My Work
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Sue Maree’s diverse campaigns, initiatives and work are detailed here to help inspire you for your future event and helps you to appreciate how sustainable fashion can be educated.
Sue enjoys working in many different environments to connect with the audience and create the magic moments for everyone involved. Sue works with you to make your event come to life or be that inspirational speaker that everyone walks away feeling they received alot of great take aways. The changes in the fashion industry affects everyone, no matter who you are, your lifestyle, your shopping habits, your wardrobe or budget. Being prepared for rapid change will help you transition and understand why we have no choice but to embrace it, and help create change for a better future for everyone.
Thread Together
2024
We need to change our behaviours about buying too much and then having waste, but it’s also vital to change overproduction. All these initiatives help to reduce fashion waste going to landfill. It is a most inspiring organisation, who I hope to continue to work with in the future.
Tasmanian Fashion Festival
2024
Seamless Australia
2024
During my Board role with the Association of Image Consulting International in Australia, I attended all the public meetings to understand the issues and decisions. In July 2024 Seamless Australia launched and is now the organisation to move the Australian Fashion Industry to a Circular Economy. As I continue to educate Consumers to understand and transition their own personal habits and wardrobes to being more sustainable, it’s will be a pleasure to work with Seamless Australia for a common goal.
Swinburne University & City of Boroondara
Circular Economy Workshop
2024
Global Fashion Summit
2024
This was an extraordinary experience to be accepted to attend the 15th Global Fashion Summit, presented by Global Fashion Agenda, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Attended by the Patron, Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark for The Next Level talks regarding many aspects of the Fashion Industry and the Global Crisis.
Attended by Industry Leaders to talk about Government Legislation in the European Union and U.S. The mounting waste crisis, the environmental impacts, over production & consumption issues, sustainable fashion processes, fabric innovation and recycling technology. 130 speakers were moderated by the world’s most prominent Fashion Journalist. Also attending were major Brands from Luxury to Fast Fashion and the second hand market, Representatives from Government, Designers, Manufactures, Supply Chains, Fair Work and Farmers. This helped me gain great connections, global perspective, deeper understanding and knowledge to further communicate the why, how and what next to my audiences.
PAYPAL Melbourne Fashion Festival and City of Boroondara Independent Program
2024
Eco chic sustainable Wardrobe Workshop, Co presenter Rachel Wood from Wunder Weave who talked about the importance of fixing our clothes, repurposing unwanted clothing and leaning some basic sewing skills. My talk was about sustainable wardrobes fabric education, fast changing fashion industry and why Australia is moving to a circular economy, what does it all mean, wardrobe planning and colour analysis.
It was a great venue and the team at City of Boroondara were great organisers to make this happen and create a great day. There was alot of engagement after the event, as people felt the learnings were so helpful, they wanted to talk more.
AICI Malaysia Chapter, Education Day Speaker on Sustainable Fashion
2023
City of Boroondara – Threads Exchange – Boroondara Clothes Swap
2023
It was a really enjoyable experience working with Katrina Naish from A Fitting Connection joining forces with Council for a clothing swap morning. While the collection and set up of a clothing exchange was being organised, I kept the crowd entertained for a 1 hour workshop on how to make better choices and create a more versatile sustainable wardrobe. The Hawthorn Arts Centre is a really beautiful space to work in and so lucky to have such great organisers around me to make this happen.
I was so thrilled to have a queue of attendees wanting to talk to me individually after my talk with so many interested in the colour talk and wanted guidance.
City of Boroondara – Panel Discussion
2023
A City of Boroondara collaboration with A Fitted Connection and Upcycle 4 Better about the Virtues of Slow Fashion. Held at the Hawthorn Art Centre with another guest speaker from a Preloved Clothing boutique. We could have talked all night about fashion waste, fast fashion, slow fashion, recycling, repurpose, buying and selling preloved clothing, qualities of clothing fabrics, tips on creating better systems in your wardrobe, laundering, alterations, renting, buying what you need, versatile pieces for your wardrobes over flowing, mix and matching our clothes, colour co-ordination, why we buy the same things, impulse buying, better planning and what to look for , what to do with our clothing waste clothes that won’t ever break down, over production, recycled polyester not helping our environment and we ran out of time.
Tasmanian Fashion Festival – Look for Wool Campaign
2023
AICI Global Sustainability Committee
2023
After receiving the AICI Global Philanthropy Award, I was invited by the Chair to join the Committee to help educate the members and create the framework to educate Fashion and Image Consultants worldwide.
I enjoy connecting with many other cultures and find it really interesting to hear what other countries are doing about sustainable fashion initiatives around the world.
AICI Global Philanthropy Award
2023
AICI Global Magazine Article
2023
Interview Series
2021 – 2022
I created a 5 part interview series, to help educate the members and email subscribers of the Association of Image Consulting International (AICI).
Samia Laboudi from our AICI New York Office who had presented a webinar to our Global community about thinking Consciously about Fashion. Two AICI Conference Presenters, Ann Vodicka and Emma McDermott about Can Online Shopping be Sustainable. Dr Susy Bello Knoll, from our AICI Argentina Office, and Chair of the AICI Global Sustainability Committee about forming a 28 member committee to help educate Image Consultants around the world about sustainable fashion practices. Jo Puplett, an AICI member in South Australia who ran Op Shop Tours, Lalita Lowe, from Hobart, a Fashion Designer and Author of It’s Time to Rethink Your Fashion.
Work with Sue Maree
From collaborative awareness campaigns and educational events to keynotes, workshops panel discussions, training sessions and interviews, Sue can deliver insightful, practical, and engaging presentations to meet your audience, goals, and budget.