Finding Identity: Between Cultures and Conscious Style - In Person Workshop
✨ What happens when heritage meets modernity and fashion meets sustainability?
Join us for the second part of our series exploring how identity, culture, and conscious fashion choices intersect through a South Asian lens. Blending sustainability, style, and self-expression in a creative and supportive space.
If you joined us for the online session in January, this in-person session will draw on the key themes that we discussed. And if you are new to the series, we invite you to join the conversation as we go deeper into our wardrobes and explore how we can curate a visual identity that honours our dual heritage in a conscious and considered way.
👥 Hosted by:
Vibhati Bhatia - Founder, South Asians for Sustainability
Neelam Mistry-Thaker - Personal Style, Identity & Creative Consultant
Sponsored by: PREACH Conversations, events arm of PREACH Inclusion.
Together, they bridge sustainability and self-expression, encouraging mindful fashion that honours both people and the planet.
🌸 What to Expect:
1PM: Welcome & Opening Circle
An opportunity to welcome you into the space, to our sponsors and set our intentions for the afternoon.
1:15PM - 2PM: Vision Boarding for Sustainable Style
You are invited to bring an item from your wardrobe for this section. This could be a sentimental piece, an accessory that you love or anything else that you would like to reimagine.
We will begin with a guided visualisation before exploring where you would like to take your visual identity in line with your sustainable style goals.
This section allows us to explore the emotional and cultural significance of the items that you have chosen. We will delve deeper into the stories that your personal style can tell through the art of vision boarding and storytelling.
All materials will be provided however, you are welcome to bring along anything specific that you would like to include.
2:00PM - 2:15PM: Break
2:15PM - 3PM: Colour & Fusion Dressing
An introduction to colour and colour theory through interactive colour draping to understand the impact of different tints, tones and shades of colour.
An introduction to Saheli The Label who have kindly selected some pieces for us to experiment with.
Styling demonstration of how to begin combining your eastern and western wardrobes.
An opportunity to restyle, layer or reimagine your piece.
3PM - 3:30PM Fireside Chat
Priya from PREACH Conversations, our Title Sponsor, will be hosting a Fireside Chat where we will be exploring authenticity, identity and the power of cultural heritage in corporate spaces.
3:30PM - 3:45PM Close
Final thoughts, feedback and reflections to end the workshop.
Throughout the afternoon you’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow guests and be treated to refreshments from our sponsors including:
Saheli The Label - Pre Loved South Asian Fashion
Maji - Chilled Chai
Biskut Bar - South Asian Inspired Biscuits
Cocossa - Coconut Water
Tajinder Kaur - Photographer
A special thank you to our Title Sponsor, PREACH Conversations.
PREACH Conversations, hosted by Priya Aggarwal‑Shah, is the home of raw, unfiltered dialogue on race, identity, cultural heritage, and the pressing social issues shaping our world. It’s where honesty meets courage, and where diverse voices come together to challenge, inspire, and reimagine what inclusion can look like.
As the events arm of PREACH Inclusion® (Promoting Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), we extend our mission into public spaces of dialogue and exchange. PREACH Inclusion® embodies the many layers of identity we each carry, and works to make companies more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Through consultancy, workshops, campaigns, and memberships, we support organisations in moving beyond statements into meaningful action.
Through PREACH Conversations, we host influential authors, thinkers, and entrepreneurs whose work sparks reflection and action. Each conversation is designed to provoke thought, deepen understanding, and empower participants to carry insights into their own communities and workplaces.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/preachinclusion/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-aggarwal-shah-b1719469/