I am looking for retail boutiques,sales representatives and distributors for Jean Joaillerie. My line will be 2 months old tomorrow and not only is it eco-friendly but every sale from my on line boutique pays for the insurance of an orphan in Rwanda.

All of the details and photos regarding my line,company philosophy and press can be found at my website : http://www.jeanjoaillerie.com as well as on Facebook at…

Merchandiser looking for fresh and new fashion concepts?

Goat Girl Events need you fashion eye at their latest event "Obscure Prowess"

We will be showcasing the best in style and ethical fashion of several upcoming designers of tomorrow. 

This will take place on Thursday 10th March 2011 if you are able to attend we would love to hear from and have a limited amount of free tickets available...

For anyone interested, I am giving a small intimate talk about my new book Eco Fashion at the Wapping Book Project on Thursday 6th January. This is the link to their website http://thewappingprojectbookshop.com/ They are situated on the corner of Wapping Wall and Glamis Road, opposite the Prospect of Whitby pub, and right of Wapping overground station.  The bookshop occupies a greenhouse on the lawn outside the main building, and looks…

how have you found your experiences trying to get into the fashion industry? have doors been open? have people been open minded towards your collection or have noses turned?

let me know your trials and testimonies. 

Happy New Year & Love,Success and Prosperity for 2011 !

Jan Roberts

www.jeanjoaillerie.com

www.facebook.com/jeanjoaillerie

Read about my personal journey through ethical fashion in 2010, what I bought and why, plus 12 Ethical Fashion New Years Resolutions that you can easily take on for 2011. Read the post…

We have enjoyed a successful year and this would not have been achievable without your support – so, from the Caipora Ethical…

I have been researching and gathering ideas for our graduate fashion week display. One popular idea proposed was an old textile factory, which seems quite fitting. Some issues we face are is the space going to be confined or open, how do we hang our garments and what about the floor and theme. I thought I would try and develop the factory one more. Instead of hanging our garments we could have them in draws in cabinets and in baskets. We could get any cabinet no matter the…

The second idea for our graduate fashion week display was inspired by geometric shapes, Selfridges and a number of other stores had objects hanging from the ceiling and everything was very colourful. This could mean we need scaffolding and a frame up; this would also be used to hang clothes on. There is the risk that it would look the same as the previous years, but with the new burst of colour and shapes we could get away with it.

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Check out my latest Eco Fashion designer overveiw on Ampersand as Apostrophe amazing bags made form 100 year old British mail sacks, plus lots of new resource listings including ECO-LAB - the eco fashion collective, Humm - Peruvian hand made knitwear, and Anno O Boutique featuring hand embroidered bags and belts, at www.ecofashiontalk.com

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.... CAKE!

Here at the Ethical Fashion Forum the end of the year is bringing a few goodbyes but also some hello's to new faces.  We are saying farewell to some of our interns, Poppy-who has been keeping an eye on the network and…