September 2010 Blog Posts (35)

Hampton Court Palace London

For my Premiere Vision collection I want to do construction and print. The inspiration for my Construction is Alexander McQueen and the print designs will be digitally printed with angels, cherubs and roman armour. Here are some of the images I took from Hampton Court Palace.

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Added by Katrina O'Brien on September 29, 2010 at 14:00 — No Comments

Danielle Sprecher, Report from Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

Costume Society Museum Placement Award

Danielle Sprecher, 29 September 2010, Report from Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

Katrina O’Brien, a fashion and textile design student at the Colchester Institute, has been working with the Colchester costume collection at Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service from July to September. During this time Katrina has assisted with our project to improve the documentation and storage of…

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Added by Katrina O'Brien on September 29, 2010 at 13:30 — No Comments

Katrina O’Brien, Report from Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

Katrina O’Brien, 29 September 2010, Report from Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

Placement

I am a Fashion and Textile Design student in Colchester Institute, when I initially entered the course I wanted to do Fashion design, but as the years progressed I wanted to do Costume design. However this was not possible on the course, I have now decided to specialize in Bridal Wear. My main inspiration is still historically based, I have…

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Added by Katrina O'Brien on September 29, 2010 at 13:30 — No Comments

Volunteer wanted for MADE-BY Annual Event at the House of Lords

Hi,

We are looking for 5 volunteers to help us out with our Annual Event held at the House of Lords on October 5th. We would need help Friday 1st, Monday 4th and all day Tuesday 5th. If passionate about sustainable fashion and keen to network with key names of the fashion industry please contact Francesca or Ashley on 020 7636 3910 or email francesca.mangano@made-by.org asap. Look forward to hearing from you!

Added by Francesca Mangano on September 28, 2010 at 15:57 — No Comments

Offer Natural Herbal Dyed Skin Friendly Garments from India

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Added by THIYAGARAJAN N.S. on September 28, 2010 at 10:30 — 2 Comments

What’s next?

So now you will follow me dear reader, through my final and toughest year of uni, when I try to be the best designer I can be while not forgetting the lessons I
have learned of the importance of sustainability.

Added by Katie Lane on September 27, 2010 at 15:30 — No Comments

Eco Fashion

Check out my latest Eco Fashion designer overview and blog entry on FIN Oslo at www.ecofashiontalk.com. I also added several new resource listings including Bodkin & NaturevsFuture.

Added by Sass Brown on September 25, 2010 at 11:49 — No Comments

Report Series on London Fashion Week & EstEthica

Article series on London Fashion Week and EstEthica - Analysis, young designers, high lights and insights:

Day 1 - Sustainable Catwalk
Day 2 - Young Designers
Day 3 - Best of EstEthica
Day 4 - Quietly sustainable brands
Day5 - Summary: Sustainability & Fashion: Lessons learned

Link: http://bit.ly/b77N5N

Added by Pamela Ravasio on September 25, 2010 at 7:50 — No Comments

Anokimobi Launches Ecoskin - Recycled Iphone 4 Cover with Anti-Bacterial protection

Anokimobi launches ecoskin™ iPhone 4 cover with antibacterial protection

A new iPhone 4 cover made in the UK from 100% recycled material and containing Biomaster® antibacterial protection

Anokimobi, the UK product company behind a number of eco-friendly and innovative phone accessories has just launched the iPhone 4 ecoskin™ - a precision-made cover produced in the UK from…

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Added by Tom Tranter on September 22, 2010 at 20:45 — No Comments

Straw: Bonnets to Boaters, at Hollytrees Museum Colchester

Today I assisted Danielle Sprecher, Costume Curator at Colchester and Ipswich Museums and Catherine Newley, Assistant Curator for Community History at Colchester and Ipswich Museums to set up an exhibition called: Straw: Bonnets to Boaters, at Hollytrees Museum Colchester. The exhibition will open on Saturday 25th September and will run until 27th February. I had previously re-boxed all of the hats during the summer and it was so exciting to see them all come together for an exhibition. The…

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Added by Katrina O'Brien on September 20, 2010 at 13:30 — No Comments

Eco Fashion designer overview

Check out the latest posting at www.ecofashiontalk.com on eco designer Elena Garcia, plus lots of new resources including the VERY guides, Your Daily Thread, Eco1stArt and lots more!

Added by Sass Brown on September 19, 2010 at 13:39 — No Comments

ECO Reader - is that you?? JOIN THE BOOK CLUB GROUP

ETHICAL BOOK CLUB - tune in to the library and get reading.

Its the place to Read, Review and Share books (and websites too) you have read on Ethical Fashion, Ecology and the Environment issues.…

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Added by jacqueline on September 17, 2010 at 12:00 — No Comments

Spray on tee..what you think?

Who has heard of Fabricon and their innovation in fabric technology??

See more info on my blog

http://maethicalfashion.blogspot.com/2010/09/spray-on-tee-how-cool-for-fabric.html

forward thinking? new opportunities for fabric? waste of time? uncommercial? cant wait til its in… Continue

Added by jacqueline on September 16, 2010 at 12:32 — No Comments

Going to the EXPO 6th og october :o)

Hi,I going to visit the Ethical Fashion Expo this year :o) Looking forward to it - but I´m goin alone, so hope to meet some interesting people and se some fantastic fabrics!

Recent projects:Woolen blankets becomes warm jackets. pillow cases and old curtains makes new and inspiering tunics.

For more : www.sukker-toy.no

Added by Irene Ostvang Kaarstein on September 16, 2010 at 10:00 — 2 Comments

Introduction

Hello all :)

I just wanted to introduce myself and my company to you all. I am the designer and founder of the brand Heidi Mottram. We specialise in eel and salmon skin bags and purses. The skins are a by product of the food industry and are made to fair trade standards. The eel skin is feather light, soft and luxurious. A fantastic leather that the food industry throw away!

I design all of the products myself and am design protected. We do not supply 'off the shelf' eel… Continue

Added by Heidi Mottram on September 15, 2010 at 17:52 — No Comments

Heidi Mottram Joins Young British Designers

Heidi Mottram clutch bag featured via Young British Designers http://cheriecity.co.uk/2010/09/11/cherie-loves-young-british-designers/

Added by Heidi Mottram on September 15, 2010 at 17:04 — No Comments

Participate in The Green Fashion Competition

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Added by Holly Louise Syrett on September 15, 2010 at 16:08 — 1 Comment

Sawang Boran and the Isan silk weavers – A social community business in Thailand

This article was originally published on my personal blog (https://shirahime.ch)

An interview-in-writing

- Interviewee: Rosanne Trottier, CEO of… Continue

Added by Pamela Ravasio on September 14, 2010 at 20:00 — No Comments

Fashion Diversity 2010

DESIGNERS NEEDED FOR LONDON FASHION WEEK - we have one remaining spot for the…

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Added by Fashions Finest on September 14, 2010 at 20:00 — No Comments

Survey

I've made a short survey to find out more about the relationship you share with your clothing.

I'm using this information for my graduation project which i am working on at the moment.

If you could spare a few moments to fill up the survey it would be great!

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Added by Myrthe Lanting on September 14, 2010 at 5:38 — No Comments