Slow Fashion

Friday 5 February 2010, 5.04 PM
By The Team | Posted in Events

Slow Fashion may make you think of catwalk models walking at a snail’s pace, but it’s actually a growing fashion movement to support the environment while still looking stylish.

On Wednesday that’s melbourne attended the Slow Fashion clothes swap at Trades Hall, a fundraiser for the Sustainable Living Festival. More than 60 women (and two men) each brought six items of clothing to be exchanged. These pre-loved items were hung on racks to form one giant extended wardrobe and many found homes with very happy new owners.

Here’s what some of them had to say:

“I thought it would be lots of fun and I wanted to support this event, especially as the leftover clothes at the end go to charity.

I found this gorgeous light cotton dress which I’m wearing which I’m going to give to my friend who would this love this. You can often find beautiful fabrics and styles in recycled fashion.” ~ Regina

“This sounded like fun and I have bags and bags of clothes sitting around at home, waiting for me to do something with them. It’s great to be able to exchange stuff. I keep meaning to organise a stall at Camberwell market but I just never get the time, so this is perfect.

I found this vintage 60s dress which I love. You can really find something unique at something like this and the girls that come to clothes swaps are more likely to have interesting taste – so you are bound to get something different!” ~ Trina

“I wanted to volunteer for Slow Fashion clothes swap because I really want to do something for the environment. Every day we consume so much and by doing this, I can at least help in a small way.

This is my favourite piece, it’s so simple and elegant and you can see the workmanship in the way it’s made. I’m so into recycled fashion, there is real history in the clothes – you can feel the previous owners. I got a bargain today and it feels good!” ~ Liz

“I heard about this event through an email my friend passed on. It’s funny because my friend and I swap clothes all the time but this is better as there’s a bigger pool to draw on.

Recycled fashion is great. Everything is one-off and there’s always the thrill of finding hidden gems like this dress. It’s very 90s, it reminds of a flower girl dress.” ~ Rose

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