FTI Hasselt: Let’s talk about sustainable fashion

Tessa Bor­ren­ber­g­hs invi­tes you to the Hasselt Mode­mu­se­um whe­re she will enga­ge in conver­sa­ti­on with seve­ral spe­akers on the the­me of fashi­on and cir­cu­la­rity. Tessa Bor­ren­ber­g­hs is part of the ​‘Lim­bur­g­se Zes’. Six fashi­on entre­pre­ne­urs, six fri­en­ds and the dri­ving for­ce behind a new gene­ra­ti­on in the Bel­gi­an fashi­on landscape.

Cir­cu­lar fashion

Abo­ut the Lim­bur­g­se Zes

The Lim­bur­g­se Zes all have a unique per­s­pec­ti­ve on cir­cu­la­rity. They want to use the­ir voices to hig­hlig­ht the impor­tan­ce of sus­ta­ina­bi­lity and col­la­bo­ra­ti­on. By com­bi­ning the­ir per­so­nal per­s­pec­ti­ves, they rein­for­ce this message.

Pro­gram

• 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Let the laun­dry run … or not?
  • What abo­ut our own impact when we main­ta­in clot­hing? Can we wash less or dif­fe­ren­tly? And how do you do your part?
    • Aaron Cla­eys (Nanex)
• 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Do pants grow on trees?
  • How is clot­hing made and is it sus­ta­ina­ble? Judith and Jasmi­en ask you some ins­truc­ti­ve ques­ti­ons based on the book illus­tra­ti­ve chil­dren’s book ​“Do pants grow on tre­es?” (from 8 to 108).
    • Jasmi­en Wynants (Masji­en)
    • Judith Tho­mas

• 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Ren­ting clot­hes, is it for me?
  • In this Q&A, Caro­li­ne and Joli­en explo­re the eco­no­mic and eco­lo­gi­cal bene­fits of ren­ting clot­hes ins­te­ad of buying them. Caro­li­ne is the foun­der of Dre­ssr, Flan­ders’ first clot­hing ren­tal plat­form, whi­le Joli­en is a rese­ar­c­her on sus­ta­ina­ble fashi­on and a convin­ced Dre­ssr sub­s­cri­ber herself.
    • Joli­en Roedolf (Tho­mas More)
    • Caro­li­ne Baeten (Dre­ssr)

• 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: The power of a good product
  • Dis­co­ver Tessa’s visi­on and lis­ten to her reflec­ti­ons on the impact of sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, cir­cu­la­rity and fashion.
    • Tessa Bor­ren­ber­g­hs (Bor­ren­ber­g­hs)