A week of events devoted to highlighting the alternatives to 'fast fashion'.
All week
Virtual Fashion Show Competition
How to enter:
- Upload a post or story wearing a sustainable/thrifted fit
- Tag @maynooth_su on Instagram or @maynoothsu on Tiktok
- Include #MSUSFW
There will be one lucky winner chosen each day by the MSU & members of the Fashion Society Committee!
Every entry will receive a personal discount code for Candid Frank!
Monday 12pm on Zoom
Sustainability is Minimalism, with Rachel Eustace
Rachel is a content creator and sustainable fashion enthusiast, who began her Youtube channel as a former Maynooth student. Rachel's talk will focus on her love of fashionable, thrifted clothing and the issues that exist in the 'sustainable fashion' world.
Monday 8pm on Zoom
Who Knows Their Clothes?
A Night of Fashion Trivia with Kelly Rennick and Katie Kennedy.
- 1st Prize - FUKU Vintage Piece
- 2nd Prize - €30 Voucher Retrospect Clothing
- 3rd Prize - €25 Voucher Baile Clothing
- 4th Prize - £10 Voucher Tumble and Rose
Tuesday 10am on Zoom
Spice Vintage: My Business Journey, with Gracie Collier
Gracie Collier is a young female entrepreneur who set up the successful vintage shop, Spice Vintage. Gracie will speak to us about her business journey, fashion marketing, sustainable fashion, adapting her business during covid and an insight into the buying process of vintage clothing. No stone unturned.
Tuesday 3pm on Instagram Live
Interview with Retrospect Clothing
Gary Kelly is a third year at Maynooth University studying Product Design. Retrospect Clothing has been an idea for quite awhile and lockdown gave him the time to actually bring it to life. It is growing rapidly and he is delighted to see that people are so enthusiastic about sustainable fashion. Not only are the pieces unique and vintage, every time you shop sustainably you’re helping the planet and reducing material waste going to landfill!
Tuesday 4pm on Instagram Live
Sustainable Chats, with MU Environmental Society
Kelly and Aoife chat Fashion in today's world & what the future looks like. They’ll also be discussing the beauty of upstyling as a teaser for Wednesday’s big upstyling event!
Wednesday 2pm on Zoom
Cazza's Chazzas Tips & Tricks, with Caroline Croke
This session will provide an insight into the effects of fast fashion, how to get steals on Depop and how to be a sustainable fashionista. Having been introduced to environmental issues while studying in Maynooth 2 years ago, learning about sustainable fashion has changed the way Caroline views fashion. She's picked up tips and tricks about how to find funky things in chazzas!
Wednesday 6pm on Zoom
DIY Upstyling Workshop, by The Useless Project
Taz and Geraldine will flood your screens with tips and examples and simple upcycling hacks when it comes to painting, embroidering, stitching and generally adding some va-va-voom to your wardrobe.
This is the perfect opportunity to inject some individual flair and creativity into an item that you might have fallen out of love with, and turn it into something that puts a pep in your step every time you wiggle into it.
Thursday 2pm on Zoom
Capsule Wardrobe Workshop, with Kelly
What is a capsule wardrobe? Capsule wardrobe is just a cute name for a collection of useful clothing that you LOVE, that changes with each season. Kelly is going to give you the beginners run down on how to make it work with less, saving you time in the morning & helping the environment at the same time
Thursday 7pm on Zoom
Fast Fashion: A Student Discussion
With Aoife Hynes, Sage Redmond, Liam Cosgrove, Tomi Fagbo, Linchee Foley & Alex Nash