Do you know who made your clothes? Where they were made? Or even what they are made of? These are some of the questions we are encouraged to ask ourselves during Fashion Revolution Week this April.
These questions are extremely important to local artists Ketakii Jewson-Brown and Shaye Hardisty, who take every opportunity to educate themselves and others about the woes of the fashion industry and how we can make a positive difference.
This April they are are bringing ‘Slow Fashion Conversations’ back to Sunshine Coast, after sold-out event last year.
This year will see sustainable fashion legend, Deb Fisher in conversation with Kat Walsh (Practice Studio, Brisbane) and Clare Wright (House of Clare, Sunshine Coast) talking to the theme ‘How to be a Fashion Revolutionary’.
Attendees are encouraged to bring along any hand-mending to work on throughout the evening. The evening is set to be both nurturing and empowering.
Fashion Revolution Week is a global movement with a vision for the fashion industry that conserves and restores the environment, and values people over growth and profit.
It began 10 years ago to mark the anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster in Bangladesh where 1134 people were killed and more than 2500 were left injured.
The people in this building were working in unsafe conditions, while manufacturing clothing for many of the biggest global fashion brands. This tragedy is the fourth largest industrial disaster in history.
During Fashion Revolution Week, we remember the lives lost and demand that no one should die for fashion.
The event will take place at 2nd Space Studio on Howard Street, Nambour on the 18 April from 6:30pm – 9pm.
Tickets $15 – $40 (sliding scale) and include light refreshments, book through Humanitix: events.humanitix.com/slow-conversations-on-fashion
