GTL hosts first ever Round Vogue Competition

A brand new occasion needs residents to chop out consumption and get probably the most out of their garments.

The Round Vogue Competition is a one week occasion hosted by the Guelph Device Library. The occasion may have a mixture of digital and hands-on workshops, together with a dinner and trend present. On the finish of the week there will likely be an all-day clothes swap and sale. The competition begins Oct. 17 and runs till Oct.23. 

Steph Clarke is this system coordinator on the GTL, mentioned the GTL had been desirous to do a clothes swap for a couple of 12 months and labored with town on a few smaller, digital occasions for waste discount week.

“We needed a option to type of tie in these two occasions, and the thought type of grew right into a week-long competition from there,” mentioned Clarke.

Clarke explains garments grew to become the main target of the occasion as clothes could be made with many supplies, making it arduous to recycle them. In Could, she mentioned the GTL bought plenty of questions on find out how to recycle garments throughout their Re:Function Competition, and knew it was a difficulty they needed to deal with.

“There is not any type of all-in-one reply for recycling textiles and the perfect factor that we are able to do is scale back the variety of new textiles that we’re consuming to assist maintain issues out of the waste stream longer,” mentioned Clarke.

“All of us put on garments each day and all of us need to know type of what we are able to do with our textiles after we’re carried out with them, however they nonetheless have life left in them.”

In the course of the competition, residents will study quick trend, microplastics in trend, clothes restore and upcycling, stitching machine repairs and upkeep and trend and the round financial system.

A few of the occasions are being held in partnership with the Metropolis of Guelph, Neighborhood FEWD and the Helper Bees. To make sure the competition is accessible for all, the GTL can be working with the Neighborhood Clothes Closet, Hope Home Clothes Market, Your Downtown Guelph Associates, and the Guelph Neighbourhood Help Coalition.

“It is one thing that may affect lots of people, we have had plenty of curiosity from college students by way of volunteering, however actually, the response we have had to this point has been fairly different,” mentioned Clarke.

She talked about all occasions, apart from the style present, are free to attend. All proceeds from ticket gross sales for the style present will go to native designers collaborating. She hopes these collaborating within the competition be taught that each one the textiles they devour could be remade, repaired, reused or disposed of in a greater approach.

“Vogue could be one thing that is round and it does not should be this take-make-dispose, or perhaps a take-make-donate type of mannequin,” mentioned Clarke. 

The GTL can be accepting donations now for the clothes swap till Oct. 15. Clothes could be dropped off through the GTL enterprise hours and should be in wearable situation with no rips or stains. To be taught extra concerning the Round Vogue Competition, go to guelphtoollibrary.ca.