ETHICAL FASHION CALENDAR

JULY 2010

5 – 10th July Berlin
THEKEY.TO Berlin, Germany.

THEKEY.TO invites you to Berlin this Summer!

THEKEY.TO, the international event for green fashion, sustainable lifestyle and culture in Berlin, celebrates it’s third edition and welcomes you in it’s lovely space at the Heeresbäckerei in Berlin Kreuzberg just next to the river Spree!

THEKEY.TO TRADE FAIR exhibits a portfolio of about 65 upscale green fashion brands during the Berlin Fashion Week. Limited spaces are still available to exhibit, so don’t miss this opportunity to present your brand in Berlin at THEKEY.TO this July! More information about the trade fair you can find at: http://thekey.to/exhibit/

New this summer is THEKEY.TO ACADEMY, offering a six-day in-depth program on sustainable fashion for professionals. Key experts and opinion leaders in sustainable fashion will share their experience and provide profound knowledge and inspiration to keep up with and contribute to the momentum of green and sustainable fashion. The advance training for industry professionals covers the topics of sourcing, production, certifications, CSR, branding, design, retail
and social business. For more information: www.thekey.to/academy
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7 – 10 July
GREENshowroom, Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany

GREENshowroom will present sustainably developed collections by selected international designers. The event will feature environmentally mindful clothing, accessories, cosmetics and lifestyle products, displayed within a luxurious setting.

Over the course of four days, journalists, buyers and – on “Public Day” – even consumers will have the opportunity to discover stylish sustainable products. A further draw will be the Hotel Adlon’s gorgeous rooms, which make for an exquisite, yet intimate, setting: “The ambiance is relaxed and the selection is well arranged—this allows our visitors to feel especially comfortable,” says GREENshowroom co-founder Jana Keller.
On July 9, the highpoint of the exclusive, four-day trade show will include a big fashion show during which all GREENshowroom designers will present their collections. The following designers are confirmed:

Eurasia Fashion will show its eco-collection “Puer,” which is designed and produced in Japan; Switzerland’s Christina Krämer will present her fine knitwear pieces for fall/winter 10/11; designer Katrin Kummer will show her very first collection for Studio Ecocentric, and the two founders of GREENshowroom, Magdalena Schaffrin and Jana Keller, will also contribute. Schaffrin will show a collection under her name and Keller will present her accessories label, RoyalBLUSH.
See website for opening times
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8th July 6.00pm – 8.30pm
The 11th Hour Fim Screening, Caponata/The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, NW1 7NL

Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and their impact on the planet. “The 11th Hour” documents the cumulative impact of these actions upon the planet’s life systems and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity. With the help of over fifty of the world’s most prominent thinkers and activists, including reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, “The 11th Hour” documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans’ habitats are all addressed, and their causes rooted in human activity. The combination of these crises call into question the very future not of the planet, but of humanity.

More details of this event can be found HERE
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8th – 11th July 10.00 am – 7.00 pm
Opening event: July 8, 2010, 7 pm – by invitation only

Bright Green Design

At the glamorous atrium of Deutsche Bank ‘Unter den Linden’, just next to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, BerliNordik presents the largest international exhibition on Eco-Fashion and Product Design. Nordic fashion designers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden as well as five Berlin fashion designers will present their vision of Eco-Fashion in the Premium segment. The fashion designers show different ways to work on Eco-Fashion: with natural eco-certified material as well as with new developed fabrics or innovative cuts and minimal seaming to save material. 10 Nordic and Berlin product design objects will complete this exhibition and will give a wide and extensive insight into sustainable design discussions and visions.

Guests of the exhibition will be the Gesamtverband Textil + Mode and the International Fashion School Esmod. Additionally the muse_store at Deutsche Guggenheim presents WERTHALTIG – Sustainable products and design concepts from Europe and Asia.

Place – Atrium of Deutsche Bank, Unter den Linden 13 – Entrance Charlottenstr. 37/38, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Contact – Johanna Adamová, INPOLIS UCE GmbH, Phone: +49(0)3040505916
Fax – +49(0)3040505929
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13 – 15th July
Eco Seminars at TexWorld USA Sourcing Exhibition, Javits Convention Center, New York City, USA.

TexWorld USA is the largest sourcing event in North America for apparel fabric buyers, R&D and product development specialists, designers, merchandisers and overseas sourcing professionals. 

Seminar includes Eco event:

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
2:00 PM (“HTFSE Series”)
Eco Marketing Trends: Green Marketing Done Right
by Jacquelyn Ottman, Founder, J. Ottman Consulting and Author, Green Marketing, New York, NY, USA

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
10:30 AM (“HTFSE Series”)
Eco Trends: The Art & Science of Sourcing Sustainably
Summer Rayne Oakes, Co-founder/CEO, Source4Style, Sustainability Strategist/Spokesperson, Portico Home, New York, NY, USA

1:00 PM (“Texworld USA Series”)
Substantiating Environmental Marketing Claims: Protecting yourself from Misleading Claims
Stowe Hartridge – Beam, Program Manager, Scientific Certification Systems, Emeryville, CA, USA

Find out more
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14th July 6 – 9pm
Smart women choose ‘Green’ careers – Career Event, Caponata/The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, NW1 7NL

Whether you’re a seasoned green/sustainability/clean-tech professional looking for a new role or you’re a woman who’s passionate about sustainability and want to move into the green economy then this career event is for you! We will have career professionals on hand to share some insights about the green economy. Talks will cover the following areas: – Latest trends in sustainability jobs. – The green jobs landscape. – Types of roles. – Salaries. – Education and training.

