Beyond Green: Dutch Sustainable Fashion Event
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Trends & Marketing | No Comments »Event tip: this Wednesday 12 November there is an international symposium entitlied Beyond Green, A Fashion Odyssey in the World Fashion Centre in Amsterdam. The aim of the symposium is to provide information to students and teaching staff in higher education, ...
Is Fashion a Dressed up Dinosaur?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Energy & Climate, Environment, Fashion | 1 Comment »According to Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren we have enough clothing produced for the coming 20 years, so we don't need to waste our resources or time any more on clothing production, and can just let fashion die out like a ...
Affentor: Luxury Recycling Bags from Frankfurt
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Fashion | 1 Comment »I'm having a two day hang out in Frankfurt with Karmakonsum, brainstorming and working on new projects, and taking the challenge to visit a few cool projects here in Frankfurt as well. Yesterday I paid a visit to the shop and ...
New Eco Fashion Founds
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | 1 Comment »There's so much going on in eco fashion land, it's hard to cover it. For the eco fashion addicts among you, here are some good and fun resources I discovered the last couple of months: Eco Fashion World Your Biggest Bang Ecofashioned Ecostyletto Eco Fashion ...
Korrekte Klamotten: Meeting the German Eco-Fashion Scene
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »Under the name Korekte Klamotten a group of German eco-fashion labels have started a collective blog to share their news about new collections and upcoming events. The blog is started by the shirtlabel Fairliebt and until now Slowmo, B-Green and ...
Funky Finnish Recycling Fashion from Globe Hope
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products, Recycling | No Comments »Using old hospital textiles, army wear and work outfits, the innovative recycling fashion company Globe Hope has a tasty and very own style. And somehow very Finnish. Their kitchen set Laituri which is made of old Swedish navy sacks is ...
Womens Day & the Garment Industry: it’s Women’s Sweat on Your Shirt
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »About a billion people (!) are working in textile related industries worldwide. Many of them are women, working from home, in slum situated sweatshops or high tech factories. As known, the circumstances are not always that funky. Without drawing to all ...
Organic Exchange & MADE BY Celebrate Organic and Sustainable Fashion in Europe
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | No Comments »Organic Exchange and MADE-BY are joining forces to launch a series of training sessions for brands and retailers, to support the growth of the sustainable fashion industry. Both organizations work on the support of a more sustainable fashion industry. On ...
Premium Fall/Winter 2008/09: a Bit of Green and a Lot of Grey
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »With the Premium slogan "Save the future!", a green area, "green living" statements on the PR material and it's central symposium with the title "eco is not a trend" the Premium Exhibitions during the Berlin Fashion Week dared to profile ...
"The Children Behind Our Cotton" - Report on Child Labour by the Environmental Justice Foundation
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | No Comments »With all the positive news about new ethical fashion trends, one sometimes forgets to also stay aware about the negative sides of clothing production. In December the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) published a new report on child labour in the ...
Berlin Fashion Week reports: Federal Office for Garment
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »The streets of Berlin are crowded from German and international fashionistas, as the Berlin Fashion Week is hitting the city. Some small reports from your Grass Routes agents... Bundesamt für Bekleidung At the Premium fair visitors were invited to analyze their clothing ...
German Social Fashion Contests by Armed Angels and Fairwear.de
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »Armed Angels are a young, trendy social fashion label from Cologne. They are conquering Germany with just a few simple shirts. Only selling over the internet, or through friends and friends of friends of friends. 3,33 Euro per piece of ...