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Mindful Fashion New Zealand sustainable and full-circle fashion and textiles

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Mindful Fashion NZ works to create a sustainable and full-circle fashion and textiles ecosystem in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Mindful Fashion - Facts about NZ clothing waste.

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Mindful Fashion - Facts about NZ clothing waste.

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Mindful Fashion Circular Design Award 2024

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Reflect on your events / initiatives / actions.

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Reflect on your events / initiatives / actions.

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Guiding Questions for Reflection

What did we achieve?

How did it go?

- What went well?

- What didn’t go well?

- What would we have done differently?

What changes and benefits have come about because of our learning and actions?

How will we share and celebrate?

Where to from here?

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Refashion Show Wānaka - Wānaka Wāstebusters Refashion Show

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Wastebusters Refashion Show is a celebration of sustainable fashion with creative slow fashion designs & secondhand styles.

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Check out how different clothing brands are doing in being ethical and sustainable. Criteria based on:

payment of a living wage

use of sustainable fibres

responsible purchasing practices

addressing gender inequality

water and chemical stewardship

circularity

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In 2020, COVID-19 swept across the planet, sparking health, economic, and humanitarian emergencies. While no country, part of life, nor sector has been left untouched, it's industries like fashion which have been among the most impacted.
Millions of garment workers have lost their jobs and wages. Fashion companies have faced declining sales. Consumers' lives have been disrupted.

In response to this global crisis, the approach to Baptist World Aid's ethical research required adjustment this year. And this special COVID Fashion Report is the result. It differs from the standard Ethical Fashion Report (which will next be published in 2021) because it tells a specific story. . . the story of an industry in crisis.

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In 2020, COVID-19 swept across the planet, sparking health, economic, and humanitarian emergencies. While no country, part of life, nor sector has been left untouched, it's industries like fashion which have been among the most impacted. Millions of garment workers have lost their jobs and wages. Fashion companies have faced declining sales.

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Have we held any events to do with Slow Fashion / Fast Fashion already?

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Have we held any events to do with Slow Fashion / Fast Fashion already?

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Look at previous Environmental Groups minutes, magazines, newsletters to see if any clothing events have been done in your school before.

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Some questions to ask to see what is happening in your school and community.

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Some questions to ask to see what is happening in your school and community.

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What is happening at the moment to your school uniforms when students leave school?

Could a second hand system be created or improved?

Is there an interest amongst students for second hand clothes, clothes swap events, locally made clothes or natural fibres?

How could you find out what other students think about slow and fast fashion?

Do you have second hand clothing shops in your area?

Find out what these shops do with clothes that don’t sell?

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The final resting place of our used clothes (13 mins)

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The final resting place of our used clothes (13 mins)

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When people in the West throw their clothes away, their cast-offs often go on a journey east, across the oceans, to India’s industrial interior. From the Kutch District of western India to the northern city of Panipat, garment recyclers turn into yarn the huge bales of clothes that come from people and places distinctly strange. With little exposure to Western culture other than the Discovery Channel, the garment recyclers rely on their imagination and the rumours that travel with the cast-offs to create an an intriguing perspective on the West.

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The final resting place of your cast-off clothing | Unravel

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New season, new styles, buy more, buy cheap, move on, throw away: the pollution, waste, and emissions of fast fashion are fueling an ecological crisis. With the annual Black Friday sales due on 25 November, there is no better time to rethink what is bought, what is thrown away, and what it costs the planet. Sustainable fashion and circularity in the textiles value chain is possible, yet this century the world’s consumers are buying more clothes and wearing them for less time than ever before, discarding garments as fast as trends shift. UNEP is spearheading an initiative towards a zero waste world and, as part of this ambitious outlook, has partnered with Kenyan spoken word poet Beatrice Kariuki to shed light on high impact sectors where every individual can make a difference. To fight the pervasive impact of pollution on society, UNEP launched #BeatPollution, a strategy for rapid, large-scale and coordinated action against air, land and water pollution. The strategy highlights the impact of pollution on climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and human health. Through science-based messaging, the campaign showcases how transitioning to a pollution-free planet is vital for future generations. Get involved: www.unep.org/beatpollution/

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Wasted: Fast fashion is fueling our ecological crisis #beatpollution

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Fast Fashion: The Environmental Impact | Geography, Life Skills 

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Fast Fashion: The Environmental Impact | Geography, Life Skills 

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Fast Fashion: The Environmental Impact | Geography, Life Skills | ClickView

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The Fast Fashion Problem - Behind the News

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The Fast Fashion Problem - Behind the News

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Recently there’s been a lot of talk about how the clothes that we buy and throw away can impact the environment. We look at the impact that fast fashion is having on the environment and what happens to some of the clothes we give away.

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The Fast Fashion Problem - Behind the News

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Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

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Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

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Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

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Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.

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Slideshow about plastic vs natural fibres

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Slideshow about plastic vs natural fibres

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Who can we talk to in the school that might have some knowledge around fast / slow fashion that might support us.

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Who can we talk to in the school that might have some knowledge around fast / slow fashion that might support us.

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Talk to your Technology and Arts departments to see if any work has been done around natural/synthetic fibres and the fashion industry.

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The whakapapa of a synthetic item of clothing.

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The whakapapa of a synthetic item of clothing.

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The whakapapa of a woollen item of clothing.

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The whakapapa of a woollen item of clothing.

