Before fashion reels and thrift hauls flood social media, a quieter economy unfolds in West Delhi’s Ghodewali Mandi. In the narrow lanes of Raghubir Nagar, women sort, carry, stitch, and sell used clothes that fuel Delhi’s booming thrift market. For nearly 1,500 Gujarati women, known as pheriwalis, thrift is not a trend but a means of survival. Working without formal recognition, safety, or fixed spaces, they move across neighbourhoods in all weather conditions. Donated and discarded garments pa