About Us

We are a recycled children's clothing shop.
Located at Eastern Market on Capitol Hill, we consign gently worn, clean articles of clothing from infant to teen, as well as maternity clothing.

Our emphasis is on filling a need for quality AFFORDABLE clothing for the ever expanding number of families and children here in the neighborhood, and a profitable way for those families to recycle clothes they have outgrown.

We strive to operate under the principles of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Rethink.

Who Owns Monkeys' Uncle?
The store is operated by Jay Keegan and Michael McFadyen.

jay Many of you know Jay from Chateau-Animaux where he worked as store manager.

Michael Michael has spent his entire career in the restaurant and hospitality field.

Long-time DC residents, Jay and Michael share their home with retired racing greyhounds.

So why call it the Monkeys' Uncle?
Jay and Michael are the proud Uncles of several nieces and nephews -- who have all been affectionately nick-named "little monkeys"! Making Jay and Michael the Monkeys' Uncles!

A fun little affiliate. This is a new adventure for us, however, we are being mentored. Our sister-in-law, Karen Keegan, has run a successful consignment business since 1990 named Mother & Child. We are pleased to be a fun little affiliate of this thriving New Hampshire shop.

The Monkey's Manifesto

We'd like to share our mission statement:

Here's The Details...

We will take energy efficient measures to reduce our carbon footprint. We encourage our patrons to walk, bike, or use Metro (we are very close to the eastern market metro stop) And at the store we'll have free stroller parking available!

All consumable items in the store, from bags to stickers, printer inks to store receipts will use 100 percent recycled materials or sustainable resources

All merchandising fixtures in the store will be re-used.

We will help our customers to look at ways to rethink their energy use at home.

We pledge to contribute one percent of our proceeds to organizations supporting world issues, including:

World Wildlife Fund. For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. It is the largest multinational conservation organization in the world.

Oxfam America. Oxfam addresses social injustice through advocacy, public education, and emergency assistance programs across the globe.