All Blog Posts Tagged 'fashion' (283)

EFF India correspondent- Sarah Murphy. Blog 4

When Samant Chauhan told me there was a handloom in every household in Bhagalpur, I took it rather lightly. Then I went into Manali, North India where tradition and tourism seem to sit comfortably side by side. Watching Himachal women prepare their handloom for the day, proceeding to climb into to it and begin weaving. They really are everywhere, most of the women I witnessed spent around 30 minutes working before having a break chatting,… Continue

Added by Ethical Fashion Forum on June 17, 2009 at 14:00 — 2 Comments

Ethical Fashion Forum: Business Membership

EFF BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP: APPLY NOW

FIRST CONSULTATION ON 14TH JULY 2009.

Any business or organisation working in the fashion and textiles sector (including clothing, shoes, accessories, textiles and jewellery), can apply to become an EFF business member.

The first consultation will be held 14th July 2009, places are limited and on a first come first serve… Continue

Added by Spotlight on Sourcing on June 15, 2009 at 16:00 — No Comments

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Please take some time to pass by my blog if interested in fashion,fashion design and the student life! As well as other randoms if your on Facebook become a follower! Greatly appriciated :)

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Added by Chelsea on May 30, 2009 at 19:28 — No Comments

USA Road Trip July 20th - August 17th

I will be visiting the US between July 20th - August 17th 2009 along with international model / actress Brit Lee and during This period we are seeking designers who may wish to have us shoot for them. US states we intend working in during this trip are Nevada, California and Arizona. Brit and I have worked extensively together in the past and have previously completed an around the world trip when we shot for twelve different designers. November of last year also saw us shooting together again… Continue

Added by Nick Vidler on May 27, 2009 at 15:13 — No Comments

Cutting Edge Ethical fashion in Asia

Hi, I have a design, sourcing & sales business creating products lines for Brands.

The new website www.katieyoungdesign.com is newly launched and we have some great success stories from our collaborations.

We have recently designed and delivered the manufacture of a raincoat made from recycled plastic bottles and we are about start selling it here. We would love to hear from you if you would like to buy one, could reccomend a stockist or… Continue

Added by Katie Young on May 23, 2009 at 14:42 — 2 Comments

Men's Tuxedos

The men's tuxedos is a man dress suit of garments in the semi-formal, black bind evening dress caucus. A traditional tuxedo covering is woolen and single-breasted. The jacket has peaked, shawl, nick, or trick lapel usually covered with satin, and more recent styles are trimmed in grosgrain or wool. The knob should be satin-covered.

Tuxedo for Short & broad men:… Continue

Added by Daniele Johnson on May 18, 2009 at 20:00 — No Comments

Copenhagen Artificial Fur

Hi,

I´m happy to have found this wonderfull forum where I hope to get lots of inspiration and feedback . Let me know what you think about my work and our cruelty free fashion!

Added by Carsten Juhl on May 14, 2009 at 16:52 — 1 Comment

Bochica Pop Up Shop

Bochica are teaming up with the wonderful eco designer Emmeline4Re in her Soho Boutique to bring you a week long ethical fashion extravaganza in our Pop Up Shop. There will be bargains galore, ethical stylists offering tips and advice and with ethical fashion items starting as low as £5 you can be sure to pick up steal or two! Hope to see you… Continue

Added by Bochica on May 12, 2009 at 9:14 — No Comments

Hot Male Models & Eco-Chic Designers—All at the University of Delaware Fashion Week

Tonight the Fashion Merchandising Club led by Rita Chang will kick off the first-ever-on-campus Fashion Week at... the University of Delaware!

What, what?! You got it!

These young style-conscious students at the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies are gearing up for a 6-day series of exciting events, ranging from an eco-chic student designer competition to a sizzling-hot male model lionwalk! Woo hoo, go YoUDee!

This evening, 11 students will present their… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on May 11, 2009 at 22:30 — No Comments

Prophetik Jeff Garner's Organic Revival

Several weeks ago I posted an article entitled, London Fashion Week: Doubly Green, in which I presented several eco-brands that debuted this year at estethica—London Fashion Week's green initiative.

One of the companies featured was Prophetik—an eco-friendly company based in Tennessee that manifests art, love, poetry, and internal freedom and supports numerous charities around the world.

After requesting an interview several weeks ago, designer and owner Jeff Garner… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on April 14, 2009 at 4:00 — No Comments

broken brolly : tent opening dress

broken brolly project:
I have started a local community project in Brighton to recycle and reclaim broken umbrellas and tents, making them into bags and clothes for sale. This is the first item. A dress made from the flap opening of a discarded tent.

