Coal Loader Fashion Revolution Clothes Swap

This super fun, stylish and fully formed sustainable fashion event is celebrating Fashion Revolution Week with a clothes swap, talk, restyling and mending activities. It's a brunch time social where you can mingle with like-minded fashionistas to swap stories and clothes over drinks & nibbles.

Nina Gbor’s talk and restyling demo will leave you inspired to live a more sustainably stylish life in the most circular fashion.

Clothing check-in from 9.30am-10am.

9:30 - 10:00 AM - Nibbles, drinks & socialising

10:00 AM - Event commences

For the Swap: Bring 1-10 top top quality items that you no longer need from your wardrobe to swap with other fashionistas and help kick off Fashion Revolution Week.

What to bring: Pants, skirts, tops, jumpers, coats, jumpsuits, shirts, shoes, bags, shorts, jackets, blazers, scarves, hats, dresses, sunglasses, jewellery.

All these items can be retro, vintage, handmade or from quality medium to luxury brands.

All clothes must be clean, good quality and in good condition.

Please do not bring items that are worn out, heavily faded, pilling, mouldy, dirty, smelly or damaged. We will not accept underwear, used pyjamas and overused workout gear.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS THAT DO NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA CANNOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE SWAP.

Registrations are FREE but essential.

Location: The clothes swap will be in the Genia McCaffery building at The Coal Loader

Nina Gbor is a media personality, sustainable fashion & circular economy expert, international speaker, researcher and clothes swap maven dedicated to transforming the fashion industry's impact on people and the planet.

Nina is the Director of the Circular Economy & Waste Program at The Australia Institute.