What’s happening in London for Sustainable Fashion Week?
Sustainable Fashion Week ( 27th September - 5th October) is all about challenging the fast fashion system and reminding us why sustainable fashion is important. It’s a chance to reflect on what sustainable fashion means in practice: designers and communities coming together to share skills like mending and upcycling, celebrate pre-loved and reworked pieces and champion ethical production.
If you’re looking for inspiration on how to build better habits into your everyday style, this is the perfect time to explore sustainable fashion vs fast fashion and see why sustainable fashion is the future. Sustainable Fashion Week proves that making ethical choices can be fun, creative and accessible.
We’ve found events all across London so you won’t miss out. Here’s what we’re most excited about:
QueerSwap X Sustainable Fashion Week | Sunday 28th September | Hackney Bridge
Update your wardrobe at the QueerSwap giant clothes swap! Bring up to 10 items of gently-used clothing and exchange them for new-to-you clothes which fit your current style.
Plus running alongside the clothes swap is a few different workshops such as: T-Shirt Yarn Workshop £3/pp, Crochet Mini-Bag Workshop £5/pp, Visible Mending Workshop £5/pp
Entry to the event is ticketed but 'pay what you can'. Pre-booking is recommended as last year's event did sell out! Get tickets at Outsavvy.
Make Your Own Zero Waste Sweatshirt with Fabrications
Sunday 28th September | 7 Broadway Market, E8 4PH
Creatively transform your own ‘waste’ textiles or clothing into something new and functional.
Visible Mending with Marigold the Maker
Wednesday 1st October | The Hillbilly Social, N22 8NE
Learn mending techniques, sashiko, slow and still point stitching in this calming, creative workshop.
Hand Stitch Repair Workshop & Bring Your Own Repair Club
Wednesday 1st October | 66 Essex Road, N1 8LR
In the morning, you can master essential hand repair techniques including darning, patching, hemming and buttonhole repair using sample pieces, building skills to extend your favourite garments' lifespan. Then in the afternoon, bring one cherished garment needing repair and work on it with expert guidance in a supportive community environment. Perfect for tackling personal mending projects.
Leather Upcycling Workshop
Thursday 2nd October | YKK Showroom Shoreditch, E1 6NU
A leather upcycling workshop to design and assemble a custom shoulder strap using repurposed leather — a creative, sustainable way to refresh your handbag.
Upcycled Jewellery Making
Thursday 2nd October | Hot Milk Café
Make bold earrings from waste plastic.
Sew Social
Friday 3rd October | The Hillbilly Social, N22 8NE
Join this informal sewing session. Stitch letters for our Wearable banner and try out embroidery techniques.
More Than a Fashion Show: A Sustainable Style Celebration
Saturday 4th October | St. John the Evangelist, SE19 2RX
Join us for an unforgettable evening of sustainable fashion, in celebration of local designers, vintage visionaries, and eco-friendly creativity (and much more!) - set amongst the dramatic arches of one of South East London's most iconic buildings.
Fashion Flea Market and more
Sunday 5th October | Chats Palace, E9 6DF
Fashion Flea Market, Queer Fashion Show, Fashion Vision Board Collage Workshop, Screenprinting Demonstrations, Fabric & Leather Painting Workshop £8/pp, C*nty Crafts with @thecraftydyke.ldn, Empowering Personal Style Workshop with @styling_gaze, Out of the Closet and Into the Thrift with @lottielashley.
Check out the full programme at Sustainable Fashion Week UK.
