On 5 September, Lisbon’s Loft Marvila will become a meeting point for Portugal’s growing sustainable fashion community as ECO FASHION returns with a day dedicated to design, circularity, material innovation and responsible consumption.
Running from 10am to 7pm with free public admission, the event brings together designers, independent labels, beauty brands, environmental organisations and social-impact initiatives through runway presentations, talks and debates, exhibitions and a marketplace. Rather than approaching sustainability as a standalone theme, ECO FASHION positions it across the wider creative ecosystem — from the materials designers choose and the longevity of garments to circular business models, local production and the social value fashion can create.
The 2026 edition is created by Sandrina Francisco and produced by Fashion Studio, with EPAL as its principal partner. Quercus provides environmental support, while a broader network of organisations and projects, including AMI and its Fashion Re-Evolution initiative, Água das Pedras, Airbel, ECOX, United to Remake, Re Store, Fashion Studio Lab (Acervo), Casa das Graças – Chás Bio and Loft Marvila — extends the programme beyond fashion alone.
A Cross-Section of Sustainable Design
ECO FASHION brings together a broad cross-section of designers, brands and projects exploring different approaches to responsible production, from slow fashion and textile recovery to upcycling, artisanal craftsmanship, circular retail and material innovation.
The participating roster includes A Outra Face da Lua, Achega, Alfarroba.Tex, Associação Estilo com Impacto, Cristina Neves, Marita Moreno, Oui Circular, Raja Pura, Dress and Change, Vintage for a Cause, Rute Doellinger, Cross Lights, Shree Scarves, Sofia Dezoito, Buzina Brand, SACER ECO, Sensihemp, Leaf Naif, Camilo Atelier and Helen Heiman.
Within that mix, some projects offer a closer look at how sustainability is being translated into practice. Alfarroba.Tex is developing a Portuguese material derived from carob as an alternative to animal and synthetic leather, while Vintage for a Cause combines textile upcycling with a social programme supporting the skills and integration of unemployed women over 50. Marita Moreno works between Portuguese craftsmanship and contemporary accessory design, Raja Pura transforms recycled saris and recovered Indian textiles into one-of-a-kind pieces, and Cristina Neves applies influences from Japanese craftsmanship and slow fashion to kimono-inspired garments created from deadstock textiles. Sensihemp, meanwhile, explores hemp-based fashion, while Achega draws on a Portuguese family knitwear tradition dating to 1957.
A selected group will also present their work on the runway, with collections from Rute Doellinger, Marita Moreno, SACER ECO, Raja Pura, Cristina Neves, Sensihemp and Shree Scarves. Achega will feature in EPAL’s Pet Friendly presentation, where animals will appear in pieces developed from reused EPAL uniforms – connecting textile reuse with the event’s wider focus on animal welfare and environmental responsibility.
The programme extends beyond fashion through beauty and lifestyle participants including Eau de Marie, SUTA Cosmetics and NYCE, positioning responsible consumption within a broader creative and lifestyle context.
Conversations Around Fashion’s Next Systems
The public talk programme will addresses some of the questions now shaping the transition towards a more responsible fashion economy, from circularity and material development to the role of associations and collaborative industry structures.
“The Future of Sustainable and Circular Fashion” brings together Isabelle Romão of Fundação AMI/Fashion Re-Evolution, designer Sofia Dezoito, Amanda Gomes, Vera Luis Culpido of Raja Pura and Lily Sales of Oui Circular, with ECO FASHION creator Sandrina Francisco moderating the discussion.
A second conversation, “Designers and Brands That Are Changing Fashion,” features Mónica Gonçalves of Alfarroba.Tex, Rute Doellinger and Vera Fernandes of Buzina Brand, connecting material research with the realities of building and operating more responsible fashion businesses.
Ana Salgueiro and Tirzah Rezende of Estilo com Impacto will address “Associativism as a Strategy for Sustainability in the Fashion Industry,” examining how collaborative structures can help independent designers and brands access knowledge, resources and opportunities. EPAL will also present “Projects for a Better World,” broadening the programme towards environmental initiatives and corporate responsibility.
The Fashion Re-Evolution initiative developed with AMI adds a particularly tangible circular dimension. Selected garments are given another life through resale, connecting conscious consumption with the organisation’s wider social mission and reinforcing a simple proposition: fashion’s future depends not only on how new products are made, but on how much value can be retained in what already exists.
Behind ECO FASHION
Behind ECO FASHION is the ambition to create connections between parts of the sustainable ecosystem that often operate independently. Sandrina Francisco is the founder of Fashion Studio, responsible for the event’s production, brings more than two decades of experience across fashion, image, communications and audiovisual production through its wider structure, which includes Fashion Studio Agency, Fashion Studio Lab, Crafted Agency and Fashion Studio Audiovisuais. A previous edition of ECO FASHION was recognised by Meios & Publicidade with its Best Event of the Year award.
The return to Lisbon brings the project into a new chapter, bringing its runway, marketplace and public programme together at Loft Marvila for a one-day edition. By placing those different voices in the same space, ECO FASHION offers a snapshot of how Portugal’s responsible fashion landscape is evolving — not around one solution, but around a growing collection of alternatives.
ECO FASHION takes place on 5 September 2026 at Loft Marvila, Lisbon, from 10am to 7pm. Admission is free.
ECO FASHION takes place on 5 September 2026 at Loft Marvila, Lisbon, from 10am to 7pm. Admission is free.
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Location: Loft Marvila, Lisbon
