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This project successfully funded on 1st October 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Dare to be Different Collective
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Aim
Dare to Be Different Collective is Liverpool’s First Ever SEND Fashion Show Brought to you by Iconic CIC & Lumiere Charity✨✨✨
Brought to you by Iconic (NW) CIC & Lumiere Charity Saturday 27th September will be the day of our Event @ Lumiere Charity!
A celebration of creativity, inclusion, and unapologetic self-expression.
Iconic CIC is a passionate community-led organisation supporting individuals with mental health challenges and hidden disabilities. Through fashion, beauty, wellness, and educational programs, we create safe spaces and empowering experiences for those often left unseen.
Lumiere Charity is dedicated to supporting children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and their families. We have recently opened Liverpool’s first ever inclusive soft play centre, offering a inclusive soace where every child can feel safe, supported, and celebrated.
Now, we’re teaming up for something truly special.
✨ Dare to Be Different Collective✨
It’s more than a fashion show it’s a celebration of creativity, inclusion, self-expression, and community.
💛 Where Your Donations Go
All donations raised will be split between Iconic CIC and Lumiere Charity to directly support the vital work we do for the SEND community and those facing hidden disabilities or mental health challenges.
Your donations will help:
Lumiere Charity to:
• Provide free soft play and sensory sessions to the most vulnerable families.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive space where SEND children can be themselves, learn, and grow.
• Reach more families who need access to these essential support services.
Iconic (NW) CIC to:
• Deliver mental health and wellbeing workshops through fashion, beauty, and wellness programs.
• Provide ongoing support and education for individuals affected by stigma in the creative industries.
• Create safe, empowering spaces for people with hidden disabilities and mental health conditions.
🙌 Join Us
Together, we are using fashion as a tool for healing, connection, and empowerment and we need your help to make it happen.
Donate, sponsor, or support today and help us transform lives through creativity and compassion.
For more info, contact:
Gemma Gosling – Iconic (NW) CIC
Or
Linda Clarke -Lumiere Charity
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made