Senorita AweSUMO @ Swish in
the City October 5th Dunedin Railway Station
We can
no longer sustain our current shopping and fashion system, we are
producing much more than we will ever need.
Why not
save yourself from the textile wasteland and come SWISH, a cheap
sustainable way of getting new threads, a great way to start building
your conscious wardrobe, by sharing your unused/unwanted garments
with others, and why not do it in style at Dunedin's Iconic Railway
Station this Saturday October 5th.
Exchange
your quality fashion items with other sustainable stylistas. bring
your friends, fashion faux pas and sense of adventure for this
entertaining, guilt free girls day out.
tickEts
are $20 available at ticketdirect.co.nz * sevice fee applies,
A HOW TO
guide to swishing......
Sort
your wardrobe and pick your swishest items to contribute.
Bring
your items along and receive tokens in return.
Use your
tokens to adopt new items, or bid for fantastic items and services.
Rave
about what a great time you had and love your swished up style.
SenoritaAweSUMO will be there with my latest zero waste collection, 'Te
Warewhare Whakapau' found in Dunedin, recently launched at NZ ECO Fashion Exposed Lower Hutt NZ, September 21st.
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| 'Te Warewhare Whakapau' Senorita AweSUMO 2013 Model: Jasmin Katy MacKenzie |
Te
Warewhare Whakapau is a call for more transparency in the fashion
industry. The New Zealand Fashion system can be more innovative to
create jobs in New Zealand's manufacturing sector.
I
believe that designers serve their community by providing solutions
to problems the community faces. My designs aim to mitigate
environmental harm from modern fashion production. Reducing waste
without compromising style.
The
garments I create are not only beautiful, but they up cycle fabric or
clothing that would otherwise be landfill. The recurring heart symbol
has been used on FOUND items and weaves the life blood of tradition
and value back into a precious entity.
My
garments aim to minimise the environmental impact from disposable
consumer items. By collecting from recycle centres and commercial off
cuts from local producers, previously discarded items become precious
garments that live more than one lifetime.
By
utilising Zero Waste principals, I hope to teach consumers to think
of clothing as an asset. I have a vision of consumers wearing a
sustainable wardrobe and events like this SWISH are all apart of
that.
Global
problem, Local solution.
I have 2
passes to give way to swish in the city, save yourself $20 and tell
me a story about an item in your wardrobe, something that evokes
memory for you, email your story to me at senorita.awesumo@gmail.com
by thursday 2nd october 5pm , if you have an image send
that through to, NOTE: your story may be shared on my blog and
facebook page as the winner, this may be edited by me. but your
aweSUMO anyway so choice!!!
see you there................
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