Eco Fashion World

Looking for fabrics for your next fashion piece or home accessory? This Saturday in Vancouver, Our Social Fabric, is having a fabric sale from 10am-3pm at 33 Commercial, unit 4061, corner of Powell and Commercial, Maple Leaf Storage facility. Shop for fabric, notions, new on bolts, pre cut pieces, clothing from movies and tv shows in cottons, silks and wool with prices ranging from CAD $2-8 /meter.

Sustainable soirees for summer 2010 will officially kick off this week with the launch of an Ecosalon pop up shop and eco-fashion fete at Green Spaces NY in NYC. Hosted by the fashion and style editors for green tips blog and community of EcoSalon, Ecosalon Shops! aims to showcase some of the hottest stars on the eco fashion and organic beauty scene.

Are you keen to build your international green fashion network and be inspired? Are you ready to accelerate your key knowledge on sustainable fashion along the supply chain? Then participate in THEKEY.TO Academy from 5-10 July.

Edmonton - May 29 & 30

Join the handmade revolution in Edmonton! Shop for one of a kind handmade items from over 100 Canadian artisans and designers. Make It fuses indie shopping for fashion, accessories, jewelry, baby items and home décor with music spun by top local DJ's. Location is Alberta Aviation Museum, 11410 Kingsway Avenue.

Lots of events this week to catch up on industry insights, indulge in catwalk shows, meet new people or simply celebrate with designers who are realizing the long cherished dream of opening their own flagship store. Enjoy!

Dublin May 24-29

Re-Dress proudly presents Fashion Evolution, Ireland's third ethical fashion week. With a bustling calendar including a podium discussion with Katharine Hamnett, Dublin will surely attract a hausse of eco fashionistas this week.

New York: May 20
Textile artist and regular EFW contributor, Abigail Doan, curates an exhibition at Green Spaces NY starting this Thursday May 20. (Re)Fashioning Fiber examines new ways of thinking about fiber in relation to the natural environment, our patterns of consumption and contemporary definitions of fashioning self. The exhibition includes collaborative environmental fiber art from Iran; handcrafted vegetation jewelry from Bulgaria; sustainable, locally-minded fashion and drawings by Eko-Lab; no-waste textile fashion by Study NY; recycled ‘flotsam fiber’ from the streets of NYC; handmade books spinning tales about global pilgrimage; crochet tower structures infused with sound; and one-of-a-kind fiber expressions from the domestic realm. Opening party is on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and the exhibition will be on view through August 13, 2010.

Local and national fashion designers will unite for a pre-earth day celebration with the LA Fashion Corner's "Caring with Style" Eco-Friendly Fashion Show tonight at 6 pm. Hosted by NBC's Deal or Deal "Lucky #13" Leyla Milani, this unprecedented fashion event will take place at the Highlands Hollywood Night Club and Restaurant, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028.

If there is one day in the year that we should be extra conscious on what we shop and where, it must be Earth Day. If you’re stuck somewhere in the world because of the volcanic outcry of Mother Earth, take your chance to do some eco friendly online shopping. These are some great offers that will help you add green flavour to your wardrobe.

Do you live in São Paulo and do you want to learn how to dress in a conscious way? Participate in a course given by Instituto Ecotece at The Hub São Paulo! The last course ended in March and the responses from participants were overwhelming. Most of them had never seen a sewing machine from close by and now feel empowered to create their own designs!

Honour our planet with joining these events in NYC and enjoying great discounts on Thursday April 22!

NYC: Times Square
The 40th celebration of Earth Day will be a big event in New York City. Organizer Earth Day New York, in partnership with The City of New York, will host a public celebration in Times Square from 11am to 2pm on Earth Day this April 22. Coinciding with this event, is the Earth Fair Indoors from April 19th-24th: A week long exhibit in Vanderbilt Hall from Monday 4/19 through Saturday 4/24 focusing on future technologies, sustainable fashion and major informative displays and exhibits.

