Wears & Wares has a cool assortment of clothing and vintage items that changes daily.
Welcome
Be inspired
There is always something new at Wears & Wares thanks to the
hundreds of consignors who support our vision.
Hello
I opened Wears & Wares in February of 2023. I am delighted to have realized a vision that combines my love of reducing waste and repurposing; art; and community. I look forward to bringing you high-end women's clothing; men's clothes; and vintage items. I will also feature salvaged items as well as workshops.
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The shop features items on consignment as well as my own repurposed and vintage items. The carefully-curated collection is always changing so you will want to stop by frequently. Thank you for your business and for supporting the western Maine region.
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-Lisa Laflin, owner
Wears & Wares Cares
We believe in giving back to our community so we created
Wears & Wares Cares.
Donations
Clothing items are consigned on the shop floor for two months. If the consigner chooses to donate clothes to the shop after they expire in two months (which the majority of our consigners do), they are then sold on the sale rack and a portion of the proceeds of those sales will go to a specific organization doing important work in our community. In addition, we donate thousands of dollars in clothing to various organizations, including the Mt. Blue middle school, University of Maine at Farmington, and The Recovery Center.
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More than $8000 in cash and clothing has been donated to the following thus far:
Safe Voices; LEAP; Literacy Volunteers; Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center; United Way of the Tri-Valley Area; Lewiston Recovery Fund through the Maine Community Foundation; Western Maine Play Museum Polio Plus through Farmington Rotary; Farmington Historical Society and the Farmington Area Ecumenical Heating Fund; UMF; The Recovery Center; Mt. Blue Middle School.
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Wears & Wears Cares' recipient organization this month is the Old South Church Essential's Closet.
Organizational Accounts
Organizations are also welcomed to set up an account and encourage their staff and community members to consign items to benefit their cause. Current organizations include the UMF Johnson Scholars Student Emergency Fund; LEAP, Inc.; United Way, Western Maine Friends of Ukrainians; Farmington Rotary; Old South Church; Farmington Rotary, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services, and Safe Voices.
Wears & Wares recently contributed to Special Olympics. Nichole Ernest, supporter and Special O supporter, was very appreciative.