SALISBURY Arts Centre is hosting a sustaining fashion show for young people this evening with the aim of helping them upcycle and alter unwanted textiles saving them from landfill.  

The fashion show which will be filmed by BBC South is supported by funding from Wiltshire Council's area board youth grant, and a partnership between Fashioning our World at the Salisbury Museum and The Swish which is a sustainable fashion initiative for young people. 

The event has already sold out. 

Salisbury Journal: Sustainable clothesFashioning Our World Project Manager at Salisbury Museum, Katy England said: “The talented young people have been working hard and having heaps of fun.

"They’ve been working alongside the team to plan the show as well as create an eye-catching range of outfits inspired by the fashion collection, which they can’t wait to show off on our sustainable catwalk on Friday 6th October!” 

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The fashion industry causes more climate change than planes and ships as a lorry filled with discarded clothes is discarded to landfill every second. It is the reason why campaigner and author Tash Bell started The Swish – a social initiative to ignite young people with a passion for sustainable fashion.

Salisbury Journal: Sustainable clothesSustainable clothes (Image: The Swish)Local young people have been taking part in summer workshops at The Salisbury Museum, where they have learned a range of sustainable skills, including natural dying; fun hacks to upcycle unwanted clothes and textiles into stunning ‘new’ outfits, and how to make pleasing ‘trashion’ items from recycled materials.

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The event will showcase the sewing and design talents of local young people, while promoting an inclusive and inspiring message of sustainability and there will be a range of sustainable fashion stalls to browse before and after the show.

Katy England will be on hand to talk to anyone interested in getting involved in the Fashioning Our World project, and local author Tash Bell will be signing copies of her teen novel, The Swish – about a charity shop Cinderella who dares to make her own gown for the school ball.

The fashion show takes place today (Friday, October 6) at the Salisbury Arts Centre. Doors open at 6.45pm and the show takes place between 7.30pm and 8.30pm.