Bustling meeting and retail destination, Livat Hammersmith, is delighted to announce its very own ‘Livat Back to Uni Sustainable Style Swap’ taking place in the run up to London Fashion Week this September. Aiming to educate and inform students about sustainable fashion, the event is taking place in the Livat Atrium between 12.30pm and 6.30pm from Thursday 5th to Friday 6th September 2024.
Targeting local students and those interested in sustainable fashion, the ‘shop in shop’ will offer visitors the opportunity to exchange up to six items from their current wardrobe to a range of premium alternatives that better suit their current personal taste and style.
University can be a daunting time, but Livat Hammersmith is taking fashion stresses away by ensuring attendees are looking tip-top for freshers, having saved some pennies and all the while feeling good about it.
Better yet, there will be 10 x £10 Livat Gift Cards to be won so students can stock up on the essentials before heading back to university or college.
Establish your style with Fine Tuned Wardrobe
The event will be hosted in partnership with Sophia Lorimer, founder of Fine Tuned Wardrobe, the styling service that aims to combat wasteful overproduction in fashion and instead repurpose and restyle clothing that is already in circulation. Working with Livat Hammersmith, Sophia will curate a capsule collection of pre-loved clothes that will be available for exchange from popular high street and premium brands.
Taking place on Thursday 5th September, visitors will be able to pop in for a 15-minute 1-2-1 styling advice session with Sophia who will be on hand to help to tackle any personal styling queries.
Try your hand at crochet
Colechi, the London based sustainable knitting and crochet collective, will also be ‘popping up’ at the event to host their popular ‘Colechi Craft Club’ sessions. Visitors will be able to partake in free crochet sessions, using old clothes and second-hand yarns. Crochet has grown in popularity amongst a younger audience in recent years, so this add on is perfect for those with a keen interest in craft. The crochet sessions are being ran as drop-in sessions; no booking required!
How to exchange
The event will be styled just like a shop to help visitors search for their favourites in a simple colour-coded format. To ensure visitors get the most bang for their buck, items will be categorised by their current value, allowing guests to exchange for similarly priced items.
Memo Hussein, Meeting Place Manager at Livat Hammersmith, comments: “At Livat Hammersmith, we’re absolutely delighted to be offering something totally unique to students. We’re always looking for ways we can encourage our visitors to buy more sustainably so we’re excited to see where this event can help us to evolve in the future”.
Sophia Lorimer, sustainable stylist and founder of Fine Tuned Wardrobe, comments: “Sustainable fashion is what my business is all about, so I’m thrilled to be bringing part of this to Livat’s initiative. Educating a younger audience is imperative to change how we consume fashion, and this is a great place to start.” For more information, visit the Livat Hammersmith website.
