This Earth Day 2024, Mana has organized free, open-to-public programming from Wednesday, April 24th - through Friday, April 26th from 4-7PM, daily. Combining eco-friendly fashion initiatives, upcycling activations, augmented reality and sustainable solution workshops and a fashion swap that all channel the general idea of sustainability solutions and drawbacks. On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, guests will have the opportunity to join workshops that revolve around upcycling jeans and shoes while Friday afternoon, in partnership with Global Fashion Exchange and Taryn Hipwell, Founder of Beyond the Label, Co-Community Organizer for REMAKE for Florida, the community is invited to a fashion swap - where attendees can swap/exchange clothing, taking one piece for every piece donated - of great condition, clean items from their closets! Mana Fashion Services will present a 3-day immersive event where guests can experience AR in its realest form, interacting with Microsoft 360 Hololens to learn about sustainable solutions in the fashion industry, presented by Arcadia Earth. This discussion and workshop will bring together an enlightening Virtual Reality moment with eco-conscious trailblazer and fashion industry veteran, Valentino Vettori, who will discuss verbatim issues within the fashion industry and resolutions on how to solve them. From upcycling jeans and shoes to a fashion exchange event with donated clothing, read on to see all the workshops happening April 24-26 at Mana Fashion. In the spirit of sustainability, guests are encouraged to bring a pair of shoes to get embellished, painted or customized in a partnership with the Miami Shoe Museum. Additionally, Mana Fashion Services will have Miami-based Denim Upcycle Artist, Jesus Pineda, who will help turn guests' used jeans into something new on April 24th and 25th - from creating patchwork to turning long jeans into shorts - or maybe even making a denim tote bag! Last but not least, on Friday, April 26th from 6pm-7pm in partnership with Global Fashion Exchange together with Remake and Healthy Fashion Consulting hosted by Taryn Hipwell, Founder of Beyond the Label, Co-Community Organizer for REMAKE for Florida, Mana will be hosting a clothing swap for the entire community! Guests will be invited to mix, mingle and bring up to 5 pieces of clothing they no longer want, but are in great condition (think of something one may gift to a friend). Up to 5 tickets will be given to each guest, for each piece of clothing donated and tickets can be used to pull pieces from the Fashion Exchange! Throughout the immersive space, Candiani and Triarchy will come together to story tell through visuals. Candiani are leaders in denim and triumph sustainability in fashion by creating denim from fibers grown sustainably. Candiani are innovators in sustainability and pioneers in certifications. Learn more about Candiani by watching this video here. Discover how sustainable denim is made with the plastic free women’s collection presented by Triarchy. Partners of Mana Fashion’s Earth Day programming include: Candiani, Climate Week Miami, The Flowers Point, Gradible, Hey Hei, Jeanology, Joy Wallace Catering, Triarchy, Truman Vodka, and Soarce USA