Rethink the Runway Weekly Recap 04.14.2025
From celebrating our team to prepping for pop-ups, cleanups, and Threads of Change—here’s what we shared last week at Rethink the Runway.
Hi Rethink the Runway Community 🌿 We’re inching even closer to SF Climate Week, and last week at Rethink the Runway felt full of momentum — from community spotlights and exciting event reveals to a whole lot of love for sustainable fashion and climate action. If you missed anything, here’s your friendly catch-up:
Tuesday, April 8 – Reception Vibes & What’s Coming Up
We invited you to join us for an inspiring evening at Humanmade SF on April 24 to celebrate the artists behind our Threads of Change Fashion Exhibition. It’ll be a night of fashion, conversation, and connections, featuring visionary designs made with upcycled materials and regenerative fabrics.
What to expect:
👗 Meet the creators redefining fashion with upcycled art and regenerative materials
🌍 Explore cutting-edge designs at the intersection of style and sustainability
🤝 Connect with a community of climate advocates, creatives, and changemakers
💖 Early-bird tickets are still available:
Get complete info and Reserve your spot!
Wednesday, April 9 — Team Spotlight: Emily Ocon + Drawing Class Sneak Peek
We introduced you to Emily Ocon, our brilliant Operations Alchemist on the Partnerships team. Emily reminded us why fashion matters - not just as an art form, but as a way to push forward the climate conversation.
She’s excited about RTR 2025, especially seeing regenerative fashion, upcycled looks, and feeling all the collective energy around climate action.
“Sustainable fashion exhibitions give earth-conscious designers a platform to show why circular practices matter.”
We couldn’t agree more 💫
We also gave you a little preview of something special happening next week - our Fashion Drawing Workshop with the incredible Zoe Hong! Whether you’re new to sketching or just want to explore sustainable fashion in a creative way, this class is going to be a highlight of SF Climate Week. (And yes, we’ll be drawing from two live models decked in upcycled designs)
🎨 You can join the Fashion Drawing waitlist here!
Thursday, April 10 — Threads of Change Reminder
We shared a deeper look at the designers featured in Threads of Change, including:
unspun (featuring Vega™ 3D weaving technology)
Recology AIR (featuring works by past AIR participants)
Oakland School of Arts (featuring 5 student designers)
Empress Vintage (featuring Janina Angel Bath)
Nyna (by Nayana Kodesia)
Paul Gallo of Community College of San Francisco
Natalie Walsh of Climate Designers
This immersive fashion installation runs April 21–25 - with guided tours happening daily at Humanmade.
Monday 4/21 https://lu.ma/357yyff3
Tuesday 4/22 https://lu.ma/ut6l4wul
Wednesday 4/23 https://lu.ma/lfwzej6u
Friday 4/25 https://lu.ma/8ds830yf
Friday, April 11 — Vintage Finds & Coastal Care
Two exciting highlights to wrap the week:
🛍️ Snapshot: Vintage Shopping at Empress Vintage (April 13)
Yesterday, more than 25 shoppers joined stylist Janina Angel Bath for a curated, slow fashion shopping experience. We are happy to support a local small business!
👉 Read Empress Vintage's blog post
🌊 Beach Cleanup with Surfrider SF (April 19)
We are supporting Surfrider Foundation SF Chapter for an Earth Day beach cleanup. Fashion plays a role in water pollution — let’s take action to protect our ocean!
👉Join the cleanup here
We’re loving the energy building across our community - and we’re so grateful for everyone who's part of it. Whether you’re meeting us at the installation, the beach, or a vintage rack, we can’t wait to see you soon.
Join Us Behind the Scenes!
We’re looking for volunteers to help make our events a success! If you’re passionate about sustainable fashion and community-driven impact, we’d love to have you involved in:
👗 April 21-25 – Threads of Change: A Sustainable Fashion Exhibition (including setup on Saturday, 4/19 and tear down on Saturday, 4/26)
🤝 April 24 – Threads of Change Reception
💡 Interested? Email us at rethinktherunway@gmail.com to get involved!
Support Our Mission
Rethink the Runway partners with brands and organizations to co-create public facing events that highlight the intersection of fashion, sustainability, and climate actions. If you’d like to support our work, please consider making a donation today.
Thank You for Being Part of the Movement
Your support and engagement make these events possible. Whether you’re attending, volunteering, or simply following along, you’re helping us shape a more sustainable, regenerative, and creative fashion future.
As always, feel free to hit reply or leave a comment! We love hearing what you’re excited about too.
With care,
The Rethink the Runway Team
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