The RITE and Made-By annual conferences 2011 pinpointed the importance of supply chain ownership. A trans-disciplinary group of speakers introduced ongoing activities in their respective specialities, and illustrated the positive impact of collaboration.
London Fashion Week received a lot of buzz this season. But while all was not well on the substance front, the gems are still there and worth hunting and finding. The question remains though: Why are talent scouts seemingly only looking 'the other way'?
Visiting the Paris fashion trade fairs raises once again the eternal question: When if bad design is omnipresent, why is it that ethical fashion is blamed more frequently than others? Some insights.
On June 9th, in a ceremony at the Londoner V&A, the Observer Ethical Award winners 2011 were announced. The judges are experts in their fields, but how were the winners of each category decided?
Shirahime has been pronounced the winner of the Observer Ethical Award in the category 'ethical blog'. Time to look back, and to publicly renew this blog's commitment.
Ethical fashion, finally!. In addition to the fashion category, even in 4 of the 11 remaining general Observer Ethical Awards categories ethical fashion made it onto the short list.
A little bit late, but here it is: The video interview from February 2011 London Fashion Week. Charlie Ross from...
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Summary: London Fashion Week and EstEthica in the bigger context. The Age of Austerity has reached the British fashion shores in all aspects.
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Day 4: Ethical fashion and the luxury sector. The high-end segment is awakening to its responsibilities. Or does it really?
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Day 3: Sourcing ethically is all about knowledge. It's primarily about livelihoods and survival, beyond the 'Human-Rights factor'.
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Day 2: EstEthica is successful so it seems. But what is there going on behind the scenes? Some controversial and critical insights.
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Day 1: British Wool and its use in fashion. What is the issue with British wool and what brands are truly making a difference and how?
With the fashion city Milan winning the honour to be the city for the 2015 World Exhibition, the Città de la Moda was part of the Expo plans. But - there will be some changes ...
Winter 2011, Summary: TheKey.to, Berlin. What can you get from attending the event? An evaluation on a European level.
Winter 2011, D3: TheKey.to, Berlin.About dynastic companies launching ethical brands, and my personal 'Best Of' list taken from the attending brands.
Winter 2011, D2: TheKey.to, Berlin. The discovery of the ethical sourcing platform Source4Style & a global textile waste mapping campaign 'Trash2Trend'.
Winter 2011, D1: TheKey.to Berlin, the youngest of the dedicated ethical fashion events. First impressions and video from the opening evening's cat walk.
Everyone seems to join in for the treasure hunt called Christmas shopping. Are the 'ethical' Christmas fairs worth it? Only for discoveries - such as these 3 tiny brands.
The conference on Ethical Trade, at the Goodenough College, London, on November 12 & 13, 2010, offered 2 tightly scheduled days, where qualified speakers followed one another.
A phenomenon: National borders segregate markets. Ethical fashion brands don't know much about what is happening abroad.
2nd of 2 part posts, incl. event listing.