Milan

C.L.A.S.S. treats his fans to another sensory experience by participating in Milan’s famous furniture exhibition. Fashion victims should visit the Caira Design "capsule-boutique" with its re-created and re-built dresses like a griffed vintage atelier. If you're a fan of "Sex & The City‟, the new fetish shoemaker, Rizieri®, shows three special "total black" crocodile models in organic cotton and calendered Ingeo®. Also check out the ultimate "it bag" Gea by Juste un Sac, the extra-large city-bag in linen-bamboo-organic cotton with bio-satin linings, that knows no seasoning while being able to transform itself into a clutch.

Mark your calendar for this week's festive events!

Los Angeles - April 7

Whether you live in Los Angeles or just like to travel, you're invited to a cocktail-party celebration of Anna Getty's new book, Easy Green Organic: Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well on Wednesday, April 7th from 7 to 10 p.m. at Rolling Greens, located at 7505 Beverly Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea. Sample Anna's appetizers as prepared by Chef Akasha, grab a mini-makeover by Josie Maran Cosmetics and sip biodynamic Frey wine or organic cocktails by ONE Natural Experience. See you there!

Vancouver - April 9

Tonight will see who the winner is of the ‘T-shirt’ design competition, organized by Think Act Vote in partnership with ethical fashion label Komodo. The objective of the competition was to give participants the opportunity to show how they would encourage other people to vote using their design skills. The only proviso was that the design included the words “Think Act Vote”. The winner was decided by a judging panel, made up of some of the best- known faces in ethical fashion and design, including ethical hero Katherine Hamnett, celebrated illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve and the original ‘anti-preneur’, Cyndi Rhoades. The t-shirt will be produced by Komodo and will be available to purchase online and in selected shops across the UK. 

NYC – March 23-25 10-7 pm
Ethical designer Christopher Raeburn is showing at LONDON show ROOMS – NYC. The event, initiated by the British Fashion Council takes London's leading emerging fashion talents to New York for three press and buyer days, in partnership with Centre for Fashion Enterprise. This aims to increase their presence and develop their media coverage and businesses in the USA. Location is Penthouse Lofts, Soho Grand, 310 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013.

This weekend in Chicago: Swap-o-rama-rama. Founded by Wendy Tremayne in her quest for creativity, the event experienced several successful editions in cities around the USA. Wendy’s motto is: we need creators, not consumers and this is exactly what the events are all about. Swap-o-rama-rama consists of a giant clothing swap and many DIY workshops that help the swappers transform their finds into something unique. During a big fashion show, they are able to show off their own creations on the catwalk.

March 15-17, 2010 - LA International Textiles Show
Known as "the largest, one-stop textile, design & production showcase in the U.S.", Organic Exchange will be exhibiting at this show to reach-out to a new market segment. Heidi McCloskey will be presenting 'Current and Future Trends in Textile Sustainability' in conjunction with Lenzing on Tuesday, March 16 at 1:00pm.

Showing this weekend in the Swedish Cultural Center in Paris: Camilla Norrback’s latest collection! The pieces in the autumn/winter 2010 collection are characterized by intricate knits, classic shapes and soft materials, perfect for a Scandinavian winter!

Last week several student led initiatives highlighted ethical fashion in the UK and USA. UCL's fashion society, MODO, held a spectacular show with garments made from a variety of materials including Ikea bags, paperclips, photographs, newspaper and human hair, some wearable and some not so much! The designers were all students at UCL who make clothes in their spare time as part of the society. Sponsors included 10:10, TRAID, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace.

The Ethical Fashion Forum has started their Ethical Fashion Socials last September with local meetings around the world. This month’s London event will take place at the Junky Styling shop on Dray Walk and the topic is retail. Questions addressed will be: What's selling and why? What are consumers looking for? How interested are they in the ethics behind what they buy?

Canada

Vancouver Ethical Fashion Week celebrates Eco Fashion Forward with a fabulous gala event on February 19 at 8pm in the Vancouver Public Library.

US

The Green Shows @ NY Fashion Week from February 11-18.

UK

London Fashion Week from February 19-23. Makepiece @ London Fashion Week: ‘Circles of life’ knitted into an eco chic knitwear collection at Stand 73 | Somerset House | 19 - 23 February

Europe

Copenhagen Fashion Week from February 10-14

Australia

TCF Australia showcases six eco designers during Fashion Exposed from February 14-16 in Sydney.