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Philadelphia's Urban Exchange Project specializes in retail UPcycling and curated vintage clothing

2025-02-27

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Urban Exchange Project is a name brand and secondhand vintage store in Fishtown, Philadelphia. "What makes us different than other secondhand stores is the fact that we don't take any donations. Everything is hand curated." Says, Owner, Jenna Gorman. "There's been a lot of intention put into the things that we carry here. You're not going to find a high school T-shirt or something that somebody just discarded."

The shop is taking retail recycling to a whole new level by UPcycling clothes so nothing goes to waste like items that might have a stain or tear.

"People are really, really attracted to the upcycled piece and everybody's looking for something one of one," explains, Gorman. "Its been a really cool way to kind of use all the resources to keep stuff out of the landfills and then also express our creativity."

Inside the Fishtown location, you can find jewelry, sunglasses, hats, purses and clothing for all occasions and according to Gorman, vintage is the best selling items.

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