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Sustainable Fashion Week Comes to Wolverhampton

Join Sustainable Fashion Week in Wolverhampton for a weekend of conscious shopping, creative workshops, and engaging talks. Discover sustainable fashion week now!

Reinvntd

Aug 264 min read

Secondary Schools Invited to Join Future Threads Fashion Show

Delivered by Reinvntd CIC and supported by the Save the Children Young People Climate Fund, the Future Threads fashion show will give more than 100 secondary school students the opportunity to learn about the environmental impact of fashion, develop practical upcycling skills, and showcase their creativity on a public catwalk in the heart of Wolverhampton.

Reinvntd

Jun 113 min read

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And here are the final 9 vendors you can expect to see at our Sustainable Fashion & Makers Market, on Saturday 26th September 👀♻️🛍️

From handmade jewellery made from seashells to vintage and upcycled fashion and a live mendhi station, we’ve got so much in store for you! These are just some of the amazing independents and creatives you can expect to find on next week at our marketplace celebrating Sustainable Fashion Week with @sustainablefashionweek_uk ✨

🐚 @aimeejmakes
✨ @whimsicalsland
👚Tabitha Vintage
🎈@progressiveplay_jay
🖌️@soniia_mehndiartist
🧶@makegoodarts
👗 @saltelier
👢 @tatvint
👖@maddiesfashion17

📍Lockworks, Chubb Building, WV1 1HT
📅 Saturday 26 September
⏰ 10am–4pm
🎟️ FREE entry, book via Eventbrite, link in bio
🚉 less than 5 minute walk from Wolverhampton metro, bus and train stations.

Tag a friend you’d love to come with! We can’t wait to see you all 💚

#SustainableFashionWeek #Wolverhamptonevents #SustainableFashion #IndependentMakers #fashionmarket

Loved our first Craft Club workshop at @wolvesartandculture making keying charms! 🔑🌸💙

We’ll be back every Tuesday with more workshops! Next week we’ll be getting the fabric paints out, making our own fabric patches that can be used to upcycle garments 🎨🖌️

Craft Club dates with @reinvntd_official:
⭐️ 8th September
⭐️ 15th September
⭐️ 22nd September
⭐️ 29th September
⭐️ 6th October
⭐️ 13th October
⭐️ 20th October

#craftclub #wolverhamptonevents #reinvntd #textilecrafts #upcycledcrafting

THE PANEL LINE-UP IS HERE 👀♻️🎨🧵

Meet the voices joining us for Rethinking Consumption: A Conversation Inspired by Andy Warhol, Art, Fashion & Innovation at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

As part of Sustainable Fashion Week 2026 & Wolverhampton Business Week, @reinvntd_official is bringing together people working across sustainable fashion, textiles, education, craftsmanship and material innovation for a conversation about one big question:
How do we rethink our relationship with the things we buy, wear and discard?

Joining host Maya Patel, Founder of Reinvntd CIC, are:

♻️ Carly Kelleher - Programme Lead, Sustainable Fashion Week @sustainablefashionweek_uk
🧵 Nathan White - Bespoke tailor, upcycling fashion educator & Founder of Mr White Label @mrwhitelabel
✂️ Kupid Val-Essoné - Designer championing bespoke craftsmanship and upcycling @kupidval
🪸 Elle MacMillan - Textiles artist & material researcher exploring biomaterials, natural dyes and seaweed-based materials @by.elle.macmillan

Against the backdrop of Wolverhampton Art Gallery’s Andy Warhol: Art Star and Pop Art exhibitions, we’ll be talking overconsumption, creativity, repair, reuse and what a different fashion future could look like. ✨

📅 Friday 25 September
⏰ 6–9pm
📍 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
🎟️ FREE tickets linked in bio

Meet the panel ➡️

#SustainableFashionWeek #SFW2026 #Reinvntd #Wolverhamptonevents #SustainableFashion

We’ve kicked off the new school year with a bang! Taking our ‘Future Threads’, sustainable fashion and climate education programme, to two more schools. ✅

This morning we were at @coltonhillscs, last week we visited @thomastelfordonline UTC and before the summer holidays we spoke to students at @oswbacademy. So many interesting questions from curious students! 🤔📚🎤♻️

Just 1 more school visit with our assembly presentation before the practical skills building and clothes upcycling workshops begin. 🪡🧵👚👖

And then it’s showtime at our public catwalk in the heart of Wolverhampton City Centre @mandercentre in October. It’s going to be a great few months 🤩

#futurethreads #sustainablefashion #climateeducation #wolverhamptonevents #youthfashionshow

There’s one more vendor space left at our Sustainable Fashion & Makers Marketplace on Saturday 26th September, in Wolverhampton as part of our @sustainablefashionweek_uk Hub!

