Conscious Closet Club Cocktail Night at Production Mode
Join the Conscious Closet Club and indie slow fashion designer Jamie Hayes for an evening of conversation, cocktails, and community!
🍸 Conscious Closet Club Cocktail Night at Production Mode
Looking to build a more ethical wardrobe, or just curious to learn more about what sustainable fashion really means? Join Chicago Fair Trade’s Conscious Closet Club and indie slow fashion designer Jamie Hayes for an evening of conversation, cocktails, and community at Production Mode, a local, independent, slow fashion atelier.
Whether you’re already committed to curating a more sustainable closet or you’re just getting started on your ethical fashion journey, join us to expand your knowledge and have fun with some delicious snacks and cocktails (made with ethically sourced ingredients)! Not only will you hear from Jamie Hayes about her powerful work to transform the fashion industry for the better – you’ll also have the chance to meet and mingle with fellow sustainable fashion fans.
đź‘— What is slow fashion?
The vast majority of garment workers – an estimated 75 million people worldwide – don’t earn a living wage. Garment workers in Los Angeles were paid as little as 1.58 dollars per hour in 2022, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Meanwhile, the fashion industry generates over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, much of it from fast fashion brands prioritizing quantity over quality.
The slow fashion movement challenges the exploitative and wasteful practices of the mainstream fashion industry: one of the world’s biggest polluters and a major source of labor abuses. It promotes high-quality garments made with care – often locally, using natural materials – which are designed to last and be loved for years.
✨ About Jamie Hayes, Designer and Founder of Production Mode
Jamie Hayes is the founder and designer of slow fashion line Production Mode. Her interests lie at the intersection of fashion, art, labor, and identity.
Jamie has worked as a labor rights organizer and has designed for fair trade organizations including SERRV, Intercrafts Peru, and Threads of Yunnan. As a Campaign Leader for Chicago Fair Trade, she helped to pass an ordinance mandating that apparel procured by the City of Chicago be sweatshop-free.
Jamie also co-designed a collection of luxury slow fashion lingerie and nightwear, Department of Curiosities. She was voted “Best Local Clothing Designer” in the Chicago Reader, was named as one of New City’s “Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago”, and Production Mode was included in Chicago Magazine’s “Best of” issue. Additionally, her work has been featured in Paper Magazine, Dazed, Elle, and on the cover of Billboard Magazine.
🧵 About Production Mode
Production Mode is a Chicago Fair Trade business member and independent fashion label focused on slow fashion and local, ethical production. Their pieces are designed and sewn right here in Chicago using natural, sustainable materials.
🍹 Light refreshments and cocktails will be served!
This event is $10 per person or FREE for Chicago Fair Trade Members. Space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve your spot.
đź’š About the Conscious Closet Club
An initiative run by local non-profit Chicago Fair Trade, the Conscious Closet Club is a community of Chicagoans with an interest in ethical clothing and fashion who learn from each other, share ideas, and have fun. The Conscious Closet Club hosts events and workshops throughout the year at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum and across the city.
On the first Monday of each month, all are invited to join us at our free monthly Zoom meet-up. No matter whether you’re just starting out on your journey to become a more responsible fashion consumer, or you’re already something of an expert, these sessions are open for everyone. Join us to chat about what’s happening in the world of fashion and how we can collectively build a more ethical fashion industry – starting by building your very own conscious closet! Sign up here to join us at our next monthly meet-up.