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Success for the Fashion Fusion Expo 2010


Leblas Ethical Jewellery attended the 2-day Fashion Fusion Expo 2010 to experience ethical fashion shows, designers, and influential speakers in the ethical fashion industry.

It was a unique experience that encouraged fashion buyers, celebrities, designers and press to interact together and raise awareness about sustainable style, and the impact that it has on our economy and the environment.

On Friday, Lupe Castro, ethical stylist extraordinaire hosted a talk informing the audience of how to tran

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One Million Tee

Onemilliontee is a project to sell 1,000,000 t-shirts, each with a unique number (from 1,2,3… to no. 1,000,000) . Our first collection is focused on Africa, aims to create job opportunities in Africa.All t-shirt will use 100% organic cotton produced in Africa. Currently we're still looking for the right supplier and partner.Please visit our blog: onemillionteeblog and our websiteGive us your support to make this project works ! ^^ Subscribe to our newsletter to get updates of our upcoming site a
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New Season Has Arrived

AMIRA fell into fashion accidentally after a trip to India gave her a sudden
flash of celestial inspiration. During her travels she made her own clothes
and now nearly five years later her one-off and limited edition fair-trade
dresses, tops, jacket and lingerie – in printed end-of-run and surplus cottons
still sourced by hand from India - are available from eco-boutiques in London,
New York, and Milan.

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Sustainability has become a buzzword in our lives. The future of our planet has evolved from something briefly talked about to something that we all have started to put much more emphasis on.Well known consulting company, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), declared publicly last week at the Climate Week in New York City that they’ve officially reduced their carbon footprint by 10% this fiscal year! This positive progress is all part of a much larger green initiative they announced last year to reduce
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Good news LUXies, Swiss chemicals manufacturer Clariant has just announced an eco-labeling initiative to help distinguish sustainable, green products from the rest. Clariant has just introduced ‘Ecotain’ to the world.In an opportunity to help the personal care industry focus on creating eco-friendly, economical and sustainable formulations, Clariant has created ‘EcoTain’ labeling. The ‘EcoTain’ label will only be given to products that meet the standards of greener formulations. For example, pro
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We would like to introduce to you an innovation in the the fashion industry. A novel league of eco-friendly fashion apparels made from this new innovation under the label called 'August'.The eco-friendly designer collection for women has been developed using a patented technology called DPOL. DPOL means 'Direct panel on loom'. The technology and collection is first of its kinds and patent has been acquired by its promoters and designer. DPOL is a signature technology which has been presented and
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Sustainable Eyewear

8844280872?profile=originalLoch Effects manufactures a diverse collection of ethically made eyeglasses and sunglasses in Canada crafted from 500+ year old wood recovered from the bottom of the Great Lakes. The sunglasses feature leading polarization technology and the eyeglasses are heat adjustable for the perfect fit. Every frame is unique and is backed by a lifetime care guarantee.
As I've wandered further into my excursion of manageability, I'm stunned at the number of things we use consistently add to squander. Take gl

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Alternative Children’s Clothing

Sustainable children’s clothing: popular brands. As nice as new shirts and trousers are: The most sensible thing for wholesale children’s clothing is still the used purchase. Children often grow out of their clothes so quickly that it has hardly any signs of use – and that many prefer not to spend too much money on it.

Ecological baby fashion has many advantages for your baby compared to conventional baby and children’s clothing – and also for the producers and the environment! Ecologically manuf

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The need for sustainable clothing is increasing every single day. As the concern for global warming has risen over time, people are looking for more eco-friendly options. Governments all around the globe are taking severe actions to minimize environmental damage.

It is the age of fast fashion, and trends change almost weekly and monthly. But, some practices require a change for the betterment of society. Now that winter is just around the corner, a shift in your wardrobe is about to happen. But,

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Future Of Sustainable Fashion

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From school level science we have known that sustainable resources are resources that are finite. They can be continuously replenished and there’s an indefinite supply of these resources. These include natural resources such as sunlight. Similarly, sustainable fashion is the fashion where environmental, social and economic sustainability has been considered.

Sustainable fashion reckons the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry.

How to mak

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The fashion industry is vast and is changing rapidly. Fashion evolution is no more an annual occurrence anymore, but things are transforming around with a blink of an eye. With people going for an eco-friendly option in textile over synthetic ones, great innovations are coming up to rescue our dying earth. Several materials we regard as waste can actually be utilized to produce Sustainable Fashion textiles. Listed below are some of the best durable fibers to opt for if you want to go for better

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What is Sustainable Clothing?

The fashion industry has always been under the microscope regarding ethical practices. But this isn’t something that can continue when we consider the future of the planet and people. Sustainable clothing is garments that can be made consistently with less or no adverse impacts on both the environment and the labour involved. There are different ways that brands can make their trade sustainable, and a few are being standard practice for prominent designers. Here’s a look at the different sustain

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Social responsibility is a big thing in fashion today. And with an ever-growing demand for ethical design and sustainable production, brands needs to consider different ways of engaging their target audience. This often means using a combination of channels and working on brand collaborations that can benefit all parties.

Collaborative collections and co-promotion can help everyday fashion brands connect with the hard-to-reach ethical shopper.

How Collaborations Can Wor

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Most often when people think of sustainable fashion they think organic cotton or recycled polyester, but there’s more to creating sustainable clothing than just the fabrics. One San Francisco company is embracing a number of other sustainability tenets: make only what you’ll sell and make your products locally.

Betabrand has been making men’s clothing for over a year (really more than six, under the name Cordarounds). The company is known for their wit, being online only, and producing their pant
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annie and jade Fall 2011 Collection

Annie & Jade Fall 2011 Collection available to view at annieandjade.com

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The collection showcases earth-friendly Siro-Micro Modal (knitwear), 100% pure silk and a new 100% natural wool with woven elements to create color and tone without the use dye.  We also contribute to the Carbonfund.org for any part of our line that cannot be made in an eco-friendly way.   

Drawing inspiration specifically from the 1950's glamour & accentuated feminine curves of movie screen sirens such as Lana Turner, Maril

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Eco-friendly Dye Technology Makes it to Asia

This week members of the AirDye® team will embark on an Asian tour, stopping in 11 cities in three countries. Vice President of Textiles Bonnie Julian, Director of Design Philip Hess, and Chief Sustainability and Marketing Officer Paul Raybin are traveling abroad to work with new licensees and introduce AirDye® technology to global brands.

In Japan, the AirDye team will be working with new licensees Debs Corporation and Komatsu Seirento deploy AirDye technology in Asia and supply products globall

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Announcing AirDye® Solutions.com

We're proud to announce that we've launched a new corporate website: AirDyeSolutions.com. As we shared with you last year, due to the success of AirDye® technology, we are doing business as AirDye Solutions.

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The new website furthers our vision of improving the economics, beauty, and sustainability of textile manufacturing. It's now much easier to see how AirDye, Transprint, and ecobanner create eco-friendly and unique fashion, contract, and display products.
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“Organic,” “naturally sourced,” “hand-dyed,”—these words are no longer selling points for hippies aged
and otherwise. They’re quickly becoming fashion industry buzz words that can change reputations and move units from stores. Environmentally-conscious fashion is leaking into mainstream media
faster than a bamboo shoot grows. Even mainstream television shows like Project Runway are featuring sustainable, ethical fashions. Talk about leading by example!

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