Eco Fashion World

This month Quiksilver and Roxy are joining forces to promote the message No Water Sucks, a Europe-wide campaign aimed at protecting our water resources. On both the Quicksilver and Roxy website internet-users are invited to post their pictures illus¬trating ‘a lack of water.’ Th winning picture will be the one that garners the most votes from other internet-users in a one-click voting system. The winner will receive two cheques of €1000 each, one of which will be fully donated to one of the three charities the winner will have selected. For every photo posted on the websites, Quiksilver and Roxy pledge to replant a tree.

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.

Few items are as versatile as the shirt dress especially during those tricky in-between-season months. The shirtdress is perfect to wear loosely over jeans layered under Bibico knits. With heels and some big bracelets, even a simple organic cotton shirtdress can become a sexy evening outfit. I can't stop wearing my DeuxFM and Loyale shirt dresses and love to share these pieces with you.

These days, a heated debate on fish leather is taking place on our social networking group on LinkedIn. Although we have written about fish leather before, we feel it is good to stick our nose in this business again.

Salmon is probably the best known fish that is used for making leather. Other species include tilapia, Nile perch, carp and sea bass, among others. The different fish species are identifiable by their shape and the size of the scale pockets. Salmon has for example very small scale pocket patterns. Fish leather is as strong as any other. It is made in a variety of finishes, most popular of which are ruffled and glazed suede. The leather is drum dyed in a rainbow spectrum of colors which allows designers a rich choice to work with.

The third edition of the Green Fashion Switzerland took place on the 12th of February during the Natur Gala at the Music Theater Basel. I made my way to the event despite the rain and the freezing weather but it was definitely worth it! A lot has changed since the first Green Fashion Switzerland back in 2008. I remember it quite well because it was the first eco fashion fair I ever attended during my research on ethical fashion in Switzerland. It was a great platform (still is!) to get an initial insight into the green fashion movement and learn that so much is being done in Switzerland. However the old location was a bit small and crowded, and although the fashion show was really nice, I thought the glamour factor was missing.

Fall is traditionally defined by its colors: the browns, oranges and earth tones that reflect the changing seasons. However, this doesn’t mean that accessory collections can’t be both bright and bold. A mix of fall staples, as well as bright accent pieces, The Andean Collection’s fall 2009 jewelry line has utilized seeds such as açai, jabon, tagua (vegetable ivory) and huayruro to create everyday-wearable jewelry.