Sustainable Fashion Week in Brighton will be a week-long celebration of ethical fashion

Sustainable Fashion Week Brighton (Credit: Daria Szotek/SFWB)

Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) Brighton returns to the city, with a week of events themed around 'The Power of Repair', promoting the importance of mending and reimaging garments to foster sustainability.

It will include clothes swaps, upcycling workshops, sustainable runway shows, panel discussions and film screenings across the week, which runs from Monday, September 23 to Sunday, September 29.

SFW Brighton is part of Sustainable Fashion Week UK, a global network uniting communities to promote more sustainable ways to enjoy fashion and call for a fairer fashion system.

Hayley Franco, co-organiser of Brighton Fashion Collective and trustee at Brighton Peace & Environment Centre, said: “We’re delighted to once again host Sustainable Fashion Week in Brighton.

“We hope to reach thousands of local people with our events and give them the opportunity to learn how to repair their clothes, support local designers, makers and menders across the city, and approach fashion more sustainably!”

Last year's event saw more than 2,500 people attend, and organisers hope this year will be bigger and better than ever.

The programme is as follows:

Monday 23rd: Launch Party & Flash Runway at HELM Gallery

Wednesday 25th: Food & Fashion Panel Talk at Terre à Terre Restaurant

Thursday 26th: The Future of Fashion is Circular Panel Talk hosted at Plus X Innovation Hub

Friday 27th: SFW Community Beach Clean on Brighton Beachfront

Saturday 28th: SFW Brighton Flagship Event at Brighton Dome featuring runway shows, clothes swap, workshops, and marketplace

Sunday 29th: RiverBlue Film Screening, Panel Talk and Clothes Swap at Depot Cinema, hosted in collaboration with DOLLY.

This year, SFW Brighton is supported by headline partner LUSH and is part-funded by the UK Government and Brighton & Hove City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

For more information and a full schedule of events, visit: brightonfashioncollective.org.uk

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