Date: April 2026 – exact dates to be confirmed
Location: University House, AUB Campus
For the second year, our BA (Hons) Fashion and BA (Hons) Textiles Design courses celebrate Fashion Revolution Week and Earth Day 2026 with Trash to Treasure II: a celebration of sustainable fashion and compassion.
This was a collaborative project and live brief working with Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, supported by TheGallery and in partnership with AUB Honorary Fellow Mary Mullin.
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care charity shops provided our students with donated interior fabrics otherwise destined for landfill. This year, the Lewis-Manning Team requested a LGBTQ+ focus, and that we worked with rainbow colours to showcase acceptance and celebration of all people. This felt very appropriate as, in 2026, AUB was officially ranked as having the highest percentage of queer students in the UK.
Working in small groups and across courses, students transformed donated materials into stunning textiles pieces, which in turn inspired a series of garments and accessories. Designed to reflect the fashion of today, our students gave the old fabrics a lease of new life and transformed them into ready to wear pieces.
The uplifting collection showcases the power of design to make a meaningful difference. Each item on display tells a story of upcycling, conscious construction, sustainability, innovation and passion, offering a glimpse into the future of fashion and thoughtful collaboration.
Last year's collaboration with Lewis-Manning Hospice Care raised more than £10,000, from its first sustainable fashion show hosted at the Porsche Centre in Ferndown on 25 September 2025.
All works on display will be featured and auctioned in a Lewis-Manning Hospice Care charity fashion show later this year. The funds raised enabled the charity to provide over 550 hours of free support to patients in Dorset.
By viewing this exhibition at AUB, you support a cause close to our hearts: helping Lewis-Manning Hospice Care continue its work in providing vital care to those in need within our community. Together, we're not just showcasing the future of fashion; we're making a difference to the lives of many and making a clear statement that everybody is welcome here.
Thank you for joining us in this celebration of style, sustainability, and social good. We are Fashion Revolution!
Partnerships and collaborations at AUB
BA (Hons) Fashion merges traditional skills and craftsmanship with contemporary, cutting-edge technology and ethical practice. You'll interrogate the current industry while creating innovative, sustainable and bold garments of your own.
Textiles surround us – they're one of the largest design skill sets used globally. On BA (Hons) Textiles Design, you'll hone your practical and professional skills to work with all types of different materials and find your place in the vast industry.
TheGallery is an award-winning and internationally recognised space and provides a wide-reaching public platform for the arts within the sub-region. Promoting the University’s shared passion for excellence in education, industry and the sector, TheGallery provides a means by which AUB can enact its values: Innovative, Collaborative, Connected and Passionate.
Throughout the year, TheGallery works on a variety of exhibitions, events, and projects with AUB stakeholders across the University to create opportunities for students and staff to showcase their areas, courses, practices and work.
Trash to Treasure II: A Celebration of Sustainable Fashion and Compassion is an example of one of these collaborative projects, this time with BA (Hons) Fashion and BA (Hons) Textiles Design working with Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, where TheGallery team leads on curating and exhibition design with its AUB project partners.
The work of TheGallery embodies the University’s promise to promote civic and cultural engagement for positive impact and our commitment to ensuring that education and the arts are accessible to all, for those here at AUB and beyond.
We've awarded Honorary Fellowships to staff, alumni and people who've made a significant contribution to the fields of arts, design, media, and performance.
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care is a charity helping people with life-limiting illnesses and their families across East Dorset and Purbeck. At their Longfleet Road Poole hub, they offer a Day Hospice to help people who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, offering practical care and social support for our patients. It has a calm, relaxing and homely atmosphere and is a safe place for people to come and meet others in similar circumstances.
Discover our previous exhibitions
Trash to Treasure: A Celebration of Sustainable Fashion and Compassion
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Summer Shows 2025 – Trash to Treasure: A Celebration of Sustainable Fashion and Compassion
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AUB partners with Lewis-Manning Hospice Care for first sustainable fashion show
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