Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. 

I feel very passionate about mental health and feel that there needs to be a greater awareness of it. Mind states '1 in 6 people suffer from mental health' yet mental health can still seem taboo at times.  I want to use my personal experience of lockdown to create something positive in aid of Mind.

Due to the coronavirus lockdown, plans to host my own fashion show at Ventnor Fringe 2020 were cancelled. In light of this I decided to put my thinking cap on and came up with the idea of creating a hybrid of a digital fashion show and fashion film using myself as a canvas, along with my partner, for the clothes. This can be achieved safely by abiding by the social distancing measures. Six looks will be showcased in different locations around the Isle of Wight, documenting life in lockdown and the multifaceted emotions felt during this time. The looks fuze sustainability and upcycling to bring light to environmentally friendly fashion.

I am planning on teaming up with Independent Arts, a local mental health charity who will be doing a pre-recorded short talk. Vocals by Love from Lisa-Maria performing 'Remember This Time'. I hope my fashion show will encourage people to reach out to friends/families and/or mental health services for help instead of suffering alone.

The fashion show will appear at 7pm on the 30th July 2020 on the Just Giving page, Marina Ignarski's Facebook, on instagram: @marina_ignarski and on Marina's website: www.marinaignarski.co.uk.

In honour of my late father, Jonathan Sam Ignarski who encouraged me to start this project but who sadly died after a long illness with diabetes. He would still be encouraging me now to press on during Covid19.

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Thank you!

Love Marina