Fashion. Resistance. Change. A catwalk becomes a protest and a cinema becomes a space to question what we wear: ReWear The Revolution! brings three award-winning short films, two premieres and a live Subversive Catwalk to the big screen.
Date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Location: Silver Screen Cinema, 1-2 Guildhall Street CT20 1DY
Free event
Join a:dress for an inspiring afternoon of powerful short films exploring the social and environmental impact of the clothes we wear, and the change we can make.
PROGRAMME
Three award-winning a:dress films
a:dress: Edgy, vibrant and uncompromising, this film exposes the environmental abuses of fast fashion, while naming the women on the front line of climate violence and protest.
Chasing The Cheap Needle: Street activism. Fierce passion. Eco-action. A spotlight on Folkestone's grassroots commitment to slow down fast fashion.
Needle & Thread: Eight women. Eight tattoos. Eight stories. Poetry, textile art and intimate storytelling in a life-affirming portrait of women reclaiming their bodies and their voices.
Two premieres
ReWear The Revolution!: Young women speak out with power, passion and purpose about the fast fashion industry and the world they want to change.
Lola and Leah Talk Fashion: Baroness Lola Young and a:dress founder Leah Thorn in a provocative conversation about fashion, power and transformation.
Guest film
The Stories We Wear: An animated short from Glasgow Caledonian University, shining a light on the hidden reality of modern slavery in the UK fashion industry.
And there's more…
Q&A with the filmmakers: hear the stories behind the films and join the conversation.
Red carpet: interviews, photo opportunities and plenty of cameras.
The Subversive Catwalk: fashion meets protest in a bold celebration of creativity, resistance and rewearing.
Come ready to question. Come dressed for a revolution.