If you’re interested in being a vendor, send a DM or email info@reinvntd.com 💌
🎟️ free tickets to shop the market linked in our bio 🔗

#sustainablefashion #makersmarket #wolverhamptonevents #reinvntd #sustainablefashionweek

The perfect venue for our Sustainable Fashion & Makers Market on Saturday 26th September as part of our @sustainablefashionweek_uk events! 🛍️👚👗👖♻️✨

🎟️ get your FREE tickets via Eventbrite, link in bio

📍Lockworks, Chubb Building, WV1 1HT
📅 Saturday 26th September 2026
⏰ 10am - 4pm

#sustainblefashionweek #slowfashion #makersmarket #wolverhamptonevents #reinvntd

Meet the first six vendors at our Sustainable Fashion & Makers Market 👀♻️🛍️

From vintage and upcycled fashion to plant-based beauty and planet-friendly cosmetics, here’s your first look at some of the brilliant independents joining us for our marketplace this September, celebrating Sustainable Fashion Week with @sustainablefashionweek_uk

💖 @heartpickedstore
🧶 @swampcore_witch
♻️ @skrun_chee
🌿 @laydidees_skincare
💅 @earthynailpolish
🛁 @striptcosmetics

More incredible makers and independents will be announced soon ✨

📍Lockworks, Chubb Building, WV1 1HT
📅 Saturday 26 September
⏰ 10am–4pm
🎟️ FREE entry - tickets via Eventbrite, link in bio

Who are you excited to check out? 💚👇

#SustainableFashionWeek #Wolverhampton #SustainableFashion #IndependentMakers #WolverhamptonEvents

A little T-shirt glow up 🪡✨♻️

#reinvntd #upcycledtshirt #circularfashion

Bit late to the party, but we had to jump on the #wtfis trend

Is there anything you’d add? 🤔💚

Patch print workshops in the community went down a treat with @wolverhampton_today for the Green Cities & Circular Team, Eco Day 🌱 thanks for involving us! 💚

#circularfashion #sustainblefashion #reinvntd #upcycling #artsandcrafts

We’re proud to announce our programme for the Wolverhampton Hub for Sustainable Fashion Week! ♻️🧵✨

As an official @sustainablefashionweek_uk partner, @reinvntd_official is bringing together artists, makers, independent businesses and local communities for a weekend of conversations, creativity and practical action ✨

Swipe through to explore what you can get involved with and scan the QR codes / links to book your tickets.

Some activities have limited availability, so early booking is recommended 💕

Our Wolverhampton events form part of a wider programme of Sustainable Fashion Week activities taking place in communities up and down the country.

Which event will we see you at? 💚
 Find out more: sustainablefashionweek.uk
#sfw2026 #sustainablefashionweek #sfwcommunity #Reinvntd #WhatsOnWolverhampton

📅 Friday 25th September 🎤 Panel Talk & Networking: Rethinking Consumption:  📍 Wolverhampton Business Week x Friday Lates @wolvesartandculture Wolverhampton Art Gallery, WV1 1DU
⏰ 6-9pm
🎟️ FREE TICKET ➡️ https://www.goodhub.com/go/sfwpaneltalk

📅 Saturday 26th September 🛍️ Sustainable Fashion & Makers Market 📍 The Lockworks at The Chubb Building, WV1 1HT
⏰ 10-4pm
🎟️ FREE TICKET ➡️ https://www.goodhub.com/go/sfwmarket

📅 Saturday 26th September 🧶 From Tee to Tote: Crochet Your Own Handbag 📍 @medicinebakery at The Chubb Building, WV1 1HT
⏰ 10-1pm
🎟️ https://www.goodhub.com/go/sfwcrochet

📅 Sunday 27th September 🧸 A Teddy Bear’s Picnic & Sewing Workshop With @stitchety
📍Cup of Joy, Penn, WV4 5SN
🎟️ https://www.goodhub.com/go/sfwteddysewingpicnic

Last week we were back in the community in Wolverhampton doing what we love most! We hosted a ‘Patch - Print - Upcycle’ workshop and it was such a hit ✨

Thank you for having us City of Wolverhampton Council & Love Your Community @wolverhampton_today 🩵

