Chloe will be exhibiting her upcycled corset
Second Skin: Ornamental Armour
with 100-149 other upcycled corsets curated by Circular Fashion Incubator as part of the CORSET REVIVAL PROJECT
She will also be on a panel that day at 3pm to discuss the theme, ‘How to sell handmade, upcycled and redesigned garments’ chaired by Gemma Metheringham - otherwise known as ‘The Elephant in my Wardrobe’. Other guests to be announced TBC
Venue The Rose Bowl in Leeds
Date Monday 16th March 2026
Open 9:30am - 7pm
Tickets: Please click HERE
MORE INFO:
If you are a designer, maker, artist, performer, or collective and would like to:
Exhibit your work
Take part in the pop-up or showcase
Contribute to the wider programme or performance
Explore collaboration or partnership opportunities
We would love to hear from you.
📩 Exhibiting, collaborations & partnership enquiries:
info@circularfashionincubator.com
Organised by Circular Fashion Incubator CIC, in collaboration with students and staff at Leeds Beckett University, the International Circular Fashion Week Conference is more than an event —
It is a growing movement of repair, storytelling, skills, culture, and transformation.
International Circular Fashion Week Conference and Oxfam Popup Shop, March 16 and 17, 2026
AGENDA
Day One - International Circular Fashion Week Conference
09.00 Arrival, Networking and Coffee
09.30 Opening of the Event
Cllr Katie Dye
Killingbeck and Seacroft ward
Chair of Climate Emergency Advisory Committee
Co-Chair of Leeds Climate Commission
09.40 Keynote by Professor Natascha Radcliffe-Thomas
10.10 Phillip Warren, Curator at the Symington Collection, Leicestershire Museums.
11.25 Switch Dye presentation – Sustainable Dyeing Innovation Demonstration.
11.35 Francesca Favia - Speaker – Italy -The new horizons of fashion
12.20 M. Fawad Nori - Speaker – Pakistan -The Art of Self-Expression: How to Create Your Unique Voice in Global Fashion Industry
11 am School Workshops – The Hatchery.
Planning workshops for schools
Involving primary and secondary schools.
13.00 ‘Sing the Thread, Move the Memory’ Cultural Performance.
14.00 Corset Revival Project Fashion Show with live music.
14.30 Announce the best Corset and present the awards.
Opening Remarks Sharon Jandu
Founder of the Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA)
NPH Ethnic Minority Business & Policy Forum
15.00 Panel discussion
Panel Chair : Gemma Metheringham- The Elephant in my Wardrobe
”How to sell handmade/upcycled/redesigned garments – communication, messaging, consumer trust
Dawn Wood- Fabrication
Alan Thompson Managing Director - BUSINESS DAD LTD
Danielle Heward Optimo
Chloe Haywood : Sustainable Designer and circular advocate
16.00 Second International Circular Fashion Competition Award Ceremony– The Fashion Show.
16.30 Competition Winners Announced.
17.00 Networking
Ongoing throughout the day – Handmade Market featuring stalls selling handmade craft fashion, jewellery and accessories.
Day Two – Oxfam Popup (By Students and For Students).
08.00 Students set up rails of curated fashion, books, music, and accessories.
09.30 Preloved shop opens, selling clothing, accessories, books and music.
Live music throughout the day, including DJ.
10 am to 12.00 TED Talks by Student Services in the Knowledge Exchange.
Wellbeing – Gareth Cavill
Disability – Amy Hambrook
Global Village – Moira Lundi Samson.
Student Money – Ben Turney-Chastney
Jobs and Careers
All Day Workshop: Denim - Embroidery, Embellishment and Repairs – students can bring items to be personalised, as well as Oxfam garments. We can promote this in advance. Workshops facilitated by fashion students.
Throughout the day, students will deliver some or all of the following:
● Styling
● Serviced Fitting Rooms
● Living Feedback Wall.
● Donation Station
● Instagram Booth.
We will also be carrying out consumer behaviour research in conjunction with the Retail Institute.
16.00 shop closes
Read more about Circular Fashion Conference Here