Sustainable fashion show needs your outfits

Do you upcycle clothes and fabrics to create outfits or mend your own clothes? We are looking for your upcycled and repaired clothes to feature in EalingSewnUp Sustainable fashion show & swap in October at Gunnersbury Museum.

Ealing Repair cafe has joined forces with ActforEaling and local groups to encourage sustainable fashion in Ealing. All who live, work and learn in the Ealing Borough are invited to unleash their creativity, learn new skills, save money and discover their sustainable style with EalingSewnUp. Let’s move away from fast fashion and move Ealing into the next trend of sustainable fashion.

EalingSewnUp has partnered with Gunnersbury Park Museum to run a Sustainable Fashion Show & Swap, 1-4pm on the 8th October which will feature outfits and accessories for:

• Reuse: Preloved & Secondhand clothes
• Repair: Clothes that have been mended with patches or darned creatively
• Re-imagine: Repurposing clothes and fabric into new outfits and accessories

Here are some of the projects we have done at Ealing Repair cafe. For more inspiration, go to our Guides and Tips for projects and guides.

We are looking for creative clothing items that have been repaired, embellished, patched and/or adapted to inspire others to reimagine their wardrobes. These outfits will feature in our sustainable fashion show so please contact us so you can lend your items for the day. If clearly labelled and they will be returned to you after the Fashion Show.

If you don’t have an outfit to lend, but still interested in getting involved, there are many ways to help out and we are specifically looking for:

• Models who represent the wonderful range of ages, shapes and colours in Ealing
• Stylists keen to curate and celebrate sustainable style
• Volunteers who can help sort clothing, help with set up and generally help make the magic happen
• Donations of clean, no-longer-worn clothes that could transform an outfit for someone else (sign up to ActForEaling for donation point details)

Register here or find out more what’s involved Volunteer to join the Ealing Sewn Up team

For more info email ealingrepaircafe@gmail.com

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