How fast is your fashion?

Shaye Hardisty and Ketakii Jewson-Brown (pictured) are two interdisciplinary artists whose exhibition ‘The Sunshine Coat’, whilst being a love letter to Nambour, is also a way for the artists to highlight sustainability in fashion and textiles.
“We had strict rules and guidelines to follow when it came to the materials used in the construction of the 17 coats that make up the show,” said Ketakii. “Materials needed to be either recycled, gifted, or found and any new material needed to be organically grown.”
Having these guidelines helped the ethos of the project match that of Shaye and Ketakii in their everyday life. The duo is often seen at op shops or in fabric stores scouring for the best possible materials for their eclectic and creative creations.
“Our creative partnership began when I started photographing the clothing Shaye made for herself for her Instagram page @littlehouseseamstress. In exchange Shaye would sew lovely pieces for me.”
This grew into Mill Street Fashion Walk, another Instagram page highlighting the fashion on the streets of Nambour.
Their friendship and creative collaboration has gone from strength to strength after a fabric buying trip to Japan (they returned to Australia with almost 40kgs of fabric between them!) and participating in the 2021 iteration of the Sunshine Coast Council’s creative incubator, The Refinery, where they pitched the Sunshine Coat Project to ArtsCoast.
These slow fashion advocates have been in residency at 2nd Space in Nambour working on the project for the past 18 months.
The Sunshine Coat Exhibition opens at The Old Ambulance Station Gallery Nambour on Tuesday April 4, and runs until Saturday April 29.
A slow fashion speaking event is scheduled for Friday April 28 and will be panelled by Sunshine Coast slow fashion and sustainable textile advocates, including Karina Seljak from Seljak Blankets, Somar Xavier from Sapling Textiles in Maleny, Pete Trimble from Pete Sews and Amanda Knights from Sunshine Coast Tafe. Hosted By Deborah Fisher from USC this is an evening not to be missed!
Tickets can be found online via: events.humanitix.com/sunshine-coat-project-slow-fashion-talk
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