AUT fashion raises money for hospice
More than forty unique fashion pieces crafted from secondhand clothing by AUT School of Art & Design students will be on the catwalk this week, to raise money to help people living with life-threatening illnesses.
The Fashion Hacktivism event, held in Auckland on Thursday 4 May, is a collaboration between AUT and Dove Hospice, with sponsorship from Regal Drycleaners, Drapers Fabrics and Cut Above Academy.
As well as showing the Year 2 AUT fashion students’ work, Fashion Hacktivism will feature an interactive workshop by sustainable wardrobe stylist Jess Raffills from The Finders Life, a boutique preloved clothing sale, raffle door prizes, refreshments, and nibbles.
The event is both a response to the over-consumption of fast fashion products, much of which ends up in landfill, and a night out to raise money for a great cause, says AUT Senior Lecturer Lisa McEwan, who teaches fashion design, and design for sustainability.
“While giving a nod to the former life of the original garments, these unique student creations also act as a great conversation starter about clothing consumption and environmental sustainability,” McEwan says.
With the state of the fashion industry being described by the United Nations as a social and environmental emergency, McEwan says we need to embrace circularity within the fashion industry.
“Secondhand shopping is good for both your pocket, and the planet,” Dove Hospice spokesperson Amy Conlon adds.
“In many cases, thrift shopping also supports local charities in your community.
"By coming along to Fashion Hacktivism, you’ll be supporting those for whom a cure or remission is expected through our ‘return to wellness’ programmes, and also people whose illness is no longer curable.”
Fashion Hactivism
When: 4 May, 6pm to 8.30pm
Where: Kings Plant Barn Stonefields. 86 Lunn Avenue, Mount Wellington, Auckland.
Tickets: $45 through Humantix
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