SUST Fashion Show 2006

Sustainable Urban Styles Today (SUST), a showcase event of eco and ethical fashion organized by AfSL, proved to be a fantastic success. Held at Bridgewater Hall on April 4th 2006 the show included outfits from local designers, fashion students, schools and community groups along with displays from ethical retailers.

Four hundred people attended, filling the venue to capacity – the show was so popular some people who had hoped to buy tickets on the door couldn’t get in! The diversity of people gave the show a unique atmosphere and a real buzz .

Schools, colleges and community groups contributed their time to designing and producing outfits for the catwalk show. A selection of stalls at the event gave people the opportunity to browse and buy ethical clothing and products from local designers. A ‘Clothing Amnesty’ managed by Oxfam and Emerge brought the idea of a ‘clothes swap’ to a new level, with those attending contributing items they no longer wanted and choosing 'brand new second hand' outfits for themselves.

AfSL staff and directors came up with the original vision of the SUST fashion show, but AfSL volunteers made it happen. Without the AFSL volunteers, the show would never have been able to go ahead. We’d like to offer a big thank you and an even bigger CONGRATULATIONS to all our volunteers.

A special thanks to the Bodyshop who volunteered make-up and make-up artists and Mancat for volunteer hairstylists

SUST proved that eco and ethical clothing is a fashionable and sustainable alternative to mainstream clothing and showed AfSL at the forefront of a wave of change that has brought ideas of sustainability to the high street and high fashion alike. The event showed the fantastic potential of volunteer community led action