Fashion Revolution Week, a global movement encouraging sustainability and an end to exploitation within the fashion industry, is coming to Logan.
Logan residents can access a series of workshops to learn how to reduce the impacts of their fashion on the environment and their budgets.
Author and sustainability advocate Jane Milburn will speak on sustainable fashion choices, styling, and how to regenerate, mend and upcycle clothing.
“I want everyone to think about what they wear and move away from fast fashion by dressing for health, well-being and sustainability,” Ms Milburn said.
“People need to be strategic about their purchases and stop buying as much to make a positive environmental impact through their clothing choices and get the best from their existing wardrobe.”
Ms Milburn was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2019 to encourage people to investigate ways to reduce fashion waste.
“The most sustainable clothes are those that already exist and are readily accessible through thrifting, mending and re-purposing,” she said.
“I encourage people to tweak or tinker with the clothes to adapt them in small ways as it is very soothing to sit down with a needle and thread.”
An estimated 100 billion new garments, dubbed fast fashion, are produced and sold worldwide annually.
On average, Australians buy 56 clothing items each year.
According to CleanUp Australia, every Australian on average buys 56 items of clothing yearly, most of which is made from non-sustainable, non-durable materials.
Other estimates suggest 100 billion new garments are made and sold worldwide every year.
Local Fashion Revolution sessions will run at Logan libraries until 20 April.
Bookings can be made at lccqld.com/FashionRevolution.
