Meanwhile Boutique welcomes its [ SOLIDARITY THRIFT STORE ] in Marseille
Year of creation: 2025
Design and office location: France 🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing location: Marseille, France 🇫🇷
Manufacturing and production location: Marseille, France 🇫🇷
From responsible fashion to a solidarity thrift store
Meanwhile Boutique is a committed concept store that brings together more than 130 eco-responsible brands within the same universe, accessible both online and in its Marseille store.
True to its values of responsible consumption and the circular economy, Meanwhile Boutique wanted to go further by developing a solidarity thrift store, to offer a second life to clothing while promoting more accessible and sustainable fashion.
This solidarity thrift store was born from a simple conviction: thousands of clothes are sleeping in our closets when they could still be loved, worn, and used. The thrift store collects carefully selected second-hand pieces in order to extend their lifespan and offer them a new story. Each garment put back into circulation helps to limit textile waste and reduce the environmental impact of fashion: it's as much a resource preserved as waste avoided.
Through its solidarity thrift store, Meanwhile Boutique encourages more responsible, local, and accessible consumption. The thrift store is a place of sharing and solidarity that offers unique pieces at solidarity prices. It makes sustainable fashion more affordable while raising awareness about the importance of reuse and the circular economy.
In summary...
Buying from a thrift store means:
- extending the lifespan of clothing
- supporting a more responsible economy
- promoting access to sustainable fashion for everyone
- participating in a committed and collective project
- contributing to a solidarity cause thanks to the donation of a percentage of sales to an association
Today, Meanwhile Boutique mixes second-hand, committed brands, meetings around workshops, events and local initiatives. Every piece has a story. And every purchase helps to write the next chapter. ♻️
The values of the thrift store
🔁 Upcycling ↓
The boutique's fabric scraps are repurposed and sent to a reintegration workshop in Montpellier to create new products.
🌀 Zero-waste lifestyle ↓
It extends the life of clothing by donating it to associations or transforming it thanks to the expertise of committed designers.
💎 Limited edition ↓
Each second-hand garment is available in very limited quantities, and often as a single item. The thrift store thus offers unique pieces that are not mass-produced.
👐🏽 Social and solidarity impact ↓
The thrift store promotes the reuse of clothing while supporting solidarity actions. A portion of sales is donated every month to an association, allowing every purchase to contribute to a cause of general interest. And the fabrics are given to designers so they can repurpose them by creating new products.
⚖️ Fair trade ↓
Prices are set fairly and transparently, taking into account quality and materials.
🏠 Made locally ↓
The solidarity thrift store is located in Marseille and most donations come from the city.
[ We add value to your donations for a solidarity economy ]
