Saturday 4 November 2023, Wardrobe Revolution Weekend

14:00 - 17:00 BST (British Summer Time, London, UK)

Online event, hosted on Zoom.
*A Zoom link will be sent to ticket holders closer to the event date*

Tickets include access to the recording of the event.

We all have a relationship with garments. Garments journey with us, keeping us warm and protected, embodying our inner selves as outer expressions, as we navigate experiences and environments. Clothes are loved and cared for - altered, mended, and transformed as tastes and trends change - as well as exchanged and discarded. Recycling and reinventing garments is not a new phenomenon but the careful balance of our relationship with clothes is becoming more widely interrogated as we approach important climate milestones. This October, the Selvedge Wardrobe Revolution Weekend will be an antidote to the environmental and social devastation caused by the textile industry and fast fashion. Twenty speakers will present their response to the Crisis in our Wardrobes.

Speakers include:

Justine Aldersey-Williams, a creative activist specialising in natural textile dyeing who is also the founder and voluntary coordinator of North West England Fibreshed.

Paiwand textile studio that repurposes fashion waste into upcycled handwoven textiles. 

Sanaa Gateja, a mixed-media artist and jewellery designer who is widely known for his signature incorporation of recycled man-made waste materials in his practice, particularly his pioneering fashioning of beads from discarded paper, which earned him the nickname ‘The Bead King’ in Uganda.

Derick Melander creates clothing sculptures that explore the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate relationship we have with what we wear.

Neha Celly of nece gene creates 100% sustainable denims that stand for being needful and mindful.

Amelie Crepy combines her history as a digital print designer to replicate synthetic processes and digital techniques with natural pigments and traditional mediums.

Jeremy Hutchison is the artist behind,  Dead White Man, which addresses the global trade in post-consumer garments, which are donated to charity in the Global North and sold across much of the Global South.

Karen Selk has spent her career researching silk. With camera and journal in hand, each expedition was focused on researching the rich history and heritage of silk production and traditions. A deep respect for the land and people who make the textiles as well as prodding from her friend in India, inspired Karen to lead many textile tours through India and Laos.

Mario Serra of Mourne Textiles, a weaving mill in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland.

Ashita Singhal of Studio Paiwand, a unique upcycling textile studio set-up to find beauty in bits and fragments, unwanted things in life, and adding value by repurposing those forgotten pieces. 

Sunny Dolat, is an independent fashion curator, cultural producer and creative director. He centers his practice in making unapologetic statements about the beauty and dignity of black skin. 

Jack Mosevic hand-makes eyewear out of used and old denim. 

Thierry Oussou, an artist and cotton farmer. His art practice deals with questions about authenticity, history, heritage and visibility. He also reflects on the relationship between contemporary art and ethnographic objects in museums.

Ibukun Baldwin, founder of Bukky Baldwin, focusing on the importance of community and providing employment opportunities for marginalised groups. The brand values individuals in need at its core and we are committed to using creativity as a tool to bring about positive socio-economic change in the UK.

Jenny Tiramani, founder of The School of Historical Dress, to promote the study of historical dress, including that of non-Western cultures, by using primary evidence, in particular surviving clothing and textiles. Written and visual sources support this work.

Francine McCabe, author of Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

Martine Gueye, founder of DIAMA,  a decorative textile collection, produced in Senegal by artisans valuing local organic cotton, manual spinning and weaving with ecological dyes. 

Tickets and additional information
Be part of the conversation and join us for the Selvedge Wardrobe Revolution Weekend.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Catherine Harris (blog@selvedge.org).

Cancellation policy:
Tickets are non-refundable.