#WeWearAustralian

#wewearaustralian

#WeWearAustralian was born from a need to create a sense of commitment to our community, unite the Australian fashion industry and in the process uplift local Australians in need. 

Ethical, sustainable and local production sits at the heart of everything we do at The Social Outfit. The on-going pandemic deeply impacted the our local fashion industry and the brands that have committed to employing and supporting Australians. #WeWearAustralian is a rallying cry of support for our community that needs your support right now.

All of our garments are produced right in the heart of the inner-west of Sydney in our on-site Newtown workroom. Our garments are crafted by refugee and new migrant women that we support and empower through employment.

By supporting brands that manufacture locally just like us, you're ensuring that sewing technicians and makers, many of them women, are and will continue to be employed during this difficult time. 

The campaign asks - as do we - of the Australian public to back Australian made, to support local employment and production, to look to local industry for inspiration and use your money to make a difference!

If you'd like to find out more, click here.

And the best way you can support us? By buying our wonderful ethically made products - created on-site by refugee and new migrant sewing technicians, of course!

By purchasing our gorgeous garments and accessories, you provide us with the means to support, employ and upskill more women just like our Retail Trainees and Sewing Technicians.

Click here to shop some of our incredible garments, all locally and ethically made in Newtown.

September 15, 2021 — TSO Staff

Online Learning and Adapting to Lockdown: An Update on the Retail Training Program

We might be in lockdown but that doesn't mean we're not connected. Shortly before lockdown began, we were due to start the next cohort of the Retail Training Program. We had 4 incredible young refugee and new migrant women eager to start learning the ins and outs of the retail trade...
August 04, 2021 — TSO Staff

Retail Trainee Stories: Nasima

About 10 years ago, we started planning to come to Australia. It was a big decision for us and it got more serious when we decided to go back to Afghanistan from Iran...
June 18, 2021 — TSO Staff

Retail Trainee Stories: Hana*

Four years ago I realised that I can't live in my country anymore. It wasn't safe for me. All I wanted was just to get protection and to have my own rights and feel safe...
June 18, 2021 — TSO Staff

You are the Change - A poem by Haya

This is the story of the piece of clothes you saved from landfill, maybe from a second hand shop, found an unknown beautiful piece and gave it a new life...
June 18, 2021 — TSO Staff

Eco-styling Session with Kate and Nat!

Last night, our incredible team members Kate and Nat went live on Zoom for an eco-styling webinar where they touched on everything you need to know about Wear The Change this year...
June 18, 2021 — TSO Staff

Chasing Green: What is 'greenwashing' and how to sleuth it out like a pro!

Greenwashing’It’s not what we play golf on; and it definitely is not when we accidentally throw a green shirt in the wash with our whites and they turn green...

June 10, 2021 — TSO Staff

Wear The Change 2021 Launch and Retail Training Program Graduations!

Two weeks ago, we had a joint celebration of our Wear The Change Launch Party, as well as our Retail Training Program Graduations...
June 07, 2021 — TSO Staff

Why We Wear The Change

Fast fashion is harmful and dangerous to this planet and society, but beyond solely focusing on the negatives, the long-lasting impacts that arise from ethical clothing production can change lives...
May 27, 2021 — TSO Staff

Join us for Wear the Change!

The fashion industry has a number of massive issues, right?!


Labour rights abuses, obscene levels of pollution and waste, and a consumption culture that drives the desire for more and more clothing…even when we already have enough...

May 13, 2021 — TSO Staff

COVID’s Big Influence on Sustainable Fashion

The dichotomy of today’s fashion industry is that the quick and expanding emergence of “fast fashion” brands in the last few years alone is being met with rising consumer wants for sustainably and ethically made clothes. So the question is, which one will win and how has the pandemic impacted it..?
April 29, 2021 — TSO Staff

AW21 'Earth to Sky' - Paper Cloth Cutting the New Collection!

Our mission, our cause and our fundamental reason for existing is to provide employment and training to refugee and new migrant communities, particularly women. We tend to focus a lot on the former, but our new collection has provided us with an opportunity to focus on the latter...

April 29, 2021 — TSO Staff