Fashion, Reclaimed: Sustainable Fashion Week 2025
This September, Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) returns for its fifth and most ambitious edition yet. The core programme runs from 27 September to 5 October, with fringe events taking place between 20 September and 12 October. Communities across the UK, Canada, and the USA will join together for a month-long celebration under the theme Fashion, Reclaimed. The message is clear: it’s time to take back control of our wardrobes, resist the churn of fast fashion, and imagine a more sustainable relationship with clothing.
Fashion, Reclaimed. Taking a stance against fast fashion. Photo credit: Sustainable Fashion Week.
Founded in 2020 by sustainability campaigner Amelia Twine, SFW has always been rooted in accessibility and inclusion. Twine is no stranger to the complexities of sustainability — she launched the online sustainable retail platform Give Wear Love in 2018, only to close it during the pandemic. That experience sharpened her focus. “I don’t believe sustainability is about luxury,” she explains. “The climate emergency affects us all, and we all get dressed in the morning. That means sustainability in fashion is relevant to everybody.”..
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Lead: Eco Fashion by Studio Membrane.