Calling all secondary teachers!

Elevate your classroom experience with the Relove Fashion competition, an exciting avenue for your students to embark on a journey of creative sustainability. Our free competition, tailor-made for Irish Secondary Schools, empowers students to explore fashion production while fostering an understanding of its environmental impact. 

This competition promises a holistic educational experience that marries creativity, sustainability, and critical thinking.

By participating, your students will not only design a one-of-a-kind sustainable fashion piece, but also gain hands-on experience in real-world sustainability projects. Aligned seamlessly with the secondary school curriculum, this competition opens doors to innovative learning that extends beyond textbooks. 

Explore the resources below!

Lesson Guides:

  • STAGE ONE

    Sourcing Materials &
    How Our Clothes Are Made

    This week, students look at the materials they’ve gathered, check fibre content and origin, and think about where their clothes come from.

    Together, you’ll explore the environmental impact of textile production, discuss garment workers’ experiences, and guide students to record their reflections in their project diaries.

    Activities include:
    The Burn Test
    The Water Footprint of our Clothes
    Student Discussion

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  • STAGE TWO

    Inspiration & Design

    This week centres on the creative design process.

    Encourage students to sketch outfit ideas using their gathered materials, considering circular design principles such as reuse, repair, repurposing and zero waste.

    Discuss how to minimise or reuse offcuts, and provide examples to inspire innovative, sustainable approaches.

    Activites include:
    Sketching Outfits
    Creating Moodboards

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  • STAGE THREE

    Skills & Techniques

    This week is all about exploring skills and techniques.

    Students will discover which methods they already know, which new ones they’d like to try, and share practice samples like knitting, embroidery, or darning.

    With resource videos, peer skill-sharing, and a focus on sewing tools and equipment, the aim is to inspire fresh ideas for Relove Fashion entries.

    Activities:
    Turn T-Shirts into Yarn
    Explore Macrame

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  • STAGE FOUR - TEN

    Outfit Construction Log, Textile Waste Deep-Dive & Project Reflection

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CURRICULUM LINKS

Aligned seamlessly with the Irish secondary school curriculum, this competition opens doors to innovative learning that extends beyond textbooks. Please see the curriculum links below for more information on learning outcomes and key skills.