Dig out those coats and rifle through your loft - because we need your clothes for the One Day Wardrobe Clear Out.
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Oxfam Fashion is looking for some creative, crafty DIY bloggers to join its growing network. If you're a dab hand with a needle and thread and overflowing with inspiration and ideas, apply to be a volunteer blogger today!
Content on the blog is based around sustainable and ethical fashion, styling tips, trends, vintage, style spotting and DIY fashion. It's the Upcycling/DIY element we are hoping to nurture with the...
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On Saturday night I was lucky enough to be invited to the Oxfam Brighton's launch of their new collection 'Better The Devil You Sew'. The collection is made from damaged clothes that are donated to Oxfam and is created at the hands of hard working and creatively minded volunteers that are part of the Oxfam Sewing Club. I managed to catch a few words with the founder of the club, Sophie Saunders, who explained how the club and the...
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We started the festival season at the Isle of Wight Festival and ended the summer back on the isle for Bestival.
We've had James Walsh play in the Oxfam Festival Shop, caught up with Bip Ling at the Latitude graduate fashion show, taught many festival goers how to upcycle their clothes and walked far too many miles in wellies to remember!
We wanted to share with you what a day in the life of team fash at festivals is like....
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Oxfam Fashion took to the fields of Bestival to spread the word about what we do and how you can get involved.
We decided to yarn bomb a Bestival landmark using wool donated to Oxfam and found a beautiful piano in the Magic Meadows field.
Yarn bombing involves covering a landmark or street item in wool to make a statement or tell a message.
We set off in the night with our Oxfam message tags and wool, to cover the piano...
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As the summer festival season draws to a close and we start packing our bags for Bestival we wanted to give you a taste of what a day in the life of the Oxfam Festival shop is like.
A team of dedicated volunteers from Oxfam shops around the country work on site at several festivals over the summer. At Leeds Festival the Oxfam shop and café is open for around 18 hours a day, selling festival must-haves such as jumpers, waterproofs and...
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Fairground meets Fairtrade, Sunshine meets Spa treatments - the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival is no ordinary affair.
Each year Charlton Park, in Wiltshire, is taken over by Womad to showcase the very best artists and performers from around the world.
However, this year is a special year for the festival, which is celebrating 30 years since first opening. Since then it has gone on to host 160 events in 27 different countries.
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Latitude Festival is heaving with art, music, literature and lots of fashionistas.
As we set up in the Oxfam Festival Shop to scout out the most stylish festival goers, we spotted shop volunteer Nnenna Anisiobi and asked to take a look into her tent.
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From wellies to wind, fashion to fancy dress, the Oxfam festival team had a busy time at the Isle of Wight Festival.
This video is a little snippet of what the festival shop, fashion and campaigns team got up to.
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The Oxfam Fashion team is looking for new talent to contribute to their online blog, read on and discover how to apply!
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