Announcing the Winners of the 2012 EcoChic Design Hong Kong Award (Ecouterre)
“Hitting the runway were 10 talented Chinese designers’ textile-waste reducing collections that are breaking new boundaries in sustainable fashion as a design solution to reduce China’s textile waste.”
WRAP advocates reusing clothing for eco-gains (Fibre2Fashion)
“The ground breaking report ‘Valuing our clothes’ provides the first big picture look at the impacts of clothing. It offers a fresh look at the financial and environmental aspects of the whole journey of all clothing; from raw material, to manufacture, purchase, use and disposal of our clothes.”
Stella McCartney to launch first line of affordable, everyday lingerie
(The Irish Independent)
“The British designer will sell eco-friendly, affordable and comfortable styles on her website and in store. She is adamant her line will offer exactly what women want.”
Livia Firth premiers ethical fashion line (Yahoo! News)
“Best known for co-founding the Green Carpet Challenge that has taken the fashion world by storm, Livia Firth has now designed her own pieces for new ethical fashion line Livia Firth Designs.”
Livia Firth appointed Oxfam Ambassador (Female First)
“The King’s Speech star’s environmental activist partner is a longtime supporter of the global poverty charity and is using her knowledge of sustainable fashion in a bid to help the organization get better rights for workers in the international garment industry.”
Berlin sees launch of Initiatives for Sustainable Cotton (Ecotextile News)
“To raise awareness about sustainably produced cotton the Initiatives for Sustainable Cotton (ISC) was announced during Berlin Fashion Week, which is being backed by the Aid by Trade Foundation with Cotton Made in Africa, TransFair e.V. (Fairtrade Germany) and stakeholders involved in the organic cotton sector.”
Lauren Conrad Launched a Super Cute Eco-Friendly Accessories Line (Fashionista)
“Today Lauren Conrad launches her BlueAvocado XO(eco)™ collection of sustainable and reusable lifestyle products made with REPREVE® recycled fibres.”
Research aims to boost wool’s green credentials (Ecotextile News)
“The virtues of wool as a textile fibre that promotes health, wellbeing and sustainability were recently presented by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) at the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) World Congress. The moves comes as AWI looks more closely at how to present the full life cycle of wool.”
Ethical Fashion Startup Veraly Seeks to Develop New Niche (Just Means)
“A new startup will make it easier than ever to find and purchase ethically produced apparel and accessories. Veraly, an ethical fashion ecommerce site, plans to run beta testing through September leading up to a public launch later this year.”
Desi designers create eco fur, win big (Hindustan Times)
“Husband-wife designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi Ahuja, recently added another feather to their cap by winning the regional round of the International Woolmark Prize. We created Merino fur, which ended up being a big hit. There’s a huge demand for ecological fur worldwide”.
Target, Nike, Levi’s Join Forces On Sustainable Clothing (Forbes)
“This morning the Sustainable Apparel Coalition–a trade group of several companies with interests in the apparel industry, ranging from Coca-Cola, which licenses its name for apparel, to retailers such as Target to NGOs and government agencies to direct apparel manufacturers such as Nike, REI, and Levi’s–launched a sustainability tool called the Higg Index, which will enable the industry to assess the sustainability of products. The index covers three primary areas–brand, product, and facility–and is aimed at giving the apparel industry a way to assess the sustainability of any particular product throughout the supply chain.”
Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave launches ethical clothing collaboration with Cotton Made in Africa (Africa Fashion Guide)
“With the London based Olympics just around the corner we are excited to bring you some interesting news Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave has launched his first sports sock collection made from sustainable African cotton and manufactured in the UK.”
Brazil’s textile industry: a world of untapped potential (The Guardian)
“Brazil offers a mixed bag of green opportunity and structural challenges, Ilaria Pasquinelli finds as she explores the country’s fashion and textiles industry.”
