SUSTAINABLE FASHION WEEK 2024
Defashion Dorset is delighted to be part of Sustainable Fashion Week Hub: Dorset with Bridport Fashion Revolution and Sustainable Dorset
Friday 20th - Sunday 29th September
We are united in our mission to foster slow fashion, support a local clothing culture and raise awareness about the environmental impacts of the fashion industry.
This year's theme for Sustainable Fashion Week is THE POWER OF REPAIR. By uniting the community in creative action, we aim to transform the fashion system from the bottom up. Local actions can drive global change. Joining forces with other hubs across the UK and beyond, Sustainable Fashion Week will be a hive of activity nationwide.
WHATS ON
Upcycling Workshop
Sat 21 Sep, 10am - 12pm
Repair Cafe, Marnhull Village Hall, DT10 1PP
Drop-in for garment upcycling or repairs. Bring along a favourite dress that needs a revamp or a knitted item that needs repairing. Materials provided. Donations welcome.
Printing Workshop with Stomp
Sun 22 Sep, 11am - 2pm
Walford Mill, Wimborne, BH21 1NL
Get creative with waste materials for printing blocks and be inspired by the beautiful surroundings of the Mill to revamp a tired garment. Hosted by Hannah Cummings recent graduate of the London College of Fashion. Tickets here, £45,
Film, River Blue & Clothes Swap
Sun 22 Sep, 6:30pm
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, SP7 8AR
Screening of River Blue which chronicles an unprecedented around-the-world river adventure, led by renowned paddler and conservationist, Mark Angelo. Can Fashion Save the Planet? Swap up to five garments in good clean condition. Tickets £10 from box office
Stitch and Spin Workshop
Tue 24 Sep, 6 - 8pm
Guggleton Farm Arts, Stalbridge, DT10 2RQ
Embrace fibre reuse, repair, and crafting with Laura Tyley, This Living Place. Are you a knitter, crocheter, seamstress, flax grower or spinner or keen to learn? All welcome, free to attend.
Clothes Swap & Talk - Upcycling Buttons into Jewellery
Wed 25 Sep, 7pm
Hawkers Re-Creatives, Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost, SP8 5LZ
A talk on repurposing old buttons into jewellery with Catherine Potter and the opportunity to make a bracelet followed by a clothes swap. Refreshments included. Bring your buttons and up to five garments in good clean condition. Tickets £10, reserve at: defashion.dorset@gmail.com
Clothing Repair and Mending Workshop
Thu 26 Sep, 10am - 12:30pm
Hawkers Re-Creatives, Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost, SP8 5LZ
Learn skills to repair and mend garments - embroidery, visible mending and applique. This weekly session is free to attend, book a place at: defashion.dorset@gmail.com.
Film, Fashion Reimagined and Clothes Swap
Thu 26th Sep, 6.30pm
The Sherborne, DT9 3JG
Screening of Fashion Reimagined (in the superb setting of the recently restored Sherborne House) - trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney is on a mission to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment and transform the way we engage with fashion. After the screening there will be an opportunity to refresh your wardrobe by swapping up to five garments in good clean condition. Tickets here.
Film, The Red Dress and Clothes Swap
Fri 27th Sep, 6.30pm
The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FH
Screening of The Red Dress which was conceived by Somerset textile artist Kirstie Macleod, who began the Red Dress in 2009. Over the next 14 years pieces of the dress travelled across the globe, and were embroidered by artists from 50 countries. In the process The Red Dress has become an astonishing medium of expression for women across the world, many who are living in war-torn countries. It is their feelings, stories and dreams that have been embroidered into the material. The Red Dress will be followed by two short films and then a stylish clothes swap. Please bring up to five garments in good clean condition. Tickets £10, here.