About this Event
Embrace your inner tomboy with Santi, Founder of G(end)er Swap in a one off DIY tie making workshop and style exploration session!
This workshop is in light of the screening of TOMBOY taking place at Electric Palace on May 19th. We wanted to bring a weekend of queer fun to the venue - and so you have a new tie to wear to the screening the next day ;)
This is an interactive workshop where you will explore gender affirming style tips related to suits/ties and more broadly, formal wear.
Learn:
to brainstorm a DIY (tie) concept
new style upcycling techniques
how to style a tie through a gender affirming style session
and partake in our Q+A discussion and resource sharing session.
About Santi: Santi (they/he) is a DIY fashion-ista, an LGBTQ+ grassroots organiser, public speaker and the Founder of G(end)er Swap - the first LGBTQ+ style outreach organisation in the UK that supports gender-diverse people to access style resources. Santi has been working in LGBTQ+ style outreach for 7 years creating digital style resources, delivering affirming style workshops, clothing support and makeup initiatives, talks and exhibitions across the UK and Europe to support the LGBTQ+ community- and allies. Santi has an extensive experiential background in makeup artistry & styling, harm reduction and academia. Their work has been featured in BRICKS magazine, Hunger Magazine, Open Democracy, Love Hero’s fashion campaign and has written style resources for We Create, Gendered Intelligence and The Oxford Pink Times. Their organisation made Social Enterprise UK’s 2020 honour roll for leading in digital inclusion and The Community Organisation of the Year Shortlist for the National Diversity Awards in 2021. Santi is also a drag performer, model and content creator that is on a mission to inspire the representation of gender-diverse expression in mainstream society. You can learn more on Instagram at @santibabi.
Event details:
Where: Electric Palace Cinema (old town Hastings)
When: 1-3pm
How much: a suggested donation of £15 but if you really can't afford it feel free to donate £10
Electric Cinema is not wheelchair accessible. You will have to walk up 2 flights of stairs to get to the room in the venue. Tea and snacks provided.
All materials, including ties, will be provided. If you would like to bring your own tie do DIY that is absolutley fine. All our ties are retro Disney ones. If this isn't your thing then please bring your own.
Santi will also be helping with sizing/measuring for GC2B chest binders, if any attendees need one, for a £10 donation to G(end)er Swap CIC. Please keep in mind that sizes/styles/colours are limited so we cannot garantee you will walk away with one- but we will try our hardest!
This event is for LGBTQ+ (or questioning) individuals (16+ only).
Electric Cinema is not wheelchair accessible. You will have to walk up 2 flights of stairs to get to the room in the venue. Tea and snacks provided.
For any further info please email Santi at [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Electric Palace, 39A High Street, Hastings, United Kingdom
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