STADIO school of fashion celebrates 30 years with sustainable ‘worn & reborn’ showcase

SUSTAINABILITY took centre stage at the STADIO School of Fashion's Worn & Reborn showcase, where creativity met conscience in a celebration of circular design.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI masabata.mkwananzi@in|.co.za

Held on November 29 at 012Central, a revitalised industrial space in Pretoria’s CBD, the event marked 30 years of STADIO’s fashion education and excellence.

The showcase highlighted the school’s commitment to challenging the traditional “take-make-dispose” model by keeping resources in circulation and transforming waste into innovative, expressive fashion.

Students from various programmes demonstrated how pre-loved garments, production offcuts and discarded materials could be reborn as cutting-edge collections, proving sustainability and high fashion can coexist seamlessly on the runway.

According to the school, this philosophy came to life on the Worn & Reborn stage, where each cohort presented a sustainability-led collection celebrating creativity, responsibility and craftsmanship.

Higher Certificate Fashion students unveiled their DECON/STRUCT range, created in partnership with Levi’s Africa and Clothes Too Good.

Using 60-70% upcycled denim, the students transformed old Levi’s jeans and men’s shirts into sculptural, streetwear-inspired looks that champion ethical fashion and reduce textile waste.