REWEAR

Three students on the lakefill in vintage tees and jeans
Students sitting under a tree by the lake

Northwestern’s Shared Closet

An online marketplace for Northwestern students to buy and sell their clothing, building a circular fashion economy on campus.

Other resale platforms:

  1. Seller’s closet
  2. Poly mailer
  3. Post office
  4. Sorting hub
  5. Delivery truck
  6. Mailroom
  7. Your closet

ReWear:

  1. Seller’s closet
  2. Meetup
  3. Your closet

How it Works

  1. Seller lists item on ReWear
  2. Buyer finds it on the marketplace
  3. Seller offers price of $17
  4. Buyer purchases, pays seller, and schedules meet up!

Sellers provide:

Photos
natural light
Size
M
Brand
Levi’s
Condition
gently worn
Price
$22

72%

of college students shop fast fashion.

Source: thredUP (2022)

A quiet shopping mall interior

~640lb

of waste produced per college student annually.

Source: Planet Aid (2015)

A large pile of discarded clothing on a bedroom floor

174.09

glasses of water saved by wearing one second-hand tee 10 times.

Source: Green Story Inc. (2022)

Three friends laughing on a rooftop in secondhand outfits

Clean out your closet.
Fill it back up.

ReWear launches on campus in 2026–27. Get on the list to sell and shop first.