NEWS & OPINION
SFW HUB: CARDIFF
Introducing our Hub Partners in Cardiff… Make Love Not Landfill.
Helen is heading up our hub in Cardiff! Championing sustainable style for over a decade, Helen is an artist passionate about fashionable upcycling and showcasing how to live sustainably in an unstable world.
SFW HUB: BRADFORD
The Stitch Society are delivering our Bradford hub. Proud creators of artisan workwear, The Stitch Society produce all of their garments in Yorkshire, with UK manufactured and sourced fabrics.
How fast fashion fuels climate change, plastic pollution and violence
The 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse sparked a call for change in the global fashion industry. But 10 years on, more than 100 billion clothes a year are made – mostly from oil turned into polyester – by people working in dangerous conditions. This is fast fashion's impact on people and the planet.
How to ditch polluting fast fashion for a more ethical and sustainable wardrobe
The global clothing trade is a mess of human misery and pollution. But what’s the alternative? Here’s how to leave fast fashion behind and build a more sustainable wardrobe.
OSCARS: Dysfunction at the top?
The Oscars have come and gone. We explore the dresses that cost the earth and how dysfunction starts at the top. How can we ask consumers to reject the wear-once trend when it’s so flagrantly present at one of fashion’s most glittering events?
SFW HUB: MANCHESTER
Introducing Future Fashion Fair - our Hub partners in Manchester. FFF is a sustainable fashion market, focused on resale of second-hand goods and responsibly made creations by local businesses and designers.
SFW HUB: BRIGHTON
Introducing…. Our Hub partner in Brighton for SFW 2023. We’re so excited to be working Hayley from BPEC. She is producing an exciting array of activities in the centre of this vibrant city for our nationwide event programme.
Green Met Gala
Hold your diaries for May 4th 2023 - for this event hosted by our friends at Wear My Wardrobe Out.
#TakeBackFriday
As Black Friday looms, we chatted to the team at Teemill about their #TakeBackFriday campaign, here they share with us info about the campaign and their journey to circularity…
Slow fashion on a budget: tips & tricks
We all know about the ethical issues in the fast fashion industry. With the cost of living crisis hitting home, now is the time for us to explore all the different ways we can become more sustainable without needing a big budget
Fashioning Our World
SFW are pleased to be delivering a series of two workshops for the Salisbury Museum ‘Fashion Our World’ project. Here, Katy England shares an amazing story of one of their pieces…
Re-fresher Your Style
This year, Sustainable Fashion Week was sponsored by Bristol City Centre BID. Here they give a little write up of their activities during the SFW 2022 event week…
And that’s a wrap!
Phew, what a week.
The dust is still settling, and we’re taking stock - trying to take in the whirlwind that was Sustainable Fashion Week 2022.
Meet Our Resident Repairers
If you haven’t had the chance to come to one of our stitches & switches and meet our lovely repairers - don’t worry. This blog will introduce you to the repair dream team: Beth, Meret & Maria.
Soil is Miraculous…
Generally speaking, consumers and brands are completely detached from the original source of clothing and accessories – and soil is the last thing on someone’s mind when browsing the shops for clothes.
(Image credit: Soil Association)
SFW Stitch & Switch Socials
Amber takes a look back at why we started the SFW Stitch & Switch Socials. Make sure you come along to our next one!
benecos: SFW Catwalk Headline Sponsor
SFW are so pleased to announce that benecos are coming on board as our SFW Catwalk headline sponsor. They’ll be helping us produce a brilliantly colourful event, featuring their plant-based, natural, organic and cruelty free beauty products.
Charity Shop Fashion Week
The Charity Retail Association (our fantastic sponsors) are running a #CFSW campaign on social media. Showcasing the very best charity shop finds & styles!
Fashion Revolution’s ‘Textile Garden’
We got a glimpse of the of the Fashion Revolution ‘Textile Garden’ at the Chelsea Flower Show, designed by Lottie Delamain. Have a read of Amelia’s review here.