"The tipping point is here." So say the founders of the EVER Manifesto, a project designed to 'showcase and celebrate how ethical principles can underpin luxury lifestyles.'
It's a laudable effort, with the backing of a Princess of Monaco, no less. Launched at Milan fashion week and distributed at Stella McCartney's Paris show, EVER is hoping to make sustainable fashionable.
This Friday is Red Nose Day 2009. To celebrate Comic Reliefhave teamed up with Stella McCartney to launch an exclusive line of T-shirts.
The tees have been designed by Stella and are produced by TK Maxx, 100% Fairtrade in Africa. They feature icons including Madonna, The Beatles and Morcambe & Wise. Adult T-shirts are £9.99 with £5 of each sale going straight to Comic Relief. Check out the TK Maxx website to purchase your tees or to find out how you can 'Do Something Funny for Money' this Red Nose Day.
For those of you lucky enough to stay close to the fashion capital, the Fashion Expo opens it's doors tomorrow at London's Business Design Centre.
The event, hosted by Laura Bailey, provides a platform for over 80 London-based designers and
manufacturers to promote their collections and production skills to
retailers. A glamorous gala evening will
conclude the event with a catwalk production show and awards ceremony.
If anyone in your company could learn some more about sustainable fashion, how about a masterclass about that very thing from Futerra? It's on the 17th of July in London.
Here's the blurb: more»
Wondering what your carbon footprint might be?
Stuck for ways to reduce it?
I recently came across Edenbee, a sweet-looking site that helps you with both of these problems. more»
Amanda runs the show over at Fashion, Evolved – a blog devoted to snuffling out the very best of ethical stylishness.
I had a very nice chat with her the other day about what she was up to. Through the miracle of the internets, you can now find out what she had to say, simply by reading on… more»
WARNING: This post contains a little bit of gushing about Bono.
I say that because it's come to my attention that some people don't love him as they should. Well I do. How could I not? He comes from catwalkgenius.com's home shores, he's been writing genuinely belting songs since the middle of last century and the man can really wear a pair of sunglasses.
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Mike Barry is the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility with Marks & Spencer. You may know him from such campaigns as 'Look behind the label' and 'Plan A' their 5-year, 100 point 'eco' plan - because there is no Plan B for the planet.
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On Friday I attended an industry seminar as part of Fashion Evolution (Dublin's Ethical Fashion Week) held by Re-dress.
It was a fascinating and thought-provoking day, with talks from:
* Katherine Hamnett,
* Christian Kemp-Griffin (CEO of Edun),
* Mike Barry (Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at M&S),
* Ingrid Schullstrom (Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at H&M) and
* Simon Ferrigno of Organic Exchange. more»
This is Lisa Anne, the designer behind La Jewellery. Her profile page describes a commitment to craftsmanship and the environment, along with a pretty sweet life amid the Welsh mountains.
In our interview we learned how a TV repair man helped to get the whole thing started, why charity is so important to the line and what's big in the world of organic fruit these days... more»
The deal is: 90 seconds of your valuable time to show you care about sustainable fashion. It is Earth Day after all.
The petition is here: Fashion, evolved. more»
I wandered into deepest Dublin City this afternoon to check out the Re-Think Re-Dress exhibition:
It forms part of the Fashion Evolution awareness campaign that's hoping to get a bit more focus on ethical and environmental issues involved choosing the clothes to go on our collective backs. more»
