Eco Fashion World

Canada

Vancouver Ethical Fashion Week celebrates Eco Fashion Forward with a fabulous gala event on February 19 at 8pm in the Vancouver Public Library.

US

The Green Shows @ NY Fashion Week from February 11-18.

UK

London Fashion Week from February 19-23. Makepiece @ London Fashion Week: ‘Circles of life’ knitted into an eco chic knitwear collection at Stand 73 | Somerset House | 19 - 23 February

Europe

Copenhagen Fashion Week from February 10-14

Australia

TCF Australia showcases six eco designers during Fashion Exposed from February 14-16 in Sydney.

Love it or hate it, this weekend you’ll be surrounded by pink and red hearts, it will be impossible to eat in a restaurant without ordering a “lovers” menu for two and all the roses at your local flower shop will be sold out. Here are some ways to make the best of your Valentine’s weekend, whether you want to bask in its sugarcoated glow or just take advantage of some great sales and events!

Last week the Financial Times published an article written by its fashion editor Vanessa Friedman on what sustainable fashion actually means. In the article, Friedman takes a critical stance towards the fuzziness that surrounds the concept of sustainable fashion. I would like to bring in a few counter-arguments to encourage people to keep on supporting this paradigm shift in the business of 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.

With the disappearance of the Eco Fashion World MAG off our homepage, we don’t want to leave you without any MAG inspiration. So here are some online eco fashion glossies that continue to bring you the finest on ethical fashion and beyond.

It’s fun to link what we wear to the world we’re living in, so I’ve been browsing for pieces lately that play towards the themes or patterns I see all around me. I’d like to start with one of nature’s most exquisite themes: the peacock feather.

Already a fashion darling with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Burberry, young actress Emma Watson, who made her mark in the famous Harry Potter films, is now showing us her own brand of magic. It turns out this fashionista has a knack for design and a compassionate spirit, she picked British fair trade fashion label People Tree to showcase her talent in a new collection that has just hit the online store to our great delight. Striped dresses and tees? Check! That perfect little heather blazer? Check! Affordable prices? Check again!