Pandemic clothing purge boosts secondhand marketplaces
By Leanne Italie article
Thousands of garments are stored on a three-tiered conveyor system at the ThredUp sorting facility in Phoenix on March 12, 2019. (AP File Photo)
NEW YORK (AP) - Alina Clark is about as tired of her pandemic wardrobe as her comfort clothes are stretched and torn. I have four sets of jeans, seven shirts and five sweaters that I wear every week, said Clark, co-founder of a software development company in Los Angeles. They re everything I ve worn in the last two years. Me and my wardrobe are suffering from COVID fatigue.
A wardrobe purge is on for some as vaccinations have taken hold, restrictions have lifted, and offices reopen or finalize plans to do so. The primary beneficiaries: resale sites online and brick-and-mortar donation spots, continuing a trend that s been building for the last several years.
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