Thursday, July 29, 2010

Eco fashion week at vancouver


The city of vancouver is hosting the first ever eco fashion week fronm 28th till 30th september. now, it will have runway shows,trade shows seminars n press conferences like all other fashion weeks, but the difference is its eco fashion week, which means that only designers who use sustainable designes & sustainable materials are allowed.

criteria that designers must follow : organic/natural textiles
vintage and/or recycled/reborn textiles
cruelty free [animal free] fashion
eco printing
green marketing practices
socially responsible[ like donating a portion
of sales to eco charities]
designed & constructed in your local community
custom/slow made to encourage slow fashion
instead of mass production.
eco certification.

a lot of information about this event still has to come. but it looks like its going to be amazing. details on earth divas. [pic courtesy eco fashion week.]

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