Eco Fashion World

Fashion Fusion Expo is a brand new event set to raise consumer awareness about fashion and sustainability in the UK. Showcasing the very best in sustainable designers including ethical clothing, shoes and accessories, this two-day event aims to attract more than 6,000 visitors. Catwalk shows and seminar talks will take place on both days, including tips on styling by ethical stylist Lupe Castro starting from 12:30 pm. Some of the designers include: Julia Smith, CRED Jewellery, Juzi, Choolips, Trousers London, Embellished Truth, THTC, By Stamo and Side Effects. Fashion Fusion Expo is taking place on 12th - 13th March from 9am-7pm at The Old Truman Brewery - 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL. Don’t miss the biggest event this year celebrating Sustainable fashion!

If the Eco Fashion Forward party was any indication, Vancouver is about to go to a whole new level with the upcoming Vancouver Eco Fashion Week in April 2010. The event is the brainchild of Miriam Laroche and draws from her 15 years of experience working in the fashion industry. Vancouver Eco Fashion Week seeks to put the “glamour” into the Ethical Fashion scene in Vancouver.

The ESTETHICA exhibition, now in its seventh year at London Fashion Week, has evolved to become the epicentre of London's ethical fashion industry. The success of this initiative – which is the strongest of its kind – is evident in its rapid growth. From its first season of 13 designers, 9 new labels joined for SS10, making ESTETHICA a collective of 28 designers. This is a British Fashion Council’s (BFC) eco-sustainable initiative sponsored by MONSOON. At the press day on November 11th the BFC announced the winners of a programme to develop eco fashion businesses as part of its ethical fashion initiative, ESTETHICA. Six designer businesses have been selected to receive 1-on-1 expert support from one of three industry mentors: Brand Consultants Susanne Tide-Frater, Yasmin Sewell and Buying Consultant Bev Malik. The designers selected are Ada Zanditon, Christopher Raeburn, Goodone, Minna, Nina Dolcetti and The North Circular.

With Fashion Weeks going on full swing from NY to London and the Olympic Games to follow, it’s easy to get lost, to make it easy on you, here is our recap of this week’s best in eco fashion!

It was just over a year ago that we interviewed John Patrick ORGANIC for EFW’s magazine, and since then this American eco fashion pioneer has continued to fine tune his vision of creating timeless organic clothes, as well as being a well-deserving recipient of this year’s Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation’s Sustainable Design Award. Ecco Domani’s award categories for the 2009 - 2010 season include four womenswear awards, a menswear award, an accessories award, and the new sustainable design award worth $25,000.

Eco-passion meets fashion at the 50th edition of Manila F.A.M.E. International, a bi-annual trade platform for home and fashion lifestyle products. At Manila F.A.M.E.’s first Eco-Pinoy Fashion Design Competition held on October 15 at the World Trade Center, student designers transformed old seat covers, fishnets, discarded x-ray films, plastic bags as well as sinamay, abaca, and bamboo into wearable pieces.

Vancouver being the greenest city in Canada, it’s no wonder its fashion week reflects these eco-conscious credentials. Last year EFW sponsored a showcase of eco friendly designers at an independent venue, you can still catch all the beautiful shows here.