10 Free Online Sustainable Fashion Events To Attend In September 2022
The following sustainable fashion events are all FREE and completely online. Consider registering for any event you are interested in attending! It is never too late to take out a notebook and pen to join the sustainable fashion movement. This important to continuously learn about the issues and solutions with experts in the fashion industry. Please note that the time of all the events have all been converted to CST Central time.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST-30TH
12:30 - 1:30 PM CST
Slow Fashion Season 2022 by Slow Fashion Movement
Join Slow Fashion Movement’s flagship campaign called Slow Fashion Season 2022 that is running for 30 days during September. This time will encourage you to commit to buying no new clothes and to join a global slow fashion community that prioritizes progress over perfection.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Why Do We Shop the Way We Shop? | Slow Fashion Season 2022 by Slow Fashion Movement
This event will help you understand the psychology of consumption and the impact of anti-consumption campaigns in the fashion ecosystem. Speakers include behavioral psychologists Dr, Carolyn Mair and Remake’s Director of Education and Community Engagement Emliy Stochl. They hope you will gain an understanding on why we shop for clothing that way we do and why it's important to reflect and change our shopping habits.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH
3:00-4:30 pm CST
Slow Fashion Season 2022 Book Club by Slow Fashion USA
This book club will provide a space to learn about the fashion industry, join a slow fashion community, and develop your journey in slow fashion. You are invited to read The Psychology of Fashion by Carolyn Mair every Sunday in September. The aim of the book club is to come together as a community, process fashion through a psychological lens and to learn as a collective.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH
11:00 AM-12:00 pm CST
FashMash Pioneers: Influence and Action with Lucy Siegle by FashMash
This webinar will interview sustainability author and journalist, Lucy Siegle. FashMash will explore how to create moments of change, how Sielge has influenced fashion, and what changes need to happen in the industry.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
8:00 -9:00 AM CST
The World of Alternative Fabrics- How to Utilize Sustainable Materials by The Fashion Network
This discussion will investigate the different fabrics in the fashion industry and how they were produced. It will also explore how sustainable these fabrics really are and will feature professionals in the industry to explore the design and production of fabrics. This event will also explore new materials in the market, sustainable and vegan fabrics, animal-based natural fiber, vegan leather and the role of designers in sustainable fashion.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
10:00 -11:00 AM CST
How To Build Circular & Regenerative Models for the Fashion Industry by Fashion Declares
This webinar will discuss why we need to switch from a linear to a circular economy, what safe plenary boundaries are, and how we can deliver a fair and just transition to all. It will also explain how to develop circular fashion products and systems, what garment lifestyle tracking is, and what resale, repair and rental models. look like. This webinar will be hosted by Safia Minney, and will feature industry experts. Speakers include Kalkidan Legesse, co-founder of OWNI; Debbie Luffman, from ThinkCircular and Fashion Declares; Anthony Burns, COO of ACS, and leaders from ThredUp.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
12:00 -1:00 PM CST
What Does Sustainable Fashion Really Look Like? By Shado
This webinar will aim to inspire education, action and mobilization at a community level. Creatives from different grassroots organizations across five cities in the UK will discuss how to create action around sustainable fashion. Topics covered will include the importance of sustainable fashion, fair fashion movements, garment worker rights, community level change, worker empowerment and unions, arts role in sustainable fashion, supply chain transparency, and decolonization and anti-capitalism.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
12:00 -1:00 PM CST
Workers’ Rights in Fashion by Fashion Revolution USA
This panel discussion will cover the labor and worker rights in the fashion industry by covering critical fashion legislation that is changing the industry. You will be able to learn about the role and importance of policy and how it can create change.
THURDSAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND
12:00 -1:00 PM CST
Fashion For All: Fashion That Is Good For The Planet and Disabled People by Bristol Disability Equality Forum
This panel event and discussion will explain how clothing can be good for disabled people and the planet. It will also explain how fashion can be stylish, comfortable and fun for disabled individuals. Featured speakers are fashion designers, which include Kat Paylor and Poppy Fields.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
2:00 -3:00 PM CST
Be Curious LATES: Fabric Futures by University of Leeds
This event will explore a more sustainable future for cotton, cotton success stories and consumers' role in ensuring a fairer future for all in the global supply chain. Featured speakers include Sushma Iyengar, founder of Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan; Simon Ferrigno, freelance researcher and writer; and Professor Surender Munjai from the University of Leeds.
