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these clothes had a high price and the number of boutiques was small. That is why the collections of 'Polish Fashion' were also criticized as 'too snobbish and useless in the realities of a Polish woman's life' (ibid). Women who were not able to buy clothes because of their shortage on the market or financial problems, showed a lot of creativity. They obtained colorful materials and based on patterns and patterns from magazines, they sew fashionable clothes for themselves. Development of second hand stores in Poland The second hand idea came to Poland from the West. In the times of the Polish People's Republic, clothing from the West, and especially from the United States, was considered the most valuable. Clothes, coming from parcels sent by family and friends from abroad, constituted a valuable asset, which would often go to clothing commissions. Commissions and bazaars, where items sent from abroad could be found, were called "clothes". As you can read in Marta Skowrońska: "In the 1950s and later, every major artist and companion dressed in" clothes "(2009: 66). koszulki meskie  

Second-hand items were a substitute in times of widespread market deficit of goods. "Second hand was not a style or a trend, but rather a chance to escape from domestic products that appeared rarely and in small quantities. The commissions and bazaars with "clothes" brought a breath of the West; it was possible to get to know what real jeans are, unlike the national substitute product called "Odra" "(ibid.: 66). The changes that took place after the political transformation in Poland have allowed for greater selection and high availability of goods. People could buy original, unused items. At the same time, the second-hand clothing industry began to grow rapidly, as Western clothes could be imported on a massive scale. Establishing a used clothing store was a good investment at the time, because such places were new on the Polish market and offered very affordable prices. "However, they were associated with poverty and located in side streets of the housing estate, hidden in gates or basements" (ibid.: 67). Shopping in ciandolands often was a reason for shame, because it was associated with the poor economic situation of their customers and lack of funds for new, unused goods. The negative attitude of part of the society to shopping in the city in the early 1990s could also be due to the way clothing was supplied from abroad. It was transported in containers, unsorted and not disinfected, which caused aversion to used items for fear of illness. The situation in Poland changed in 2002. At that time, it turned out that the market for used clothing developed very quickly and did not meet EU standards. "Adjusting Polish law to EU requirements then covered