When you buy new clothes, there's a certain excitement to putting them away for the first time. You've added a new look to your collection -- a new choice for you to make when it's a special day at work or a first date.

 But, as time passes, your interest in those clothes starts to wane. Sure, maybe one or two things retain their appeal, but the rest of them just hang there reminding you of an intense need to shop. And you'd love to shop -- if gas prices weren't so high and pennies weren't being pinched everywhere else.

Don't despair, there may be a solution. It's called a "naked lady party" or a "clothing swap." The basic idea includes a group of friends getting together and exchanging their old clothes. It's fun, it saves money and you leave with a few new wardrobe pieces.

Wendy Tremayne started Swaporamarama, a group that gets together and swaps clothes and then goes a step further. The women in attendance alter the clothing to suit their tastes and add labels saying, "modified by me."

"I think there is a growing fed-up-ness with multinational corporations. I think people are starting to get fed up with it and don't want to support it," she says. "Crafting is on the rise again."