Aja Barber, Alena Ivanova & Anna Freemantle-Zee: Wear and Repair

We all know to shop second-hand, avoid microplastic fibres, and celebrate re-wearing – but is this enough to make fashion sustainable? How much power do we really have as consumers? Today Aja Barber (author of Consumed), Anna Freemantle-Zee (founder of Edinburgh International Fashion Festival and Regenerative Textiles Scotland), and Alena Ivanova (campaigns and activism lead at Labour Behind the Label) gather for a hopeful but frank discussion on the global fast fashion and overproduction crises, exploring a range of possible solutions. Chaired by Ruth MacGlip.

Categories: Art & Culture, Business & Economics, Climate & Environment, Non-fiction

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Repair

The key theme this year is Repair, with the Festival seeking to explore the many things around us which feel broken, and how we might seek to fix them. Using informed insights from a range of experts, lessons learned from our ancestors, the richness and connection offered by the natural world, hands-on activities, and our own inherent humanity, the Festival offers a wide range of active opportunities to rebalance the mind, reinvigorate the spirit, reconcile with others, and restore a sense of calm and…

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