15 Free Online Sustainable Fashion Events To Attend In March 2021
The following sustainable fashion events are all FREE and completely online. Consider registering for any event you are interested in attending! This important to continuously learn about the issues and solutions found within the fashion industry through thought leaders and experts from all over the globe. It is never too late to take out a notebook and pen to become part of the sustainable fashion movement!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10th, 2021
9:00 - 10:00 AM (CDT)
Alternative Enterprise Models for Sustainable Fashion by CUSP Researchers at Middlesex University
This seminar will explore how sustainable fashion design entrepreneurs are developing post-growth business models for the fashion industry. These alternative visions focus on how resources are used and how clothing is created when the focus is people and earth versus profit maximization. The event will also showcase qualitative studies around UK sustainable fashion businesses focused on sustainability, longevity, and circularity. Event hosts include Dr. Andrea Werner, Prof. Fergus Lyon, Dr. Patrick Elf, and Dr. Ian Vickers.
1:00- 2:00 PM (CDT)
A Roundup of Events in the Global Garment Industry with Tansy Hoskins by Labour Behind the Label
This event will feature Tansy Hoskins who will roundup events in the garment industry as part of the Six Items Challenge series. She will also discuss how fast fashion only protects the elite 1% while it exploits its workforce in producing countries.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11th, 2021
10:00 AM- 11:30 PM (CDT)
Reduce the Juice Connect: A Sustainable Fashion Future by Reduce the Juice
This webinar will uncover the ugly side of the fashion industry and explore the urgent changes that need to be made. The emergence of fast fashion will be discussed in conjunction with the wasteful practices coming from high end brands, the human right abuses found across the entire industry, and the true cost of our wardrobes. All the while, positive stories will be shared to showcase changes being done in the fashion industry and what individuals can do to drive positive change. You will also learn how to get involved in the Reduce the Juice Connect challenge and how to earn the University of London's Sustainability Advocate Award.
10:15 AM- 12:15 PM (CDT)
Circular Economy in Fashion & Textile: Opportunities and Challenges by Circular Economy Transition and Impact Hub Bern
This event will host a conversation with three circular textile experts that will present the challenges and benefits of shifting the fashion industry into circularity. Speakers include Albin Kalin, Cradle-to-Cradle pioneer and founder of EPEA Switzerland, circular economy expert from Co-Lead Lauren Mader, and Paolo Pezzin, raw material manager at VF Corporation.
10:00 - 10:45 PM (CDT)
The Opportunities for Indigenous Fashion Post Pandemic by Global Indigenous Management and Melbourne Fashion Festival 2021
This event will host a conversation with 6 First Nation industry fashion millennials that will reflect on the global presence of the fashion industry. Key topics that will be focused on in particular will be indigenious fashion opportunities, indigenious fashion post-pandemic, triumph over adversity, and the aspirational narratives of young indigienous people.
1:30 - 2:30 PM (CDT)
The Second Hand Wardrobe- How To Thrift Like A Pro! By Adele Martin
This Dundee Women’s Festival event will teach you how to thrift like a pro with personal stylist and ‘preloved’ expert Adele Martin from House of Colour. She will also explain how you can clean up your fashion footprint by thrifting like a pro. This event is primarily targeted for people living in the Tayside & Fife area.
7:00 - 8:35 PM (CDT)
Style & Sustainability Panel by MADE by DWC
This event will host a conversation about sustainable fashion, how to form a unique sense of style, and the sustainable impact of buying secondhand. Guest panelists include Resale Store Assistant Manager of MADE by DWC, Alyssa Haines, Founder of Swap Society, Nicole Robertson, and Style Influencer, Trish Lindo. The conversation will be moderated by Syama Meagher, CEO and Chief Retail Strategist of Scaling Retail.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16th, 2021
9:00- 10:30 AM (CDT)
Fashion Circle: Remodel and Repair by The Fashion District and The Trampery
This is the first event of the Fashion Circle series and will explore the growing interest in the “Keep It Culture”. Guest panelists will include Senior Businesses Account Manager of WRAP, Clare Carroll, CEO and Co-Founder of RETURE, Nina Van Volkinburg, designer Joao Maraschin, and founder of Sojo App, Josephine Philips.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17th, 2021
11:30 PM- 12:30 AM (CDT)
Redesigned and Reimagined Fashion with Technology by Australian Fashion Council for Melbourne Fashion’s Festivals Independent Program 2021
This event will look at virtual worlds and digital agendas that can evolve the fashion industry as we know it. Guest panelists include Marcus Milne, the Founder and CEO of Punk Office, Michaela Wessels, the CEO of Style Arcade, and Co-Founder of Bodd, Rob Fisher.
7:00 -8:00 AM (CDT)
Green Week x Son of a Tailor: Sustainable Fashion after Covid-19 by Green Week 2021 by oikos Copenhagen
This event will host an interactive talk with the CEO of Son of a Tailor, Jess Fleischer. He will explore how the made-to-order business model helped his brand during the pandemic and has provided a solution to the waste in the fashion industry. Time will be allotted for a Q&A session to further explore his brand's philosophy and business practices.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18th, 2021
12:00 PM- 2:00 PM (CDT)
Circular Fashion Camp with Orsola de Castro by Change- room.org
This event will shed light around the concept of Circular Economy in the fashion industry. In the first hour, Orsola de Castro will highlight how you can cherish and celebrate your clothing, reconnect with yourself and your upbringing, and what is fashion circularity. Time will be provided for an open Q&A session to further explore the possibility of a Circular Economy within the fashion industry. In the second hour, an interactive discussion will be hosted with sustainable fashion entrepreneurs and designers who will share their stories and how their business models are modeled after the Circular Economy principles
TUESDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2021
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM (CDT)
Sustainable Fashion Workshop by Chicfashic
This workshop will teach you how to promote sustainability by using ChicFashic, which is a fashion community and eco-friendly platform.
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM (CDT)
Regenerative Fashion- Panel Discussion with Patagonia, Fibershed and Trace Collective by Climate Farmers
This panel discussion will focus on regenerative fashion with Trace Collective, Fibershed, and Patagonia and will explore the status quo and vision for regenerative fashion. Guest panelists include executive director of Fibershed Rebecca Burgess, co-founder of Centre of Regenerative Fashion and Trace Collective Aroa Fernandez Alvarez. The event will be hosted by team member of Climate Farmers and host of Abundant Edge Podcast Oliver Goshey.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2021
8:00 - 9:00 AM (CDT)
Orsola de Castro: Fashion Revolution, The Truth Behind the Fashion Industry by London College of Fashion, Fashion Business School
This event will focus around Orsola de Castro, her career in sustainable fashion, and her recently published book “Loved Clothes Last”.
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM (CDT)
Fostering Sustainable Practices- The Pioneering Visions of Fashion’s MSE’s by Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF)
Prof. Dilys Williams and Prof. Sandy Black will host a conversation with author, researcher, director and professor of fashion design and merchandising at Kent State University, Dr. Louis Valentine. The conversation will focus on the insights gleaned from the Fostering Sustainable Practice project, which was led by the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Creative practices within fashion design-led micro and small businesses to create a more sustainable future will also be explored in this conversation.
