instagram.com/ladyhoggvintage/ ) and Dylan (a former thrift store worker). In 2023, Alex of St. Evens ( https://www.instagram.com/wear_st.evens/ ) joined Amanda for a FOUR PART exploration of the ethics of secondhand resale. More than year and a half later, myths about secondhand and anti-reseller rhetoric can still be found in every corner of the internet. In this episode, we revisit the ethics of secondhand shopping, thrifting, and resellers, exploring the following questions: ✭ Who is really getting rich from the sales of secondhand clothing? ✭ Are resellers really "taking all of the good stuff" from thrift stores? ✭ What is the real purpose of thrift stores? ✭ How can we (as a community) make secondhand more accessible to more people? ✭ Why is there so much bad stuff in thrift stores right now? ✭ And so much more! Want to catch up on what we have already discussed in the past? You can find these episode anywhere you listen to podcasts: 👂Episode 159: We debunked two major anti-resale arguments: “Thrift stores are designed to be a resource for low income people" & “Resellers are making tons of money from taking things that should be for low income people.” 👂Episode 160: We debun