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As the holiday season approaches, we’re reflecting on another incredible year at Fashion District! 💫 From Manufacturing Futures 2024, our fifth Innovation Challenge supporting 10 start-ups and innovators in fashion manufacturing, to Evo Fashion, which helped 39 emerging designers, brands, and start-ups embed sustainability into their businesses. These projects have allowed us to collaborate with amazing organisations like The Trampery | Certified B Corp, PANGAIA, Selfridges, The Conduit, UKFT Association, and so many more – all working together to make the fashion industry more sustainable. Thank you to everyone who worked with and supported us this year. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a fantastic start to 2025 from all of us on the Fashion District team! 🌠🥂 #HappyHolidays #SustainableFashion

Innovate UK are investing up to £2 million in collaborative innovation projects! If you have a product or tool across the creative supply chain which could benefit and strengthen the UK creative economy, then this could be your chance to secure funding. Visit the website to find out more about eligibility and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/ecDbK-uW #FundingOpportunity #CreativeTools #Innovation #CreativeIndustries

Our friends at Colèchi, who recently took part in the Evo Fashion programme, have announced The Weaving Toolkit: An Exchange Project Between the Philippines and UK Local Weaving Landscapes! 🎉 ➡️ Launched last month at the third annual Clean Fashion Summit at Somerset House, the report was developed with Panublix, in partnership with UAL: FTTI (University of the Arts London: Fashion, Textiles, Technology Institute) and the British Council. ➡️ Highlighting the need for a sustainable and interconnected weaving industry in the UK and the Philippines, the report examines shared challenges and solutions while shedding light on how rural weaving communities can contribute to a global, eco-conscious fashion and textile ecosystem. ➡️ Check out the full report at https://lnkd.in/d-3yzhTr Evo Learning Grow London Tina Wetshi Piarvé Wetshi #FashionReport #Weaving #CraftFashion #CleanFashion #Sustainability #SustainableTextiles

👀 Curious to know what our Evo Fashion founders have been up to? Well… BEEN have just announced the launch of a limited edition capsule collection of accessories in collaboration with Tate! The four-piece collection features a cardholder, a zipped wallet, a crossbody phone bag, and a tote bag, all handcrafted using repurposed materials and incorporating elements of Tate’s past exhibition banners. The designs also use zips made from recycled plastic bottles, AppleSkin – a cutting-edge material made from apple waste – and recycled leather. The collection is available NOW in Tate shops in-store and online. For more info, visit: shop.tate.org.uk Evo Learning Grow London Genia Mineeva Roberta Davico #SustainableFashion #Upcycle #SustainableAccessories #CircularFashion #CircularTextiles #RecycledLeather #Repurposed

British Pasture Leather are delighted to announce that a limited volume of their signature black tumbled leather is now available to purchase online, with NO minimum order. This style can be seen in the recent Billy Tannery and Navy Grey collections - a supple and versatile black leather that is suited to accessories, footwear, and furniture. British Pasture Leather produce their leather entirely in the UK, using the hides of cattle certified by Pasture for Life and a traditional vegetable tanning process. Visit their website and learn more about the processes and people behind British Pasture Leather: https://lnkd.in/ds_SE2Jc Orders placed before December 15th will be shipped this month. Join the mailing list to hear about future drops in 2025! Image credits are all Jason Lowe. Evo Learning Grow London Alice V Robinson Sara Grady #BritishPastureLeather #RegenerativeLeather #EvoFashion #SustainableFashion #SustainableTextiles #RegenerativeTextiles

What’s on our agenda this December? ❄️ Check out our roundup of the best festive events hosted by our Evo Fashion founders! ❄️ Upcycled Christmas charms workshop with Anciela and Family Emotional Wellbeing Project CIC ❄️ Chiswick Christmas Collective Market hosted by Fashion Meets Music Loom is hosting several creative workshops at their Redesign Studio, as part of The Cirkel's pop-up at Marylebone Square: ❄️ Inclusive life drawing with Recondition ❄️ Silk screen printing with Again & Again ❄️ Lino printing with Dorota Bojanowska Interested? Head to any of the hosts' pages to learn more and book tickets! Evo Learning Grow London Jennifer Droguett Daisy Harvey Dennica Abdo Elizabeth Lambie #SustainableChristmas #CircularChristmas #SustainableFashion #FashionCraft #FashionWorkshop #CreativeWorkshop #ChristmasMarket

Want to get crafty this Christmas? 🎄✨ Why not join the #MadeByMe Christmas challenge and learn how to sew a Christmas ornament for free! 🪡 Discover the joy of creating gifts for less with Della Yellow’s sewing tutorials – think Duolingo, but for sewing. Dig out your old clothes and fabrics and transform them into a beautiful decoration for your home or tree. Join hundreds of others taking part by simply logging in and following the free Christmas Ornament tutorial. 🎁 Happy sewing! https://lnkd.in/dDScfqKr Ella Cope Holly Stirman Evo Learning Grow London #Upcycling #ChristmasOrnament #SustainableCraft #CircularTextiles #SustainableFashion #CircularFashion

Are you free this Thursday? Join OR Collective for a one day children’s pop-up at Stori E17, a brand new pop-up space in Walthamstow. Don’t miss your chance to pick up beautifully-designed children’s clothing that’s no longer fit for rental - at bargain prices! 🛍️ Pick up premium kidswear 🏷️ All at a reduced price 🌍 And do good for the planet!  ✅ No booking required Visit or collective’s website to discover all the brands that could be available on the day: www.orcollective.co.uk Bliss Olivia Staple Evo Learning Grow London #CircularFashion #SustainableFashion #FashionRental #FashionPopUp #CircularKidswear #SustainableKidswear

📷 Swipe to see this week’s Backroom Pitch event! Earlier this week, our second Evo Fashion cohort wrapped up their time on the programme with ✨ The Backroom Pitch ✨. Held at The Trampery Old Street, the event gave our 24 startups the chance to pitch their businesses to a panel of investors, business advisers, and industry experts, with drinks and nibbles provided by INIS. A huge thank you to everyone on the panel for sharing their time, expertise, and valuable feedback. Want to find out what went down? Head to our blog for all the details! https://lnkd.in/et8_Tipp Evo Learning The Trampery | Certified B Corp Grow London #EvoFashion #Sustainability #Innovation #FashionStartups #BusinessSupport #EvoFashion

Have you heard? 🚀 The WIP has just launched an Expert Directory! A one-stop shop for environmental and social impact experts, this free directory lets you connect with experts and peers who share your business values. Check out a special blog post by The WIP Founder, Lucy Kebbell, on why your values should drive your business partnerships and how the directory can support you to find like-minded professionals for future partnerships and collaborations: https://lnkd.in/ewRXphwe #TheWIP #FashionBusiness #FashionPartnerships #Partnerships #FashionExperts