Eco Fashion World

As summer settles in for most, the key players of men’s luxury fashion are showcasing their visions for Spring/Summer 2011 and it looks like eco-luxe is finally settling in as more than just a trend. From Etro to Dolce & Gabbana, a number of major Italian labels leaned to green for their seasonal style statements at Milan Men’s Fashion Week.

World Cup craze is well under way and a very clever label came up with a way to combine creativity, recycled materials, and enthusiasm for the sport to create fashion for charity.

Overflowing with elite eco brands from Vancouver and across Canada, the esteemed 2010 Leo Awards gift bags were planet friendly beyond compare.

My grandfather was a sheep-farmer who believed denim was something that the shearers wore, not to be worn out in public – things have changed!

Anna Herman grew up intrigued by the details of how things worked. This crossed over into her interest in fashion from a very early age. The elements and processes of clothing design were something she was so fascinated with that after attaining a degree in Fine Arts and operating her own store in Missoula, Montana (a hemp mecca), she contemplated the many life damaging aspects of the garment industry and immersed herself in the world of vintage shopping. She made new things, remade old things, and found herself still wanting to do something more for the world of eco fashion.

What if we told you about a special rock bottom sale of the best French ethical fashion brands? What if we told you that this sale will happen over the weekend and be punctuated by two lively Brazilian music concerts every night? And that on top of all that the benefits go to a French-Brazilian association that works on providing education for children in the Favelas?