Fashion Takes Action, a national non-profit organization focused on sustainability in the apparel industry, is hosting a free public event. Dubbed ReMode, this initiative is taking place during Montreal Fashion Week at the Société des Arts Technologiques.

The free public event is structured around the educational concept of the ‘7Rs of Fashion’ — (Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Repurpose, Rental, Resale, Recycle — and is designed to provide practical engagement through three primary activities, including a series of informational talks featuring representatives from municipal government and local non-profits, a marketplace hosting vendors specializing in various circular economy practices like upcycling and repair, and a large-scale clothing swap.

The stated objective is to directly address the significant environmental impact of the fashion sector, notably the hundreds of thousands of tons of textile waste Canada sends to landfills annually.

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