sfw 2024
Uniting the community nationally through the power of taking action locally.
What took place?! Have a scroll below to see who took part and the inspiring activities they produced. And take a mo to read our Impact Report to see what we thought worked and needed work in 2024.
fashion reclaimed
Our theme for 2025 invited people to take the power back.
Reclaim fashion through reclaiming your style, your connection to your clothing, your skills, your community, your love of colour, the magic of secondhand, the love of visible repair and the secrets of invisible repair!
Reclaim fashion through a variety of activities. Take action in powerful partnership with your network, or even just on your own… in an individual, unique resistance of the industry’s status quo.
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REPAIRS
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CLOTHES SWAPS
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FILM SCREENINGS
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WORKSHOPS
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CATWALKS
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TALKS
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SKILLS LEARNING
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MARKETS
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ACTIVISM
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NATURAL DYEING
sfw - how does it work?
SFW 2024 is community-led. Our programme is split between our Hubs and our Fringe, with all activities being designed and delivered by brilliant and inspiring people in the community.
Our regional Hubs took place between 23-29 September and had multiple activities to inspire you.
The Community Fringe runs for a whole month! A jam packed programme of one-off grassroots events and activities between 12 September and 12 October.
THE POWER OF REPAIR
How often does a rip, a stain, a moth hole or a missing button mean your clothes end up in the bin - heading to landfill and incinerators or even deserts, waterways and the open sea? Fashion waste is littering our shared land, impacting the soil, air and water that we depend on.
Today, we regularly wear less than 30% of the clothing in our wardrobes. Some these garments will hang unworn due to needing a little mend.
We want you to harness the #PowerOfRepair to save your clothing. Repair is a powerful form of resistance in a world of ultra fast fashion
1/3 of people in Britain were never taught how to sew
If we repair a garment, it is likely to be kept in use for another 1.3 years
Extending the life of a garment by 9 months reduces its environmental impact by 20-30% 
community fringe
Explore events and activities popping up across the UK - hosted by such a brilliant variety of organisations, brands, individuals and community groups, all of whom are committed to sharing skills, knowledge and style to create a new fashion system.
the hubs
Meet our Hub Partners! Creating exciting programmes of activity across the country (and beyond!)
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS!
Take part in Sustainable Fashion Week and learn to repair and patch with Moley!
Moley stars in his very own children’s TV series, available to view on YouTube, Boomerang and Pop TV. He’s a master of recycling and repair: his favourite clothes are patched out of different fabrics that humans have thrown away.
Who better to help the kids of Sustainable Fashion Week learn how to stitch, repair and applying patches than Moley!
Supported by worksheets and ‘how to’ vidoes plus a limited edition Moley patch available at www.pawprintfamily.com