Reloved clothing market Behind Closed Drawers returns to Launceston on Saturday at St Ailbie's Hall, Margaret St

October 2019 marked the last market, with COVID restrictions meaning planned markets for 2020 were unable to go ahead.

For organisers Rhea Gillie and Melanie Knight, this market has been in the works for almost four months, and they can't wait to throw the doors open on Saturday at 11am.

"This venue has a 150 person capacity, so I'll be on bouncer duties on Saturday," Ms Knight said.

"In the last few years we've had several different markets seeing around 500 to 750 people so we'd love to see that many again this weekend."

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The market will be offering a variety of pre-loved clothing for women. Ms Gillie said the market aimed at promoting a reduction in consumerism.

"We're trying to promote moving away from fast fashion," she said.

"There's enough clothing in the world, we should recycle them and keep using them."

More than 20 stallholders have already signed up, offering a variety of items, including accessories.

"We'll have as many stallholders as we can safely have in the hall," Ms Gillie said.

"We've got everything from petite to plus - I think size 26 was our highest, so there's something for everyone.

"Heaps of really great brands, most prices are starting at one and two dollars, all really affordable, making pre-loved clothes accessible to everyone."

"What we do see is that there'll be some gems, some really spectacular vintage items that will be available, one-off designer items as well," Ms Knight added.

"But generally what you see is clothes that people have either outgrown, or their style or their work has changed.

"They're all excellent quality, and we vet all our stallholders beforehand, and request information about what they expect their price range to be and their sizes and brands, making sure that we've got a good variety of everything."

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