Added by Lilia Yip on April 4, 2009 at 14:00 — No Comments

Izzy Lane Sings on for Animal Sanctity

In my article London Fashion Week: Doubly Green, I featured four menswear designers that exhibited at estethica—the green initiative of London Fashion Week, which requires participants to adhere to the three guiding principles of organic, fair trade, and/or recycled.

After posting the article, I had the extraordinary privilege to interview Isobel Davies of Izzy Lane, a voice crying out in the wilderness for the sanctity of animals that can only baa or bleat. When I spoke by… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 27, 2009 at 11:14 — 1 Comment

Veja's Green Gooooal!

Several weeks ago I posted an article entitled, London Fashion Week: Doubly Green, in which I presented several eco-brands that debuted at estethica—London Fashion Week's green initiative.

One of the companies featured was Veja, a Paris-based company that designs comfortable shoe wear inspired by 1970's Brazilian volleyball styles and produced by coops in the remote Amazon. Intrigued by Veja's three pillars of ethics, I requested an exclusive interview, to which the company responded… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 20, 2009 at 22:53 — No Comments

Hot Magic by Shinichiro Shimojo

After having written my first article on Under Castle, Japan: Much Closer than Mars, I received an email from designer Shinichiro Shimojo, stating:

"I have read your article about my 'Cross Wear' and was glad that you understood my concepts deeply. I enjoyed reading it very much, indeed! I will introduce another 'Cross Wear' for my 2009 a/w collection in Tokyo for the week of March 23rd."

Shimojo and I have been in corresponding ever since! Shimojo is not only an… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 16, 2009 at 0:00 — No Comments

Rubia Pigmenta Naturalia

After posting my 2-part interview with sustainable designer and artist John Patrick, I received an email from his Dutch friend, Anco Sneep, director of Rubia Pigmenta Naturalia, which produces a natural red dye that dates back to over two millenia:

"A world without colour is barely conceivable for us. Nature provides for colour all around and anything we create, we create in colour. And–we’ve been doing so for thousands of years. Primeval human beings already used colours to outline… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 13, 2009 at 0:29 — No Comments

John Patrick's Organic Hat

John Patrick is actually a man of many hats!

His first was a beanie of macrobiotic foods when he grew up in the counter-culture revolution of the 60's. But he soon exchanged that one for the cap of communal living in the 1970’s.

With no formal training or experience, John Patrick launched his career in 1982, literally from the top down, by making head wear out of vintage finds. He sported the chapeau of women's fashion designer for the next 20 years.

In 2002,… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 8, 2009 at 16:58 — No Comments

Michael Londrigan on the Recession, Sustainability & the Future of Menswear

What are your thoughts on sustainability and menswear; for example, are green trends making inroads?

"You raise valid questions regarding green and sustainability, but my contention is that menswear is inherently sustainable. Think about it compared to women’s wear, which is pretty much disposable clothing. What a woman wears one season, you will not see the next (of course, this is a generalization but one that holds truth). Whereas menswear, you invest in pieces—a suit, sport coat,… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 8, 2009 at 16:57 — No Comments

John Patrick Dialogues Organic in Peru

Intrigued with John Patrick's pioneering work in the green apparel movement, I sent him an email with several questions. John responded immediately:

"First and foremost, the organic dialogue is what I set about to discuss when I first started doing the organic collection in 2003. Not many people were talking about this in that moment, and there was very small selection—almost nothing.

In each collection I use organic cotton and, in winter, organic wool. I also started to… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on March 8, 2009 at 16:30 — 1 Comment

Ciel at London Fashion week 2009

Ciel showed its signature chunky knits at London Fashion week recently pioneering more cool green style and killer it peices for next winter - incredible knits, dripping with fringes of crystalised fire and ice in a pallate of silver, soft rose and rich wine and golds cool dresses and lounge wear for the considerably growing band of cool style led eco-fashionista's - to see whats available for SS09 check out the website at… Continue

Added by Ciel on February 25, 2009 at 20:12 — No Comments

London Fashion Week: Doubly Green

On Friday, February 20th, the British Fashion Council kicked off the 6th season of estethica—London Fashion Week's green initiative. Reputed as the world's leading showcase of sustainable designer fashion, estethica has grown from 13 to 37 designers, who adhere to one of three guiding principles: organic, fair trade, or recycled. From design to production onto retail and disposal, estethica aims at promoting sustainable life cycles in high end fashion. Encouragingly, several notable menswear… Continue

Added by Francesco Di Maio on February 25, 2009 at 19:37 — No Comments