OUR STORY
“I bought this dress full price and it’s been sitting in my closet for years.”
A few years ago, Sandie stood in front of her closet, facing a dilemma…
“I have this white dress in my closet for years. This dress is too formal for casual occasions and too casual for formal occasions. It’s hard to find a right time to wear it. However, I am hesitant to list it for sale knowing that I have to offer a deep discount and wait forever to find a buyer. Donating isn't much better, considering that the disheartening truth is that most clothes end up tossed into overflowing landfills, only adding to the planet's burden.”
It's not an isolated incident; she continues accumulating similar pieces, caught in a never-ending cycle of amassing clothes too difficult to wear but too nice to part with.
It turns out…
Women in America on average own 103 pieces of clothing.
only 20% of those pieces are worn about 80% of the time.
Changing Hands was born to make wardrobe refresh easy and fun
We make secondhand fashion experience better
We strongly believe swapping serves as a better option for people to buy/sell secondhand designer items and also increases the circularity of our secondhand designer items. With our proprietary machine learning algorithms, we remove roadblocks existing in the current secondhand market, offering a better experience for our users to enjoy shop secondhand designer items.
Mission Statement
At Changing Hands, we strive to increase the circularity of secondhand fashion goods through swapping and encourage more consumers to embrace pre-loved fashion goods.
Meet the Team
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Sandie Zhang
Co-founder & CEO
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Jiray Du
Co-founder & CTO
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Dana Gross
Marketing Communications Manager
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Amrita Mazumdar
Advisor
Technology & Strategy
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Tina Sabarre
Advisor
Marketing & Strategy