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Seminars July 2025

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Our content program is designed to inspire, educate, and challenge. This year we have two content stages and we’re bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and sustainability experts across the 3 days.
  • Catwalk Content Stage: As well as our sustainable catwalk show 3 times a day, this stage offers conversations with thought leaders, retail case studies and challenging panel discussions. 
     
  • Source Debates Stage: An opportunity to talk openly with your peers and industry experts on what the industry needs to do to bring about real change
08 Jul 2025
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show

    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.

    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    This session questions whether the ‘sustainable shopper’ truly exists and unpacks what it will take for consumers to pay more for ethical fashion - and for retailers to meet them halfway
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    As AI reshapes fashion, this session explores where innovation meets ethical friction - from creative ownership to environmental cost.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Discover how the fashion industry can challenge the volume-equals-profit mindset and build a credible, commercially viable case for post-growth - focusing on less, but better.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show
    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    In a fast-moving retail landscape, New Look’s CIO Lynda Petherick shares honest insights on staying grounded, leading through uncertainty, and making clear, agile decisions that keep teams aligned through change.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    As tariffs and volatility expose the cost of overproduction, this debate asks whether US trade policy could trigger a deeper rethink of fashion’s global supply chain.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Bay Garnett unpacks the rise of resale and thrift culture, questioning whether second-hand fashion is truly thriving - or simply reshaping what ‘new’ and desirable means for the next generation of shoppers.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    In a world of waste and overproduction, this debate reimagines fashion’s supply chain from the ground up -  asking what it would look like if we priced for reality, not just margins.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk Show

    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.

09 Jul 2025
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show
    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    As shifting climate, energy, and freight realities reshape fashion’s cost base, Marguerite breaks down the global forces behind price swings - and what they mean for your sourcing strategy on the ground.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates

    This session will explore the drivers behind the surge in secondhand, and is this here to stay? As conversations around privilege, affordability and access arise - who’s really buying better, and who’s being left out and how can we make this more universal?

    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    It’s time to rethink what ‘minimum’ really means - this session challenges outdated production logic and explores how to align scale, cost, and viability with today’s sustainability and business realities.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show
    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Educating consumers on process and patience is key to sustainable retail - this session reveals how storytelling can reset expectations around speed and value, driving deeper loyalty and better outcomes for people and planet.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    From exotic materials and global supply chains to glossy campaigns and limited transparency, this debate takes on the uncomfortable truths behind the high-end fashion narrative.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    In an era of global instability, strong leadership and cross-border collaboration are essential—this session explores how internal alignment, clear communication, and supplier partnerships can build true sourcing resilience.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    With EPR regulations on the horizon, this session breaks down what retailers need to know - from packaging and textile rules to reporting systems - offering clear steps to stay compliant and embed circularity into practice.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    This debate asks: Is the industry stuck in survival mode? Or are we avoiding deeper systemic change by blaming uncertainty?
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk Show

    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.

10 Jul 2025
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show

    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.

    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    From creation to returns, this session explores how AI is reshaping fashion - for better or worse - and where the real opportunities lie to harness tech for a more sustainable industry.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates

    Can fashion profit without producing more? This debate explores whether decoupling growth from volume is a real solution or just a sustainable illusion.

    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    In a world where volatility is the new normal, this session unpacks the past year’s key shifts, reveals the trends that matter most, and shows how to read the data to build lasting business resilience.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Catwalk show
    Be Inspired and start your responsible buying journey at the Source catwalk. See the latest womenswear brought to life as the models show you how to build looks and ranges from the show floor itself.
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Returns are fashion’s hidden waste problem - this session explores the root causes and the strategies brands can use to reduce returns, from better fit and imagery to managing expectations and delivery.
    • Source Debates
    Source Debates
    From new repair studios to branded recommerce marketplaces, fashion brands are scrambling to show they care about circularity. But let’s ask the tough question: is repair just another PR play or could this change the game?
    • The Source Catwalk
    Source Catwalk
    Moving from box-ticking to culture-shifting, this session explores how leading brands are embedding accountability across every level - from supply chain to C-suite - to turn responsibility into real action.