Students stitch sustainability into Fashion Revolution Week
SUSTAINABLE FASHION: Fashion students showcased their thought-provoking textile banners during a campus walkabout held as part of Fashion Revolution Week 2026 activities.
Monday, 04 May 2026
The Fashion Department brought creativity and critical conversation together during Fashion Revolution Week 2026, as students embraced the theme: Be Curious, Find Out, Do Something.
The week’s activities culminated in a walkabout of the District Six Campus during which first- and second-year students displayed textile banners they created, sending a message about sustainability and the origins of the clothes we wear.
Lecturer Siviwe Jack said the Fashion Revolution week’s activities included a talk by Fashion Revolution SA, which centred around the origins and purpose of the movement, a movie screening and the creation of the banners by the students.
“The main message is for people to understand why the clothing industry is so important in our lives and why it should go sustainable,” said Jack.
Fashion Revolution was founded following the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in April 2013.
According to the Fashion Revolution website, the building housed a number of garment factories that were manufacturing clothing for many of the biggest global fashion brands. The building collapsed and killed 1 134 people.
Fashion Revolution Week happens every year in the week coinciding with 24t April, the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster.
Written by Ilse Fredericks
Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za
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