Coolest Designers of the Ethical Fashion Show

October 14th, 2008 by Frans Prins Posted in Blog, Design, Fashion

The Ethical Fashion Show 2008 is over again. For those who can’t wait till the next edition, the Ethical Fashion Show is also opening in Milan and Rio de Janairo, as we heard when we spoke with Isabelle Quehe, founder of the Ethical Fashion Show. An important indication that ethical fashion is establishing as a successful business model and gets far beyond charity or seasonal trend.

My Ethical Fashion Show toplist of edgy designers and brands with interesting stories:

Cyclus: Trendy, funky bags and shoes from recycled car tires and other waste materials, produced by a social project in Colombia.

Van Marcoviec: Dutch based designer label, working with organic and mainly European materials, producing in Poland. The brand is directed by a fashion designer and environmental scientist together.

By Mutation: Recycling vintage leather jackets and old rice sacks into campy designer jackets; produced by hand by a Paris designer.

Patrick Lofrontiere: couture creations made from rough, natural materials like banana tree leaves.

Judith Condor Vidal: First time I met Judith was in Kenya; she’s sourcing fair trade production opportunities all around the world, and you can find the results from that in her collection.

Tierra Ecologica by Charlene O’Brien: luxury organic label from Australia made from natural dyed organic and sustainable materials.

Royah: ethical fashion label from downtown Kabul.

Numanu Label of Love: stylish fair trade organic cotton label made in India

Cruselita: cool ethical jewelery and accessories, handmade from recycled and natural materials.

Reversible: recylcing advetisment banners into bags into advetisment banners.

As this is quite a personal selection of brands, I advise you to also check out the full list of Ethical Fashion Show exhibitors .

Images: Patrick Lafrontiere & Van Markoviec