Eco Fashion World

Sustainable Fashion Never Looked Better

Trunk Show by Misty Greer

 

Vancouver Eco Fashion Week is gearing up for another great season starting this Wednesday October 5th, showcasing Runway Shows, Seminars, a Trade Show, and DJ Shopping. Vancouver's bi-annual event has grabbed the attention of media, fashion enthusiasts, and environmentally friendly consumers to celebrate responsible fashion.

Greenpeace Detox striptease, Bangkok

 

Your clothing might be poisoning our planet's water supply.

Your favorite jeans might be contributing to mutations like fish spontaneously changing gender.

Even my battered old Chuck Taylor's - a once-iconic symbol of counter-culture - probably have some nasty chemicals embedded in their warn-out canvas along with all the spilled beer and mosh pit sweat.

Olsen Haus

 

Aside from the official Fashion Weeks, new collections and brands are presented seasonally at trade shows. In September, Paris was home to major collaborative happenings: Who’s Next, Premiere Classe and Prêt-à-Porter Paris (PAPP) as well as others taking place simultaneously at the Porte de Versailles exhibition halls. Nested in the cradle of PAPP was So Ethic, an area dedicated to sustainable fashion brands for what it seemed like its last edition.

Wardrobe Stylist Stacey Sude shows us Prairie Underground's Cloak Hoddie.

 

EFW Guide member Kaight hosted a Prairie Underground trunk show in New York City on September 22nd. EFW stopped by to meet some of the customers who dropped in to check out the great new fall 2011 styles.

The Ethical Fashion Show in Paris is one of the must-attend events of the year for anybody working or interested in sustainable fashion. It was held in the beautiful setting of the Carrousel du Louvre, and conveniently matched dates with more established fashion trade shows of the season, such as Premiere Classe, Who's Next, and Pret-a-Porter. It was the perfect occasion to discover new brands, for industry professionals to meet and exchange ideas, and to give public access to a dedicated fashion event.

When Vogue editor Anna Wintour first had her brilliant idea to create a night of fashion for all, she could not possibly have envisioned how far this idea would reach. Fashion's Night Out is not merely an opportunity for the masses to celebrate their love of clothing design in a public way; ethical brands across the US are now participating on many levels.