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Subway & PATH Directions
1, 2, or 3 to 14th Street and 7th Avenue
A, C, E, or L to 14th Street and 8th Avenue
F or V to 14th Street and 6th Avenue
PATH to 14th Street and 6th Avenue
Hopstop Subway Directions | MTA Website
Asked by Anonymous
There is street parking on the side streets and metered parking on the Avenues. Whether there is parking available is unpredictable.
Central Parking has a lot on 13th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues and their website has discount coupons!
http://nyc.centralparking.com/Manhattan-Greenwich-Village-Parking.html
We’re getting in boxes of new clothing from some of our favorite plus size fashion brands. A big thank you to Kim for wrangling the donations.
Here’s what we’ve got so far:
alight - http://www.alight.com - alight gave us more swim to help everyone get ready for summer, some sets and cute sporty hoodies. Thanks alight you’ve always been a supporter of the FGFM!
Igigi - http://www.igigi.com - It’s an unopened mystery box, but you know they make gorgeous dresses & separates!
Love Your Peaches - http://www.loveyourpeaches.com - clothing & swimwear up to a size 5x.
La Grande Dame - http://www.lagrandedame.com - a yummy box of Anna Scholz, David Meister & Melinda Masse pieces. Oooooooh luxe!
Eliza Parker - http://www.elizaparker.com - they’ve donated a collection of dresses in sizes 26/28.
Daphne Larger Sizes - http://www.daphnelargersizes.com/index - they sent us a box but we haven’t peeked in yet! They sell gorgeous wearable art pieces.
Sydney’s Closet - http://www.sydneyscloset.com - they sell scrumptuous formal wear that’s perfect for prom or other special occasions.
Hips & Curves - http://www.hipsandcurves.com - 2 boxes of sexy plus size lingerie, sleepwear and who knows what! Meow meow!
Always for Me - http://www.alwaysforme.com - sending more swimwear and swim coverups! Let the FGFM help you get ready for summer!
Elegant Plus - http://www.elegantplus.com/ - this plus size fashion shopping blog is sending over 100 pieces of clothes, many of them samples they’ve received from various companies including Marina Rinaldi!
Re/Dress NYC - http://www.redressnyc.com - Re/Dress NYC has been collecting their donations from the last few months specifically for the Fat Girl Fleamarket. They’ll also be pulling some great styles from their racks just for the flea.
We’ll update this list when we get more donations in. A little bird is telling us that we’re waiting for pieces too from Junonia, Svoboda and maybe even Monif C!
Asked by Anonymous
The sale is on Saturday April 30th from 12-8pm.
Asked by Anonymous
Yes and no…
No one else can put on an event called The Fat Girl Fleamarket.
That said, we love when people throw their own plus size or all size rummage sale. There have been many others, called things like Big Bum Jumble in London or Cupcakes and Muffintops…
So we’re more than happy to have more shopping fundraisers like this pop up all over the place, raising money for stuff (hopefully body positive related) that your community believes in. We can try to provide support, but basically it’s simple:
1. Find a charity
2. Make a committee of organizers
3. Rent or borrow a space
4. Collect donated clothing
5. Advertise event
6. Sort clothing
7. Sell clothing
8. Donate money
9. Celebrate
10. Repeat
Of course simple doesn’t mean it’s not a ton of work….
But the Fat Girl Fleamarket is in NYC and raises money for Nolose, and this year also the Femme Conference.
Asked by roosterhorse
Great question! Yes it is cash only. And we will put that in the FAQ page as well!
Asked by Anonymous
Everything will be organized in size groups and by category. So there will be L-1x, 2x-3x and 4x and up areas. In those areas the clothes are organized by type, bottoms, tops, dresses….
All clothing brought in for donation will be organized by those principals. We try to make it somewhat easy to shop :)
Asked by Anonymous
The clothing starts at a large. And if you fit sizes 12-16 then this is still an inclusive event for you. 14 is an accurate numerical indicator of “plus size” that is why this number is used. Most people can fit a variety of sizes. I can wear anything between a stretchy medium through a 3x.
And in the past when we have focused on the smaller sizes being offered we have had many larger sized people opt out of attending because they assumed that there would be no clothing for them. There are far more places to buy clothing in a size 12 than above that. That said, there will be many things for size 12 people and smaller even.
Asked by Anonymous
Yes you can bring clothing to the event, in fact that is the only way we are accepting donations.
http://fatgirlfleamarket.tumblr.com/donate
We are accepting donations only until 3pm. Please limit your donation to 1-2 bags of clean clothing in sizes 14+. They can totally be maternity clothing. That’s very cool!
Asked by Anonymous
If you’re asking how to volunteer you just need to email volunteers@fatgirlfleamarket.com and Robin will let you know what shifts she still has available.
