Circular Fashion Fair

OUR FIRST-EVER CIRCULARITY FASHION FAIR IS COMING TO SHEFFIELD THIS OCTOBER…
Including over 40 Sale rails of Preloved & Imperfects!!

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We believe the future of fashion has to be circular. It’s always been part of Lucy & Yak’s DNA. Through Re:Yak, we buy back every piece and since 2023, we’ve kept more than 50,000 pieces in circulation.

That deserves more than a quiet little celebration. So we’re bringing some of the brightest voices, busiest hands and best ideas in circular fashion together for our first-ever Circularity Fashion Fair. And we’ve chosen Sheffield to kick it all off.

The Circular Fashion Fair by Lucy & Yak is rolling into Peddler Warehouse for three very big, very circular days this October.

No ticket required, just turn up!

📅 23rd - 25th October
📍 Peddler Warehouse, 92 Burton Road, Neepsend, Sheffield, S3 8BX

Our Comfort Club members get early access from 10am on Friday & Saturday.

What’s happening 🤔...
🪡 Different workshop every day with Re:Yak team and special guests
🛍️ Indie Biz Market
🧦 Rummage [Im]Perfects and one off samples
🎤 Talks with special guests
We’ve got plenty up our sleeves. For now, save the dates, round up your pals and get ready to give good clothes another go-around 📅👯

COME FOR THE SALE. STAY FOR THE BIG IDEAS.

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WHAT'S ON

Want to stay in the loop? Pull up a chair: talks and panels run all weekend. Friday tackles the big questions with Lucy & Yak co-founder Chris Renwick and leading voices in sustainable fashion. Saturday follows clothes from start to finish with BBC Sewing Bee’s Nicole Akong and Kit Giroux. And Sunday celebrates the joy of second hand, ending with the Sheffield Style Off at 3pm.

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FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

MC: Luinluland

11:30am

Can fashion change fast enough?

What does real system change look like?
Simon Platts, Rachel Kan, Vanessa Barker, Dr Patsy Perry

12:30pm

Beyond the green claims. What does credible sustainability look like?
Chris Renwick, Kate O’Grady, Catherine Guy, Maisie Kennedy

2:00pm

Who gets to join the circular fashion movement?
Laura Ferry, Luinluland, Lizzie Roberts-Garth, Shakaila Forbes-Bell

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

MC: Dani Dawks

11:30am

From the ground up: materials, makers and the wild cost of fashion
Nicole Akong, Sinead Koehler, Katie Carr

12:30pm

Loved, worn, repeated: the secondhand life of clothes
Kit Giroux, Prof Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Babette Radclyffe-Thomas

1:30pm

What happens when a garment really can’t be worn again?
Karishma Gupta, Kristina Bozhinova

2:30pm

Can Sheffield save the planet?
Tee Hurwitz Gray, James Mellor, Estelle Pearce

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER

Host: Rosalind Moody · MC: Luinluland

12:30pm

Re:Yak and Repairs for Life, behind the scenes
Lydia Coley, Cat Kenyon, Sam Holden

1:45pm

The joy of second hand
Alison Gibbons, Aimee McMillan, Ericka Hill, Morgan Crawford

3:00pm

The Sheffield Style Off
Alison Gibbons, Aimee McMillan, Ericka Hill

WORKSHOPS

Drop in, no booking needed.

EVERY DAY (10am-12pm, & 3-5pm):

Re:Yak DIY Embroidery

FRIDAY, 12–3pm:

Screen printing with Printed By Us

SATURDAY, 12–3pm:

Tote bag painting with Sanpo

SUNDAY, 12–3pm:

Khayati embroidery with the Refugee Council

INDIE BIZ & POP UPS

Every day: The Good Clothes Show

FRIDAY
ArtWorks SY: an art group for people with disabilities, selling canvas bags and pencil cases from their Seed to Canvas project, dyed with homemade natural dyes.
Sanpo: artist and illustrator.

SATURDAY

Sheffield Action on Plastic: sock darning, chats about circularity, and info on their cup hire scheme and courses.
Oh Laura Stationery: brain-friendly stationery.

SUNDAY

Reyt Repair: Sheffield’s volunteer-run repair service, with games, a rail of repaired dresses, and the chance to sign up as a volunteer.
Natálie Blehová: artist and illustrator.