Recharge Your Closet ✨ A Sustainable Fashion Pop-Up by Rethink the Runway
Shift Gears. Shift Habits.
✨ Hosted at Rivian San Francisco
Your closet is ready for a refresh, and you are ready for an accessible circular fashion experience! Join Rethink the Runway for Recharge Your Closet, our 2026 Signature Event during SF Climate Week, where style seekers, repair specialists, and sustainability innovators come together to make circular fashion accessible, practical, and personal.
Bring a couple of clothes for swapping or repairing. Leave with new-to-you pieces, a mended favorite, and a whole new perspective on your wardrobe.
The first 100 attendees through the door will receive an exclusive Rethink the Runway pouch packed with a few surprises. 🎁
VIP ticket holders will have a guaranteed exclusive Rethink the Runway pouch with curated, pre-selected items packed inside a custom EcoEnclose packaging made with Sway's seaweed-based biomaterial. 🌟
Event Highlights
🔁 Clothing Swap Trade pieces you no longer reach for and discover something fresh — no money needed, just clothes to contribute. In partnership with St. Anthony Foundation.
🪡 Repair Bay Our mending specialists will mend, patch, and revive a garment on the spot. First come, first served — one garment per person.
💡 Lightning Talks & Workshops Short, punchy sessions on circular design, material innovation, and sustainable style. Each one is 20 minutes with time to connect in between.
🏷️ Brand Booths & Lobby Activation Explore mission-driven brands and organizations pushing fashion's circular future forward — including key partners Ethix Merch, Fibershed, and Sway, and a special exhibition featuring outfits made by our menders!
🥂 Light Bites & Drinks Self-serve non-alcoholic beverages throughout the evening. Light bites from Reem's California available for purchase.
Schedule at a Glance
5:00 PM: Doors open: Lobby Activation, Brand Booths, Clothing Swap
5:15 PM: Repair Bay opens
5:30 PM: Lightning Talks & Workshops begin
8:00 PM: Event concludes
Featured Talks & Workshops
Alix Vasquez of Herderin / @__herderin - The Ritual of Dress: Why Sustainable Fashion Starts with the Self
Kara Fabella, ethical stylist / @theflippside - Rethink The Rack: A Live Styling Workshop
Jillian Clark, Founder & CEO of Roboro - Creative Patching: Turn Damage Into Design
Gaia Wu (@gaiaw0rldwide), Founder and Producer of EMERGENCE - Recycled Plush Keychain Workshop
Jeff Perlstein of Sole Space Lab and Oakland Style Lab - Sneaker Cleaning & Repair
Featured Menders
Paul Gallo of Gallofornia / @paulgallosf, Fashion Designer and Educator
Natalie Walsh @minute.musings, Designer Artist
Van Tran / @vantranmadeit, Mender, Upcycle Artist, and Instructor
Tria Connell / @bea_dazzler, Designer, Mender, and Sewing Instructor
Hussein Folorunsho / @Handh_bespoke, Circular Fashion Systems Builder & Textile Upcycling Artist
Cirrus Wood of Dollars and Yen / @dollarsandyen, Mender and Designer
Also featuring our mending supply partner:
Kimonomomo / @kimonomomo_shop
It Takes a Village
Recharge Your Closet won’t be possible without our community partner participation. In addition to our key partners, we are extremely grateful and humbled by our extended community for supporting this event:
Our parent project: Climate Creative
Guest check-in and decor suppliers: SCRAP, Unwaste.earth, and Studio Renshaw
Gift bag contributors: EcoEnclose, Roboro, SCRAP, Trashie, Porsha McGill, Y So Sweet, Bjoyoux, Jelly Belly Candy, FabMo, Rocky Nook, Knotted Weaves
Lobby activation partners: Fafafoom Studio, Torben Umeda of Stainable Ink
Media partners: Jim Vetter of Vetter Event Group, Duy Ho of Duy Ho Photography, and Sata of ModaCine Films.
Also, much love to our volunteers who help us run this event smoothly!
About Rethink The Runway
Rethink The Runway is a community-activated platform that connects and amplifies advocates, designers, brands, and customers to accelerate the shift toward circular and regenerative apparel. Through education, storytelling, and grassroots initiatives, we emphasize resource stewardship, material repurposing, and conscious design.
Rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area but with global reach, we demonstrate that lasting perspective shifts start with local communities and scales globally. After a successful 2025 launch with 10 events, we are back with a signature event during SF Climate Week 2026!
Members: Mira Musank, Becca Bloom, Koryn Olage, Aparna Ramesh, Wafaa Sabil, Emily Le
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Rethink the Runway is an initiative of Climate Creative, fiscally sponsored by Social Good Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Partners, sponsors, speakers, menders, workshops, and schedules are subject to change. Photography and videography will be conducted at the event. By registering, you consent to recordings being used for promotional purposes.
By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.