You are what you wear. Clothing is like our “second skin” – a piece of material that forms a tactile, psychological and aesthetic relationship with our body. What we wear communicates our self-identity and a visual expression of what we stand for.
It is in this spirit that the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC) has launched a three-year sustainable fashion programme, IMPACT Retail: Shape Tomorrow, Today! at Design Orchard Level 2 at the Cocoon Space (accessible by MRT Somerset, Orchard Boulevard, Orchard), dedicated to inspire everyone to rethink fashion and rethink impact.
IMPACT Retail: Three-Years of Fashion Sustainability Exhibitions, Immersive Workshops and Retail Activations
The IMPACT Retail: Shape Tomorrow, Today! programme was opened by Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs.
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This initiative is also part of Go Green SG 2026 activities, led by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), to rally citizens, businesses and the community to take action and advocate change towards a more environmentally sustainable Singapore.
Currently housed on Level 2 of Design Orchard at the Cocoon Space, IMPACT Retail has already launched the First Edition Theme: Denim Decoded, focusing on how we can reduce denim resource usage and promote creative denim recycling/upcycling innovations.
The Second Edition: Bio & Next-gen Materials, will explore the future of fashion with innovative bio-based materials.
The Third Edition: Plastic Circularity will promote “trash to treasure” through pop ups, maker workshops and creative installations.
A Multi-faceted Sustainable Fashion Learning Platform & Space
If you’re curious and want to learn more about sustainability in the fashion space, just come to the IMPACT Retail space at Design Orchard, Level 2 Cocoon Space to understand the real story behind what you wear; how you can advocate change through the choices you make and advance the cause of sustainable fashion in how you live and consume.
Whether you are a fashionista, educator, change maker or just curious, IMPACT Retail offers something for everyone:
FREE Walk-in Immersive Exhibition: Denim (First Edition)
Ever wondered how denim is born? Experience the life of denim from cotton to jeans along an informative denim corridor which brings you through the harsh reality and consequence of denim production and fashion waste contributing to landfill.
Larger-than-life exhibition panels provides a comprehensive and enlightening understanding of how we can create new materials of tomorrow and close the loop for a more sustainable future.
Curious about alternative materials and designs of tomorrow? Touch and feel the next generation of materials and upcycled products at the touch and feel interactive material sample showcase, featuring changemakers in this space such as Nextevo’s pineapple fibres, Kloth stylish upcycled accessories and more.
And don’t forget to take a selfie at the Denim Decoded Pledge Booth to share your new found denim knowledge with others!
This is a FREE walk-in interactive and tactile Exhibition located at Design Orchard Level 2 Cocoon Space.
Experiential Tactile Workshops
Experiential workshops and fire-side chat sessions are also open to students, educators and the public. These bookable (individual, group, corporate) workshops are in the areas of Denim Upcycling, Circular Fashion and Textile Waste reduction.
The workshops encourage your hands-on creativity, exposure to tactile/alternative materials, to nurture a deeper appreciation for craft and understand the impact of our choices.
Experience the Journey of Denim Decoded through an Escape-room style workshop and Upcycling craft
Ever wondered what’s the difference between your jean labels?
Join in the Denim Decoded Escape room style Workshop and become fashion detectives to solve clues across the denim journey from cotton to jeans.
As the mystery unfolds, we slowly understood how production choices at every stage from the choices of cotton farms to dyeing houses to even branding shape the story of fashion labels versus an eco-label.
After the escape room experience, rescue and repurpose old denim off cuts into your own personalised denim charm.
1-for-1 Workshop tickets bookable here. (Limited till 13 July, Terms & Conditions apply)
Eco-Retail Shopping
Eco-conscious fashionistas can also head to DORS (Design Orchard Retail Showcase) on Level 1 to enjoy a curated selection of eco-conscious fashion labels such as As Intended, Caeli Eco Luxe, Nyana Nyana, Postcard, SabrinaGoh, Strait Ligths, Sukkha Citta, SUI – where style and sustainability can co-exist. It’s time to wear “green”.
Train-the-Trainer Programme
Keen to be a change maker? Educators, youth and community leaders can also join the train-the-trainer programme to advocate sustainability and collaborate for greater outreach to schools, institutions, and impact to the grassroots.
This is truly a first and one of a kind multi-faceted fashion learning platform and space that brings innovation, education and commerce altogether – to hopefully shape a more fashion conscious you, the community, the wider ecosystem and for the next generations to come. Don’t miss it!
Visit IMPACT RETAIL for more details on all programmes.
Book the Denim Decoded Escape Room Style Workshop at Design Orchard.
For group bookings or any other enquires, email marketing@sgfashioncouncil.org.sg
