Sustainable fashion - Get into action!
Spend the day with us at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and explore fashion’s true costs, learn sustainable ways we can move forward and discover inspiring local leaders in the sustainable fashion movement.
Event details
11:00AM-4:00PM*, Sunday, April 14, 2024 at CMHR (85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg)
*Sustainable Runway 1:00PM-2:15PM | Bonnie & John Buhler Hall (main level)
This event is free in conjunction with free admissions Sundays at the museum.
Please note, seating at the runway is limited so plan to arrive a little early to secure your spot. All other activities are come-and-go style. Everyone is welcome!
Demonstrations and activities
Beginning at 11:00AM, there will be plenty to do and explore! Including:
- Chat with passionate fashion designers, Anne Mulaire, Lennard Taylor and Sarah Sue, who are leaders in the sustainable fashion movement,
- Learn about the perils of fast fashion, Fashion Revolution Week 2024 and what you can do from Fashion Revolution Winnipeg,
- Explore new skills with hands-on demonstrations from sunflower knit and Winnipeg Sews,
- Experience the life and trials of a T-shirt in our new, one-of-a-kind, fast fashion board game,
- And more!
We are thrilled to bring you this full day–combining fun, learning, and sustainable fashion–at CMHR. If you have any questions about this event or about MCIC, please get in touch with us at sustainability@mcic.ca. See you on April 14th!
Meet the fashion designers
Andréanne Mulaire Dandeneau (she/her/elle)
Andréanne is founder/CEO of Anne Mulaire–an Indigenous fashion brand designed to inspire and find regenerative solutions for people and planet. Andréanne danced in contemporary groups at age 14 but unable to find comfortable dancewear, she designed her own. For 10 years, she created costumes for NAfro Dance Productions, which awoke her awareness of movement and cultural sensitivity. These guiding principles, paired with her emphasis on comfort and style, continue to inspire her collections today.
Lennard Taylor (he/him)
Lennard Taylor is a visionary artist and celebrated international fashion designer, renowned for his mission to revolutionize the way people wear clothing worldwide. With a profound passion for sustainable fashion and self‐expression, Lennard utilizes clothing as a medium to inspire confidence and elevate lifestyles.
Sarah Sue MacLachlan (she/her)
Sarah Sue Design creates modern, sustainable and ethically made clothing here in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 territory. Using natural and sustainable fabrics like linen, hemp, bamboo, silk and cotton, the designer constructs garments that last, season after season. Sarah also promotes a sustainable body image by featuring sizes XS‐5X+. She uses leftover fabric to create zero‐waste pieces, re‐dyes discoloured fabric, has a mending and sample sale program, and always uses ecofriendly packaging.
Meet the presenters
ash alberg (they/them), sunflower knit
ash, a multi-passionate artist and educator, spends most of their time making textile art with natural dyes. They started sunflower knit in 2014 and sells patterns and sustainable supplies to fellow makers and fiber witches. In addition, ash teaches children and adults and facilitates resource sharing about slow fashion and fibersheds with a focus on northern climates.
Katherine Magne (she/her), Winnipeg Sews
Winnipeg Sews offers sewing classes and workshops in and around Winnipeg and is a safe place for anyone who loves to sew their own clothes. Katherine is a passionate slow fashion advocate and will be your biggest cheerleader as you learn new skills.
Learn more about Winnipeg Sews
Fashion Revolution Winnipeg
Fashion Revolution Winnipeg is a municipal faction of the non-profit, Fashion Revolution Canada and the global Fashion Revolution organization. With teams operating all over the world, it is the largest fashion revolution activism movement. Founded by Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, Fashion Revolution advocates for a clean, safe, fair, transparent and accountable fashion industry. Operating on a volunteer basis, we mobilize citizens, brands and policymakers through research, education and advocacy.