FASHION

eco-friendly leather

Eco-friendly Leather: Fact or Fiction?

by

Eco-friendly leather is growing into a huge fashion trend, with top fashion companies and celebrities jumping on the bandwagon. Gucci has joined Livia Firth’s Green Carpet Challenge to create the first line of handbags produced with Rainforest Alliance certified leather.

eco fashion week

Vancouver Eco Fashion Week

by

Founder and President of Vancouver’s Eco Fashion Week, Myriam Laroche talks to the Vancouver Sun in this video below and states why she decided to found the event and what her thoughts on sustainable fashion are.

zara slave labour allegations

Zara Faces Slave Labour Allegations

by

Zara is under investigation by Argentinian authorities over its alleged use of slave labour. The South American nation’s Government Control Agency raided a series of factories associated with the world’s No. 1 apparel retailer after La Alameda, a local workers’ rights group, tipped it off.

ethical fashion

Ethical Fashion at Sydney Fashion Week

by

Two emerging creative enterprises – fashion label Ampersander and fine art consultancy Lineaist – have teamed up to create Silver Linings, a pop-up shop in Darlinghurst, Sydney, showcasing new collections of ethical fashion and textiles for this week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.