H&M has unveiled its latest Conscious Fall 2011 campaign featuring top models Caroline Brasch Nielsen and Frida Gustavsson. This special collection, which is part of the Swedish retailer´s actions for a more sustainable fashion future, includes an alluring display of ladylike pieces made in orga
Nicole Bridger sews something different into the fabric of her clothing design company — a philosophy to do what is right for the Earth, its people and spirit. ECO Fashion Week 2011 – Nicole Bridger from Eco FashionWeek on Vimeo.Nics xx(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]
Eco Fashion week was held last week in Vancouver, Canada. Watch the clip below for a preview of the designers and what they had to say on what makes their designs “green”.Introducing Eco Fashion Week 2011 from Eco FashionWeek on Vimeo.Nics xx(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName
Eco fashion label, Feral Childe is fast fashion retailer, Forever 21´s, latest victim. The U.S´s Forever 21 has been sued by designers from Anna Sui to Threadless to Gwen Stefani to Anthropologie for copyright infringement. Over the years, more than 50 designers claim that their creations have been
Avant Garde designers this one is for you!The U.S Environmental Protection Agency says every step of clothing production carries a negative environmental impact. In recent years, the trend toward “sustainable” fashion has spurred some designer to incorporate environmentally friendly methods into man
Check out Project Runway´s Season 5´s winner, Leanne Marshall´s Spring/Summer 2012 presentation at New York Fashion Week. Leeanne delivered a technicolor explosion of frocks that, in a word, rocked. Get up close and personal with the collection courtesy of ecouterre´s front-row POV and listen in as
Written by: Bongani NkosiFrom an infamous prison number to a modish clothing brand, that’s the story of 46664.The number that identified Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, where the apartheid government jailed him for his political activities, is now a name of a new trendy clothing line. The range mad
Check out how the DAF second years are doing so far with Avant Garde. The theme we gave them to work with is “The Cape Floral Kingdom” and they are free to interpret this in any way they like. I´m loving Callen´s reference to the invasion of alien vegetation.These are the preliminary designs present
Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksThe weather is heating up and while we’re not quite ready to whip out our bikini’s, we’re definitely ready to pack away (most of) our jerseys and bulky winter clothing. Spring not only means new beginnings – for us fashionistas, this season is also synonymous with shop
This morning marked the beginning of Avant Garde for the 2nd year DAF students. We arrived at 10am with about 30 black bags filled with old clothing for the guys and girls to rummage through. After a brief explanation introduction to the competition it was game on… We dumped all the clothing on th