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How to Lead Sustainable Fashion in Your Community is a practical how-to guide for anyone ready to take action against fashion waste. Created by Circular Thrift LLC, this resource offers step-by-step instructions for organizing clothing swaps, mending workshops, and educational events. It includes planning templates, promotional strategies, data tracking tools, and a full-year event calendar to help you lead measurable, impactful change in your neighborhood. Whether you’re an educator, parent, student, or eco-advocate, this guide equips you to build community and reduce textile waste—one event at a time. Start small, grow local impact, and lead with purpose.
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Step-by-step instructions, promotional guides and more to help you become a sustainable fashion leader in your community - Step-by-step framework
- Turnkey resources
- Proven event models
- Flexible and scalable
- Measured impact
- Inclusive and accessible
- Community-centered
Step-by-Step Framework
The Circular Thrift Guide walks you through every stage of organizing sustainable fashion events—from initial idea to post-event impact reporting—making it perfect for beginners and seasoned organizers alike.
Turnkey Resources
The Circular Thrift Guide includes templates, checklists, data collection forms, and Canva design specs so you don’t have to start from scratch when planning or promoting your event.
Proven Event Models
The Guide features three tried-and-true event types—clothing swaps, mending workshops, and educational gatherings—that have been tested for community engagement and impact.
Flexible and Scalable
Whether you want to host one event a year or build a monthly calendar of sustainable fashion events, the Circular Thrift Guide helps you scale efforts according to your time and goals.
Measured Impact
You’ll learn how to quantify your efforts (e.g., number of garments kept in circulation), which is crucial for storytelling, gaining support, or applying for grants.
Inclusive and Accessible
Designed to work in any neighborhood, this guide provides options for free venues, community partnerships, and volunteer recruitment to keep your events low-cost and welcoming.
Community-Centered
Built on the belief that local leadership drives global change, this product empowers you to build meaningful connections and foster sustainable habits right where you live.
Saves Time
With pre-planned calendars and sample promotional content, the guide helps you get organized fast and keep momentum with minimal weekly effort.
Rooted in Experience
Created by a leader who’s implemented these ideas successfully, it offers practical wisdom—not theory—that’s been tested in real communities.
Inspires Action
More than just a guide, it’s a movement starter—ideal for anyone who wants to shift from climate anxiety to tangible change in their own circles.
"I've created a system for people to scale reuse of fashion and accessories. We can be effective together if we operationalize clothing exchange at a hyperlocal level and engage our local communities. I've put together all the tools that you'll need. Join me!"
"I've created a system for people to scale reuse of fashion and accessories. We can be effective together if we operationalize clothing exchange at a hyperlocal level and engage our local communities. I've put together all the tools that you'll need. Join me!"
"We need to drastically shift our consumption habits and relationship with the planet to meaningfully address the waste crisis. I'm thrilled to help spark a shift in clothing reuse on a local level while building a community of passionate people working together to make a big impact."
"We need to drastically shift our consumption habits and relationship with the planet to meaningfully address the waste crisis. I'm thrilled to help spark a shift in clothing reuse on a local level while building a community of passionate people working together to make a big impact."