Ms Twine says the "enormous shift" towards sustainable fashion often comes with a lot of greenwashing
Organised in Bristol, it also has more than 80 community events happening across the UK from 16-25 September, as well as a couple in Nigeria and Australia.to move catwalk shows from the day of the Queen's funeral and cancelled its usual parties.Maria Loria says her designs take inspiration from high-end luxury fashion shows
Ms Twine was working in the food industry when she noticed fashion was "just so far behind" other industries in terms of addressing its environmental impact. Most of fashion's environmental impact comes from the use of raw materials, such as the farmland used to grow cotton and the amount of oil needed for synthetic materials like polyester.More affordableDesigner Maria Loria, who is producing one of the catwalk looks, wants to show it can be affordable to consume sustainable fashion, "as opposed to giving all of our money to these big fast fashion corporations that are killing the planet and and exploiting workers".
One community event is the Lockleaze Fashion Show on 20 September at Trinity School in Bristol, being run by the local Barnardo's charity shop.