design competitions, information on ethical fashion practices
About me / About business or organisation:
After working in the fashion industry in New York for the past seven years, I am ready to start my own line based on smart fabrics and sustainable production practices.
Career history / Company history:
Production Manager Marc Jacobs
Design Assistant Eric Gaskins
Colorist
Hi Carrie, my primary interest is in wool and I'd be interested to know how it performs in these various categories you mention. I'm afraid I just take it for granted that its ideal because its time-honoured.
I commissioned the first tartan ever to be produced in Africa and it came off the loom only last Friday. The wool was from a local merino flock, carded, spun and dyed locally. Even if it doesn't pass some of the other tests I guess it wins hands down on ethicity and carbon footprint since most of it is intended for the African garment and fashion industry. The remainder is for the US.
Ethical Fashion Forum
Sep 4, 2009
David McGill
Sep 4, 2009
David McGill
I commissioned the first tartan ever to be produced in Africa and it came off the loom only last Friday. The wool was from a local merino flock, carded, spun and dyed locally. Even if it doesn't pass some of the other tests I guess it wins hands down on ethicity and carbon footprint since most of it is intended for the African garment and fashion industry. The remainder is for the US.
Sep 6, 2009