Sass Brown is the Resident Director for the Fashion Institute of Technology’s study abroad program in Florence, Italy.  Originally from London, England, Sass established herself as a designer with her own signature collection selling in the UK and across Canada. Sass has a BA in Fashion Design from…

Here at the EFF, we recognise all of the hard work it takes to achieve any goal. Having said that, once all that hard work has paid off, we also recognise the importance of celebrating success. So after announcing the winners of this year's Innovation and Innovation USA - it seemed only natural that we would throw them a party

is years Innovation Awards Ceremony took place in the glamourous surroundings of the Cinnamon Kitchen’s ‘Bar Anise.’ Marketting itself as a ‘new concept’ the…

It's fast -paced, exciting and so much fun. For buyers, press, VIP's and socialites alike, London Fashion Week is an iconic time in any fashionista's diary. Sure, we go there to work hard, but as far as work goes it could be a lot worse.

Then as quickly and manically as it all started, it suddenly comes to an end, and for those first few mornings post-fashion week, after the glitter dies down and the air-kissing stops, you find yourself trying to re-adjust to the normality of…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_C_y8G6dIY&feature=player_embedded

The brand new video for my sarong collection in aid of CORAL CONSERVATION.

It seems like only Yesterday when Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 collections were being introduced to press, buyers and fashionistas alike. Now with the warm summer months behind us, Somerset House is already giving us a little ray of sunshine to keep our minds on the warmer weather throughout the winter months.

Looking around Estethica, it is clear that sustainable…

Check out this weeks Eco Fsahion Designer overview on Malaysian label ULTRA, who showed last week at the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris.  There are also a bunch of new resource listings including Roark, Olga Olsson, Vitamin A, Eco Swim, Urban Zen and a whole host more.  Feel free to respost, tweet, comment and generally spread the love...

www.ecofashiontalk.com/2011/09/ultra/

September is upon us and as the official Autumn month we welcome a jam packed schedule of delicious events and exciting new collections from our favorite designers and brands.  Everyone at EFF HQ are very busy getting excited and prepared for everything coming up over the next 6 weeks. 

WOOL WEEK…

By Jon Whiteaker - 05:12PM - Thu 1st September 2011

International clothing retailer H&M has signed up to the Fair Wage Network (FWN) initiative which helps to ensure decent pay levels for manufacturers around the globe, it was revealed today.

FWN works by bringing fashion brands, garment producers, non-governmental organisations, employee representatives and researchers together to ensure that the workers helping to create the clothes consumers love receive an…

Charlie Ross is director of Offset Warehouse, the first ethical, fashion and interiors business of its kind.Having graduated with a Masters in Menswear design from the RCA Charlie has always featured ethics in his design work.  He has lived lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan and has an extensive knowledge of Asia drives his desire to make sourcing…

Mark Sumner, raw materials specialist at M&S

The rising price of cotton has been just one of the ingredients contributing to a cocktail of despair for retailers over the last 12 months, impacting on many fashion companies’ margins or resulting in higher prices for already-stretched consumers.

Value fashion retailer Primark and global high…

Exclusive goods and services with sound environmental and social credentials does not have to be a contradictory idea.

A NEW BUSINESS MODEL FOR LUXURY BRADS? PHOTOGRAPH: MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Luxury and sustainability are two words you may not particularly expect to find in the same sentence. You may even think they are antithetical…