It was lovely to see so many little hands getting involved with making their own fabric patches from scraps of material and fabric paints 🎨

#reinvntd #sustainablefashion #communitylove

A simple way to upcycle a plain old tee 👕🌺
Swipe through ➡️

Time cost - 1hr
Materials cost - £0 (had all the bits n bobs in our stash - fabric paint, made our own stencil, scrap material, thread, pins, mirror details off a saree)

#reinvntd #upcycleathome #diyclothes

Big ideas often start with the smallest seed 🌱

Thank you @afterhourscreative for always delivering 10/10 quality & style 💚
Absolutely love our new and updated business cards and we cannot wait to see a mini herbs in bloom 🤩

#reinvntd #sustainablebusiness #sustainablefashion

🚨 JOIN THE REINVNTD TEAM 🚨

We’re growing and looking for people who want to help create positive social & environmental change through sustainable fashion and community events. ✨♻️🧵

Whether you’re looking to gain experience, develop new skills, build your portfolio or support a cause you care about, we’d love to hear from you.

Swipe through to learn about our current opportunities:

🪡 Workshop Facilitator (Paid Opportunity)
📱 Content Creator (Volunteer Opportunity)
🎪 Events Coordinator (Volunteer Opportunity)
📣 PR & Communications Assistant (Volunteer Opportunity)

Over the coming months you’ll have the opportunity to support a range of exciting projects, workshops, community events and campaigns.

Interested?

📧 Email: info@reinvntd.com
Tell us a little about yourself, which role you’re interested in and why you’d like to get involved.

Help us reinvent what comes next. ✨♻️

#Reinvntd #VolunteerOpportunity #CircularFashion #CommunityImpact #CreativeOpportunities

🪡 Workshop Facilitator
Do you enjoy helping people learn new skills?

Support creative workshops that empower people to REPAIR, REUSE and REINVENT what they already own.

🧵 Assist with sewing, upcycling clothes and creative activities
🌍 Help deliver climate and sustainability education
🙌 Encourage and support young participants
✨ Create welcoming, engaging and inclusive learning experiences

Perfect for creatives, educators, students, makers and sustainability advocates.

📧 Email: info@reinvntd.com
Tell us a little about yourself, which role you’re interested in and why you’d like to get involved. ✨

📱 Content Creator
Are you always capturing content
or thinking about your next reel?

Help us tell the story of REINVNTD through engaging content that inspires people to rethink FASHION WASTE & SUSTAINABILITY.

📸 Capture BTS moments at workshops & events
💻 Create content for different social platforms
💡Showcase the impact of our work and the people we support

Perfect for aspiring marketers, photographers, videographers, content creators or social media enthusiasts

📧 Email: info@reinvntd.com
Tell us a little about yourself, which role you’re interested in and why you’d like to ge

Have you ever bought something because it was marketed as “sustainable” or “recycled”, only to later realise the reality was a little different? 😫

Only last month did I learn that recycled polyester is primarily made from discarded PET plastic bottles! 😱

Sustainability language is everywhere, but understanding what it actually means can be so confusing.

Hopefully increased scrutiny of fashion ads like this will encourage greater transparency and help drive meaningful change across the industry.

#fashionads #adsban #fashiontransparency #fashioneducation

🚨 WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOLS 🚨

We've only got 2 spaces left to join our 'Future Threads', fashion challenge! ♻️🧵

♻️ FREE upcycling workshops in schools
🧵 All materials provided
📆 Workshops in schools July & Sept 2026
✨ Catwalk competition, @mandercentre Oct 2026

Let's empower the next generation to reinvent what comes next. 🌍

📧 Want to get involved? Send us an email at: info@reinvntd.com

Tag a school that should get involved 👇

#FutureThreads #Reinvntd #Wolverhampton #SustainableFashion #ClimateAction

🚨 Are you a secondary school in Wolverhampton? 🚨
Or is your child a student in year 9 or 10 in Wolverhampton? If so, we’ve got an incredible opportunity for you! 👀

We’ve recently secured funding through charity @savechildrenuk, to deliver Wolverhampton’s very first Youth Sustainable Fashion Show in the heart of the city centre. We’re in the process of selecting up-to 6 secondary schools to take part. 💚

Each school will receive:
♻️ 1 presentation / assembly-style session exploring fashion and textile waste, climate change and sustainability.
🧵students will get 4 hours of practical workshop sessions and learn how to upcycle pre-loved clothes into new garments, fit for a catwalk runway!
👕All materials and workshop facilitation is FREE of charge to schools.

