NEWS & OPINION
WHAT COULD A SUSTAINABLE HIGH STREET LOOK LIKE?
As local Bristolians, it is so exciting for us to see some sustainable options throughout the Bristol Shopping Quarter.
FILM REVIEW: The Nettle Dress
Our founder Amelia writes up a little review of the magical film The Nettle Dress. Showing in four venues as part of SFW 2023.
Opinion with Joe Mountain from Future Fashion Fair
We take a moment to chat to our Hub partner in Manchester about the fashion industry, consumption and circularity.
SFW HUB: FROME
Introducing our hub partners in Frome: Everyone Needs Pockets! The Everyone Needs Pockets Textile Reuse Network is an inclusive group of enterprises and individuals whose focus and priority is about addressing clothing and textile reuse, recycling and regeneration.
SFW HUB: USA
Introducing our third international Hub partners in Brooklyn, New York and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Leading the Brooklyn hub are Rick Davis and Bridgett Artiste, the founders of Sustainable Fashion Week USA.
SFW HUB: INDIA
Introducing our second international Hub, based in Bangalore. SFW Hub: India is delivered by two friends, Priyanka and Laghna. We’re so excited to see what they’ll be putting together for September.
SFW HUB: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Introducing our first international Hub! We’re so excited to be partnering with Elizabeth Omeri of Denani Designs, who will deliver the SFW Hub: Papua New Guinea.
Sustainable Style: Everything you need to know about buying second hand clothes
Second hand shopping and thrifted clothing has become a huge trend that not only benefits people and planet. Join our friend Sophie Saint as she explores why it’s the best option…
Our 2023 Concept: THE REWEAR REVOLUTION
Our concept and theme for SFW 2023 is the ‘Rewear Revolution’. Save the date, sign up to participate and be part of it.
SFW HUB: PLYMOUTH
Our Plymouth Hub will be designed and delivered by Abigail, who takes creative entrepreneurs from idea to launch, helping build brands they can be proud of. She supports both existing fashion brands in becoming sustainable and works with purpose driven fashion startups. Accelerating growth from design to development.
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