Eco Fashion World

SETH AARON HENDERSON

Have you ever looked to the sky to get inspiration for what to wear? Well, this year’s Portland Fashion Week (PFW), held at the waterfront shipyards in Portland, OR from October 6-10, will give new meaning to the phrase “brightening up your closet.” The theme, ‘Solar is the New Black’ guides the launch of Spring/Summer 2011 collections from over 20 designers and highlights the city of Portland’s commitment to sustainability.

a.d.o. CLOTHING

Following on the success of EcoChic Geneva, EcoChic Singapore, and EcoChic Fashion runway events from the past three years, Green2greener (G2G) and Dr. Christina Dean will once again bring together some of the most innovative collections in sustainable fashion for EcoChic Asia on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. The one-day event will take place in collaboration with Interstoff Asia Essential in the Pacific Rim’s luxuriously fashionable Hong Kong. With twenty nine nightly celebrated fashion and accessory designers from fourteen Asian countries who have strong design and/or production roots in Asia, this next installment of Green2greener’s non-profit initiatives will set the stage for the future of sustainable fashion and a revival of cultural expressions.

 

PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL DIAZ 

I am blessed to have been born and raised within a beautiful culture which has infused every part of my life, from the language, dance, music, art, and food, to an appreciation for family, friendship, togetherness and affection. The magic in this world recently granted a wish of mine through a long awaited visit with a large part of my family on the Caribbean island of Cuba, the country where both my parents were born to which I traveled over 9 years ago with my mother for a first visit. Last time, I carried with me stories I had been told all my life and held no other expectations. It was my first time in a third world country, my first time meeting many family members, and my mother’s first time back since she and her family left the island when she was 15 years old. I enjoyed my trip but I think I was in a state of disorientation and shock for a large part of it. I was more observing and not so much taking part. This time, I vowed to delve deeper into that culture which runs deeply in my veins and I wanted to incorporate my work in fashion and the arts into my trip. As I researched art and fashion of the present Havana, I hit the jackpot. A google search led me to Dionisio Abad Jarrosay Ruíz.

The annual Ethical Fashion Source Expo (formerly ‘Global Sourcing Marketplace’) is coming up in London on October 6th, and for anyone interested in deciphering the future of sustainable textiles in fashion, this is the place to be. Hosted by the UK’s Ethical Fashion Forum this year’s expo will take place alongside the RITE Conference at Central Hall Westminster. The one-day only event will bring together more than 50 exemplary suppliers and manufacturers who are working towards fair trade and consistent ethical standards all over the world. In addition to seminars and face-to-face dialogue with attendees, there will also be a Designer Pavilion, highlighting pioneers in the fashion field. Ada Zandition, Ciel, Reet Aus, Nara Guichon, Eva Cammarata and Worn Again, to name a few, will all be on-site. Read on for a complete list of the talent to be featured.

Body-con recycled streetwear label Goodone’s Autumn Winter 2010 collection has been picked up by high street giant Topshop to be sold at the flagship store on London’s Oxford Street.

Pieces available at the megastore and on Topshop.com include a black fitted dress and body with cheeky crochet panel inserts, an aran knit bomber jacket and Goodone staples – the contrasted panel sweatshirt and dress.

ANDEAN COLLECTION 

According to studies by The World Bank discussed on Global Issues:

• Almost half the world (over 3 billion people) lives on less than $2.50 a day.
• At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.
• The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined.
• 1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
• Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.
• Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
• Based on enrollment data, about 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls. And these are regarded as optimistic numbers.