Clothing the loop is a collision of fashion, art, design and activism presented by Australian Dance Party and sustainable designer, Kelli Donovan to activate textile and fashion circular economies in our ACT community.

Join us for a full day of sewing + textile art workshops, industry talks, panel discussions, giant clothes swap, local sustainable design installations, fashion parade and performances.

The day celebrates the work of local designers, advocates, community groups, artists and government agencies who are working together to build a more circular fashion economy and reduce our footprint.

Saturday 18th October, 10am-10:30pm.

The Vault, Dairy Rd Fyshwick.

Day time activities FREE (Craft + Design Canberra workshops require paid ticket)
Evening event $25-65 + BF

FULL SCHEDULE is available on the website:

https://australiandance.party/clothingtheloop/

The philosophy behind the festival...

Australians are the biggest consumers of new fashion on average in the world, purchasing 56 new garments per year per person! With 10% of global carbon emissions caused by the fashion industry, Aussie’s contribute significantly to these figures.

Clothing the loop ignites sustainable textile practices, connects stakeholders and empowers you with the tools to make conscious choices to help reduce the impacts of climate change.

With support from the ACT Government's Community Zero Emissions Grant Program, The Vault, The Green Shed, Keli Studio, HerCanberra, Doma Hotels, Craft + Design Canberra, Seamless, SeeChange, Samsara Eco, Nina Gbor, Edition, Wasted, Saloon Design House, Maak and Canberra Institute of Technology.