Make The Shift to Thrift!

Welcome to Adelaide's biggest second-hand shopping Mecca; Thrift-man Park, where Sustainable Clothing Co is located at 322 Grange Road in Kidman Park.

In store you'll find a carefully curated range of retro, vintage and pre-loved unisex clothing, shoes, and accessories, offering a diverse selection that spans the eras of the 70's, 80s, 90s, 2000s. With aesthetically pleasing more modern Eclectic Boho styles, Streetwear and Alternative collections, alongside Australian Hemp and Organic Cotton Brands, Up-Cycled and locally made jewellery, zines and cards.

 

 

Sustainable Clothing Co's unique and vibrant community is dedicated to the circular economy, promoting sustainable fashion and reducing textile waste. The vintage and pre-loved clothing you find at Sustainable Clothing Co comes from a range of sources, brought together by business owner Laura Vogt.

Picture of Business Owner Laura, with the team Tatjana and Dani (Charles Street 2023)

Tatjana and Laura at the Hindley Street store in 2019.

By finding different ways to re-wear, repair, and recycle, SCO aims to combat the unsustainable practices of fast fashion and encourage a more conscious approach to our fashion consumption habits.

Laura and Dani at the Slow-Fashion Silent protest, in Rundle Mall, Adelaide (Autumn 2023)

You'll also find a curated selection of vinyl records and music memorabilia, for all the music enthusiasts out there. Whether you're a collector or simply appreciate the nostalgia of physical music, our collection is sure to impress. 

Invest in your favourite brands and the environment by getting involved in the sustainable clothing community in different ways. Donate to receive a discount, attend clothes-swaps, VIP Fashion Nights, various workshops and other sustainable fashion related events, right here in Adelaide! 

Clothes Swapping and Workshop Events

Swap your clothing with the thrifty community on our dedicated swapping days, at The Joinery, in partnership with the Adelaide Sustainability Centre! 

Swapping your clothing is the antidote to fast-fashion as it promotes the reduction, reuse, and recycling of clothing. Large organizations often end up discarding most of their clothing donations into landfill, but at Sustainable Clothing Co, nothing goes to waste. At the end of our swaps, anything left over goes onto homelessness and women's shelters through the Anti-Poverty Network, along with anything else unsalvageable to Statewide Cleaning Cloths. 

Attend fashion related workshops run by local artists and makers teaching upcycling, customizing and mending clothing, offering hands-on opportunities for young Australians to be involved in sustainability by learning to create, care for and dispose of clothing in a more environmentally friendly way. 

Check out the Markets & Events page or the Facebook Events page for more information on any upcoming swap dates. 

 

Recycle Unsalvageable Clothing or Fabric Scraps

You can recycle unwanted fabrics and clothing that is deemed unsalvageable at Sustainable Clothing Co, through our partnership with Statewide Cleaning Cloths, where the fabrics are recycled into industrial rags, insulation, pet bedding and more. 

Simply pop into the store with your unsalvageable items and fabric scraps and place them in the rag bin provided.

By getting more than 30 wears out of your clothing items you are helping to make up for its environmental impact, and extending the garments life on average by 2.2 years.

Benefits of a Sustainable Fashion Community

• Understanding the true cost of mass-produced, fast-fashion clothing.
• Recycling clothing you no longer wear into the circular economy.
• Access to the vintage and pre-loved clothing marketplace..
• Supporting local brands and causes.
• Developing conscious lifestyle habits.
• Creating awareness around over-consumption and shopping habits.
• Identifying transparency, so you know the right places to shop.

You can also shop with us on Depop

Sustainable Clothing Co. Lady-Boss Laura

Laura is the face behind Sustainable Clothing Co, launching the business in October 2018 with a special event evening featuring a screening of 'The True Cost', followed by a talk on the pros and cons of slow-fashion vs fast-fashion, a streetwear fashion show, a raffle prize draw and a break-dance performance.

Find out more about the SCO launch night!

Laura has been collecting and curating vintage and pre-loved clothing from other collectors, auctions, estate sales, markets and road trips since 2006. Inspired by everyday streetstyle, online fashion forums, her love for electronic dance music and festivals, and ground-breaking Japanese fashion trends at the time, Laura's wonderful and wacky personal collection grew so much that she first found herself reselling her pieces at the very first Round She Goes Market held in Adelaide, in 2012.

In-line with the motivation to live a healthier lifestyle, Laura began to take her clothing resale hobby in a sustainable direction, by focusing creating a brand that focuses on the importance of buying and wearing second-hand clothing, and diminishing the use of mass-produced, fast-fashion items full of harmful chemicals.

Laura has been involved in the Adelaide Fashion Festival, The Vegan Festival 2020 and 2021, Norwood Fashion Festival, Adelaide Fringe's Garden of Unearthly Delights. Laura has done talks and presented fashion shows for the for the SA Boutique Fashion show as part of South Australia’s Fashion week in 2016, Styled Market in September 2019, the Adelaide Uni's Fashion Collective Sustainability Night in early 2020 and Adelaide's Vegan Festival in October 2020. Laura has also done interviews with Broadsheet SA, Adelaide CityMag, Uni SA, The Adelaidian, BizCover’s International Woman’s Day Campaign, TEO Magazine, The Thirty Minute City at Radio Adelaide, Cocktail Revolution, on Renew Adelaide's success stories information panel and taught students about the importance of sustainability in fashion, building a sustainable business, how to sell clothing online and upcycling workshops at Adelaide CBD school, Youth INC.

Picture of Laura at the Sustainable Clothing CO store at 24A Charles street, just off Rundle Mall in October 2022. 

Winter 2024 Window Display from the Charles Street store. 

Downstairs to the 34B Hindley Street store, 2020.