SA designers spread Ubuntu at London Fashion Week
Jose Hendo, who embodies the phrase ‘Reduce Reuse Recycle’, created a group of fantastic, undulating natural forms in raw fabrics.
Costello Tagliapietra debuts at NYFW (VIDEO)
Watch the below video from ecouterre on Costello Tagliapietra´s Fall/WInter 2012 debut at New York Fashion Week.
World Naked Bike Ride: Cape Town
Saturday 10th March will see cyclists in Cape Town cycling as bare as they dare at the World Naked Bike Ride, for the second time in the city.
NYFW Round-Up
Sustainable fashion is on the rise at New York Fashion Week, on and off the runways.From innovative recycled materials saved from landfill to organic cotton and wool produced without the chemicals or environmental pollution to production that also benefits workers in struggling countries
Making sense of climate change
While climate change has recently become a new buzz word, many are still left wanting when it comes to understanding the magnitude of the phenomenon. A new, free app for iPhones and iPads called Just Science, aims to change this.
Haute Ecouture at the BAFTAs
While the Grammys were taking place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles last night, most of the Hollywood elite were in England for the BAFTA awards.True to her promise, Livia Firth got some major stars to join her in her Green Carpet Challenge.
Eco Gifts Going to the Grammys & Oscars
During this year´s major awards ceremonies, Hollywood celebrities will be taking home gifts from a Plantation business.Essential Safe Products, ESP, of Plantation will be a part of the festivities in the gift lounge at the Grammys and in the swag bag at the Academy Awards. The company´s website is a
Drive Green with Ford
The other part of our Ford NAIAS trip, which I told you about here, was a day spent at Ford HQ in Dearborn, MI.We started out being shown how the new Ford models are conceptualised and then digitally designed. This design process uses 3D and CG technology and leaves no stone unturned when it comes t
Stella McCartney shares why she wont use leather
Stella McCartney has launched an anti-leather campaign with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ahead of London Fashion Week. The campaign urges those attending LFW to not only shed fur but also leather with a viral video that exposes the skinning industry.”As a designer, I like to work with
Eco-logic from Armani Jeans
A colorful, environmental capsule collection from Armani Jeans. Polo shirts, t-shirts and five-pocket pants in the colors of green, pink and peach fruit. It is from fruit itself that the pigments are created for dyeing: kiwi, berries, blood oranges.