Words by The Fashion Advocate
Australians send 6000kg of fashion and textile waste to the tip every ten minutes. We’re throwing out more than half a million tonnes of clothing (enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground two and half times) every single year, and we’re wasting precious resources in the process.
Tackling a pile of unwanted clothes as big as the MCG might seem impossible, but when we stop to open our own wardrobe doors and start buying better, it is an issue we can solve collectively.
On Sunday 20th October 2019, we’ll be doing just that – solving fashion industry waste and diverting fashion from landfill.
In collaboration with Garage Sale Trail and Bayside City Council, the Coveted Closets designer, pre-loved and vintage wardrobe sale is set to save 2500 pre-loved fashion items from landfill.
Melbourne’s top fashion writers, bloggers, influencers, models and industry gal-pals will be setting up shop at Brighton Town Hall, opening the doors to their wardrobes for the public to shop their coveted pre-loved designer wares. From Fendi and Chanel to Camilla and Gorman, everyday denim jeans and vintage treasures – it’s all yours to hunt through and have a positive pre-loved impact.
Come shop my wardrobe! I hope to see you there!
WHEN
Saturday 20th October 10 am – 4 pm.
WHERE
Brighton Town Hall, Corner of Carpenter Street and Wilson Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
WHAT
$2 entry.
Reusable shopping totes by Eco-Tote and Machine Printers.
Coffee by Dish and Spoon Melbourne.
Sweet treats by BY POP Cookies.
Plants by POP by wilder spaces.
Shop and then drop in our Place Settings chill zone.
Food, bubbles, good music, and good fashion!
WARDROBES
Claire Goldsworthy – Founder, The Fashion Advocate.
Melissa Singer – National Fashion Editor, The Age.
Violet Trikilis – Model and influencer, A Stylish Age.
Sarah Green – Vintage-lover, Sarah Vintage.
Lena Samoylova – Melbourne blogger, Sunkissed Sundays.
Corinne Pettersen – Fashion designer, Harlow loves Daisy.
Taya Brooks – Model, influencer and founder, FlexTT.
Claire Milne – Blogger, Sciintilla.
Ana Fernanda Covarrubias – Eco-fashion stylist, The Second Runway.
Elisabeth van Roosendael – Sustainability advocate, Fortune Fold.
Rina Chia – Fashion lover and pre-loved lover, Fash Forward.
Yahav Ron – Fashion designer, collector and vintage-lover, Paris ’99.
Fae Albulario – Eco-stylist and fashion lover, Style With Fae.
Luciana Wallis – Blogger and all-round fashion babe, LiLT Blog.
Emma Hakansson – Vegan fashion advocate, Hakamme.
Mishka Nansi – Enviro-lover and boss babe, Pop Wilder.
Ash Bagga – Fashion journalist and boss babe, Ash Wore That.
Danielle Goodwin – Vintage fashion queen, Hawkeye Vintage.
Mel Brady – Stylist, model and writer, Embrace Age.
Sally MacKinnon – Melbourne’s leading personal stylist, Styled By Sally.
Amanda Talevski – Fashion enthusiast and beauty lover, AT Beauty.
+ more stalls from fashion lovers, influencers, bloggers, industry gal-pals and stylists!