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Region wide event to inspire - Eye on Nature Wearable Arts

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Region wide event to inspire - Eye on Nature Wearable Arts

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Eye on Nature Wearable Arts | Beautification Trust

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The search is on for Auckland's most promising, young environmentally-conscious fashion designers and master up-cyclers. Tamariki and rangatahi will walk the catwalk and show off their work of art to the audience and impress the judges with their eco-friendly wearable art pieces.

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Nelson Enviroschools was most impressed to see Billie from Hira School take on the issue of fast fashion by organising a clothes swap event at her school... There were many happy shoppers at Billie’s clothes

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Run a second hand clothes shop at a local event.

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Run a second hand clothes shop at a local event.

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Create a Borrow a Dress Library of ball gowns and shoes.

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Create a Borrow a Dress Library of ball gowns and shoes.

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Palmerston North Girls High School initiatives - "Presentations on projects included a student-led clothing and book swap and a library of donated ball gowns and a shoe loan scheme that allows students to have the ability to attend the ball well turned out, regardless of their financial status."

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Slow Fashion Handbook - from Ōtākou Enviroschools

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Slow Fashion Handbook - from Ōtākou Enviroschools

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Activities include

Understanding where different fibres come from

The life of a t-shirt

What would you do? Discussion topics on sustainable decision making around clothing.

Cost per wear

Circular Solution

Clothing Swap - action idea

Repair Repurpose Restyle - action ideas

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It could include posters / assembly slides and talks / a stall at special event / a kakahu kainga (non uniform day) - make it a second hand clothes day while raising money for whatever organisation

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Survey the students at your school to understand their clothes purchases.

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Survey the students at your school to understand their clothes purchases.

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Create a pledge for students to commit to reducing the amount of new clothes they buy.

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Create a pledge for students to commit to reducing the amount of new clothes they buy.

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Gather feedback from students after education and action and record any behaviour change stories.

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Gather feedback from students after education and action and record any behaviour change stories.

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Share initiatives, learnings, observations and future mahi in assembly and newsletters.

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Share initiatives, learnings, observations and future mahi in assembly and newsletters.

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For ensuring sustainable actions: The questions from Identify the Current Situation are used as headings in this padlet.

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For ensuring sustainable actions: The questions from Identify the Current Situation are used as headings in this padlet.

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You could use this an initial planning tool.

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Set up a place to receive specific second hand clothing and send off to one of the initiatives in this document as an awareness activity. Textiles recycling pathways in NZ.

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Set up a place to receive specific second hand clothing and send off to one of the initiatives in this document as an awareness activity. Textiles recycling pathways in NZ.

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Textile end of use pathways in New Zealand

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A guide for reuse and recycling pathways for end of life textiles in New Zealand.

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What can we learn about from Māori about natural fibre use in Aotearoa?

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What can we learn about from Māori about natural fibre use in Aotearoa?

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New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga

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Ngā taonga tuku iho – traditional Māori dress

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Variety Traditional Māori dress was both varied and complex. Māori wore a wide range of hairstyles and ornaments, skin colourings and oils, as well as facial or body tattoos. Clothing consisted of shoulder and waist garments, belts and sometimes sandals. People adorned themselves…

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Check out the Te Papa website - see the link below. 

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Check out the Te Papa website - see the link below. 

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Muka - flax fibre | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Afends Official - Byron Bay Clothing & Fashion Label

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Afends Official online store is an alternative Byron Bay Clothing & Fashion Brand leading the way in Organic Hemp fashion and Mens & Womens Streetwear.

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We are engaged with a slow production chain, where our collections take 18 months from design to delivery. This is the basis for our values, to ensure workers rights and environmental protection. Our garments are certified by non-profit, internationally recognised organisations. We support fair wages, no child labor, workers rights, gender equality & grower community.

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We are engaged with a slow production chain, where our collections take 18 months from design to delivery. This is the basis for our values, to ensure workers rights and environmental protection. Our garments are certified by non-profit, internationally recognised organisations. We support fair wages, no child labor, workers rights, gender equality & grower community.

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When designing our garments, we begin with the end in mind. For that reason, ReCreate clothing is fully circular. Our circularity model begins with conscious design. We only use quality organic and natural fabrics, and eliminate all convenience items such as zippers and trims that are difficult to recycle.

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Shop organic clothing in NZ. Explore 100% organic cotton t-shirts, baby clothes, and eco-friendly apparel. Sustainable fashion for men, women, and kids.

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Thrift Shop Open for Business at Marlborough Girls’ College

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Marlborough Girls’ College students have a new addition to their school: a thrift shop where students can recycle and purchase used clothing. A visit to Nelson College for Girls last year sparked the idea for

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Instagram page for the 2025 Nelson Ball Op-Shop.
Aims: Prevent fast fashion and waste during the Ball season. Provide accessible clothing. https://www.instagram.com/nelsonballopshop/

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Student-Led Ball Op Shop Returns to Trafalgar Street

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Student-Led Ball Op Shop Returns to Trafalgar Street

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For the second year running, students from Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls, Garin College and Waimea College joined forces to plan and operate the Combined Secondary School Ball Op Shop in central Nelson.

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Jen Thomas, Secondary Enviroschools Facilitator, Whakatū Nelson

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Student-Led Ball Op Shop Returns to Trafalgar Street

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For the second year running, students from Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls, Garin College and Waimea College joined forces to plan and operate the Combined Secondary School Ball Op Shop.