The Fashion District Festival is set to take over East London’s Spitalfields for its highly anticipated third iteration from 3 – 8 June 2025.
The six-day festival will offer a celebration of sustainable, circular and regenerative fashion. This year the Fashion District Festival proudly partners with SXSW London, to support global pioneers and trailblazers in fashion technology and sustainability. Bringing together conscious shoppers and start up entrepreneurs, the festival centres around a sustainable pop-up shop, a live fashion performance showcase, upcycling workshops and fashion business panel events.
SHOP: Explore a curated pop-up, which will host pre-loved, swapped and repair brands at 30a Spital Square. A series of events will be hosted in the pop-up space, where conscious shoppers can discover more sustainable ways to engage with fashion, learn how to give clothing a second life and explore the latest trends in upcycling. For example, mend your jeans as part of the 1000 Jeans Challenge, or get your sneakers professionally cleaned by Vamp and extend the life of your favourite footwear.
WATCH: Experience a one-off fashion performance showcase on Tuesday 3rd June, 8pm – 9pm, featuring an electrifying performance by Alexander Whitley Dance Company that will fuse fashion, choreography and cutting-edge technology. Styled by award-winning fashion stylist Kim Howells, and including designs from Dr Noki and Maximilian Raynor, the performance promises a truly immersive and innovative exploration of fashion in motion, pushing the boundaries of creative expression. To get your ticket, see here.
MAKE: Spark creativity with upcycling, craft and customisation workshops for all ages, with highlight events including:
Knit a bag out of two t-shirts with Geo Knits Slow (Thursday 5th June)
Learn how to create your own biomaterials with Biodesign Collective and transform discarded household items into wearable pop accessories with Clara Chu (Friday 6th June)
Embroider a unique treasure pouch using fabric scraps, appliqué and found objects in this hands-on workshop with textiles designer Lauren Paul (Saturday 7th June)
Design personalised patches with master upcycler Dani Dawkins (Saturday 7th June)
GROW: Fashion businesses, start-ups, brands and investors can learn and connect at a series of roundtables, talks, and workshops that delve into the ideas driving change within the industry. For example Spin Ventures: Accelerating Regenerative Fashion is co-hosted by The House of Circularity, and speakers include Chelsea Franklin, PANGAIA, Mary Fellowes, Greenwith Studios, Carmel Rafaeli, the Table, and Sustainability Strategist François Souchet.
