{"id":51359,"date":"2019-11-18T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=51359"},"modified":"2019-11-26T20:37:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T20:37:37","slug":"update-your-wardrobe-for-the-holiday-season-with-fashion-clwb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/update-your-wardrobe-for-the-holiday-season-with-fashion-clwb","title":{"rendered":"Update your wardrobe this holiday season with Fashion Clwb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>A fashion community wants to help people renew and update their clothes instead of throwing them away and buying new ones\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_topphoto_VZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_topphoto_VZ.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_topphoto_VZ-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_topphoto_VZ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_topphoto_VZ-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Fashion Clwb runs creative workshops for anyone who wants to try sewing and renew their style | Photo credits: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Unsplash (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fashion Clwb and The Sustainable Studio will partner up for the High Street Fashion Hack where people will have the chance to transform their unworn, unwanted or old clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesustainablestudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sustainable Studio<\/a> is a grassroots community studio founded by Julia Harris\u00a0and\u00a0Sarah Valent in 2015. It is based in Cardiff and will host High Street Fashion Hack on 30 November from 10.30am a. It costs \u00a36 to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fashion Clwb and The Sustainable Studio\u2019s event gives participants the opportunity to create new garments out of old ones with the help of experts, making it suitable for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah said: \u201cWe hope to encourage and show people what they can achieve with simple hacks that can help them not only value the clothes they already own but also keep up with current trends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4LA8QGgyZd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4LA8QGgyZd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4LA8QGgyZd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Sarah V and Julia H (@fashionclwb)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-10-28T18:34:11+00:00\">Oct 28, 2019 at 11:34am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The fashion industry <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/putting-brakes-fast-fashion\" target=\"_blank\">produces<\/a> 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions. It is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/assets\/downloads\/publications\/A-New-Textiles-Economy_Summary-of-Findings_Updated_1-12-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">estimated<\/a> that more than half of fast fashion products are disposed of in under a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fashion Clwb added that the climate crisis will only get worse if we don\u2019t act and think differently towards our clothes. On average, we only wear our clothes seven times before purchasing another item. Learning to look after, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"repair (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/sewing-workshops-are-becoming-more-popular-due-to-the-lack-of-sustainability-in-the-fashion-industry\" target=\"_blank\">repair<\/a>, and rework our clothes is the solution, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_Photo_VZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_Photo_VZ.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_Photo_VZ-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_Photo_VZ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Active_8_Photo_VZ-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Making clothes is a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/assets\/downloads\/publications\/A-New-Textiles-Economy_Summary-of-Findings_Updated_1-12-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">linear system<\/a> which uses valuable resources and has a negative impact on people and the environment | Photo by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@tomlaudiophile?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Millot<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Unsplash <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Patsy Perry, senior lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/putting-brakes-fast-fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">said<\/a> that most fashion retailers now are doing something about sustainability and have some initiatives focused on reducing fashion\u2019s negative impact on the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stated there is a fundamental problem with the fast fashion business model where revenues are based on selling more products, and therefore retailers must constantly offer new collections. 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