Collective Power: Slow Stitch Designer Showcase, Immersive Installation + Open Studios

An immersive slow fashion exhibition and auction of one-of-a-kind jackets raising funds for youth fashion design education.

Step inside Slow Stitch Detroit for an immersive exhibition, silent auction, and open studios experience celebrating the power of collaboration in slow fashion.

Collective Power features 14 one-of-a-kind jackets created by the inaugural cohort of Slow Stitch Detroit, a year-long residency for designers and fiber artists committed to building a fashion future that centers people, community, and the planet. Working in collaborative design teams, artists transformed reclaimed textiles and materials already in circulation into original garments that explore the jacket as a symbol of protection, identity, and power.

Visitors will experience the finished works alongside the stories, materials, and processes behind them. The Slow Stitch studio will be transformed into a living installation where fashion and fiber art converge, guiding guests through the journey from raw fiber to finished garment. Process displays, video…