Students will also get the opportunity to model their garments down the runway in the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton, which will be transformed into a fashion catwalk for one special day on Saturday 10th October 📅

We want schools to get involved, not only to put Wolverhampton on the map for leading the way in sustainable fashion education for our youth in the region, but this project also links directly to Art & Design, PSHE, AND supports a variety of Ofsted priorities including personal development, careers and enrichment with prizes including opportunities for work experience within fashion. 🌍✨

If you’d like your school to get involved, please like, tag and share this with teachers and schools!

To register a school’s interest, please email info@reinvntd.com / send us a DM 💌

#wolverhamptonschools #sustainablefashion #climateaction #circularfashion #reinvntdcic

PART 2 🎤

A couple of weeks ago, our founder @themayap was invited onto @wcrfm in Wolverhampton to chat all things Reinvntd CIC and our new support group, @cancersewwhat? following her own cancer diagnosis at the start of the year. 🪡💖

The support group hopes to bring together creativity, sewing and community for people navigating cancer.
Here’s part 2 of the interview 📻🎤

#CancerSewWhat #CancerSupport #CreativeCommunity #Wolverhampton #Reinvntd

PART 1 🎤
A couple of weeks ago, our founder @themayap was invited onto @wcrfm in Wolverhampton to chat all things Reinvntd CIC 💚♻️

From sustainable fashion workshops and community projects to our exciting plans for Wolverhampton’s very first Youth Sustainable Fashion Show later in the year… ✨

Here’s part 1 of the interview 📻

#Reinvntd #SustainableFashion #CircularFashion #Wolverhampton #communityproject

✨ Your clothes, your story ✨

We’ve taken a plain 100% cotton sweatshirt and transformed it with hand embroidery into something personal, unique, and made with care 🧵💙

Whether it’s:
💌 A name or nickname
🪡 A meaningful phrase
👶 Meaningful phrases
✨ Or something completely personal to you

…we can create it 💙

We’re now taking orders so feel free to DM us to order or chat ideas ✨

#HandEmbroidery #PersonalisedSweatshirt #Handmade #Reinvntd #BoyMumClub

From simple stitches to statement details ✨

Appliqué and Sashiko are just two of my favourite ways to transform something old with just a needle and thread.

Which technique is your favourite? Appliqué or Sashiko? 👀👇

#Reinvntd #SustainableFashion #SlowFashion #CircularFashion #VisibleMending

✨ NEW BLOG POST ✨

We’re back with the second instalment of our monthly Guest Blog series on Reinvntd 💚

Our latest article is now live 👀👕
‘Recycled Polyester Clothing And It’s Impact’.
✍️ Written by @sumayyah.design, a creative designer passionate about ethical and conscious living, exploring how the materials we wear affect both people and planet 🌍

This piece takes a closer look at polyester, from microplastics and environmental impact to what “recycled” really means ♻️ and why fibre choices matter more than we think 💭

🔗 Read via the link in our bio

#sustainablefashion #Reinvntd #guestblog #recycledpolyester #consciousfashion

Would you add anything else? 💚

#reinvntd #slowfashion #sustainablefashion

��✨ Life update ✨

If you or someone you know want to join the community, fill out the form in my bio. 💗

#CancerSewWhat #CancerSupport #CreativeHealing #Reinvntd #SewingForWellbeing

🌍 This Earth Day, let’s slow down and reconnect ✨

Join us for a relaxed evening of conversation, community and conscious fashion at @cupofjoy.uk ☕️🤎

We’ll be opening up space to talk about sustainable fashion, mindful consumption, and what real change can look like, together.

🗓 Wednesday 22nd April 🕔 5–7PM 🎟 £5 (includes a complimentary drink) 👥 Limited spaces

Whether you come with a friend or solo, you’ll leave feeling inspired, connected, and part of something bigger 🌿

👉 Book via Eventbrite (link in bio or scan the QR code)

#EarthDay #SustainableFashion #SlowFashion #WolverhamptonEvents #CommunityMatters

Our final @yamfromhere workshop this Sunday 12th April at @wolvesartandculture🧵✨

This one’s all about Community! Come and share your story through photography & sewing, what does ‘community’ mean to you. 🤍

🎟️ Free tickets via Eventbrite, link in bio
📍 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
⏰ 12-3pm (drop ins welcome)

#YamFromHere #CommunityArt #BlackCountry #TextileArt

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