Also get hints and strategies from a career coach to help you make that move, hear from women in the field about jobs that you didn’t even know existed, and be inspired to explore career paths that you were previously unaware of.

Confirmed speakers for this event include: Shannon Houde, Career Coach, Acre Resources.
Other speakers TBC.
More details of this event can be found HERE
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16th July 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Counter Point: Playing Devil’s Advocate With Sustainable Design…

Location: Lecture Theatre, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Atterbury Street, Millbank, London SW1P4JU

As a designer, do you believe that sustainable design is the right approach? As an educator, are you embedding sustainability into your teaching? But, have you ever had any (secret) doubts about the viability of this approach in the real world?

The event addresses some of these issues with its provocative contention intending to air many of the counter- arguments associated with sustainable design that are often unspoken.
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31st March – 5th September
‘Sustainable Futures’ Exhibition, the Design Museum , Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
In association with Puma.Safe, the Design Museum is showcasing ‘Sustainable Futures’. This exhibition features design projects that explore issues associated with sustainability. Portrayed through a selection of directional design, the exhibition focusing on how design can lead the way and make a positive contribution towards a more sustainable future.

Curated under five themes: Cities, Energy and Economies, Food, Materiality and the Creative Citizen, Sustainable Futures will explore projects that are either in the market place or in development. Fashion designer Christopher Raeburn and his Digital Rainbow Collection which reuses Ministry of Defense parachute materials will be displayed alongside projects that have not yet been seen by a wider audience.
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26th May – 13th November
Eco-Fashion – Going Green On View at The Museum at FIT in New York
The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring fashion’s relationship with the environment. Featuring more than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the mid-18th century to the present, Eco-Fashion: Going Green will examine both positive and negative environmental practices over the past two centuries, providing historical context for today’s eco-fashion movement.

Eco-Fashion: Going Green will begin with some of the finest examples of sustainable fashion by current, cutting-edge labels, including Ciel, Bodkin, Edun, FIN, and NOIR. Eco-Fashion: Going Green is organized by Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill, along with Tiffany Webber. The exhibition will be on view from May 26, 2010 through November 13, 2010 in the Fashion and Textile History Gallery at The Museum at FIT.

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday-Friday–noon-8 pm; Saturday–10 am-5 pm Closed Sunday, Monday, and legal holidays. Admission is free.
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21st June – 22nd Sept
Green by Design Summer Light Challenge

Green by Design are doing an awesome summer-long event called the Green by Design Summer Light Challenge that would help you improve your creativity and sense of eco-fashion. Through this event, they are challenging all of you eco-lovers out there to choose just 10 pieces of clothing to wear for the entire summer. That’s right – 10 clothes, 91 days. The Summer Light Challenge poses a great opportunity for you to sort through all the clutter and pick out your 10 favorite summer garments. Join the fun online and share all about your experience with the rest of our readership. They’d love to see how you put your creativity to the test and come up with some great mix-and-match ensembles.

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AUGUST 2010

1st – 3rd August
Pure London is the UK’s leading trade fashion exhibition presenting womenswear, footwear, accessories, unisex collections and ethical fashion. It is organised by Emap, a media company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Pure London also showcases ethical fashion seminars and ethical brands. The Ethical Fashion Forum continues to support the ethical brands showing at Pure London.

Place: Olympia, London

Opening Times
Sunday 1 Aug: 9.30 – 6.00pm
Monday 2 Aug: 9.30 – 6.00pm
Tuesday 3 Aug: 9.30 – 4.00pm
For enquires, click here
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14th August
Art in the Park goes Slow Fashion
Place: Haldon Forest Park, Devon

Art in the Park goes Slow Fashion will be held on Saturday August 14 at Haldon Forest Park, Devon and promises to be a fantastic event for raising awareness of the impact of fashion and textiles in our lives and on the environment. It is a free event guaranteed to attract thousands of people to this extremely popular forest park that includes walking and cycling trails and CCANW, an arts and ecology organisation with a gallery on site.

Arts organisations from around Exeter and Devon will be providing free family – centred drop-in workshops and there will be music as well. Stall fees are quite reasonable and will be supported by CCANW’s summer exhibition ‘Fashion Footprints: Sustainable Approaches’ – which highlights themes from the seminal book by Kate Fletcher ‘Sustainable Fashion and Textiles’ and is curated by MA graduates of the London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion.
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21st August
The Green ECO Fashion Show sponsored by Hermans ECO INC showcases designs from Satch & Sol, Nature Baby, Zosimos Botanicals LLC, Fibreactive Organics LLC and Anna Herman herself. Launched in 2009, it solely focusses on sustainable garments. A Best ECO Designer of the West contest will be held in conjunction. The entry fee for designers is just $50 and six garments may be submitted for presentation. The criteria are that the garments be constructed of organic cotton, hemp, silk, wool or a recycled material and that the garments were constructed with respect to fair trade practices.
Location: at Yellowstone Park Meet in front of OLD Faithful lodge
Time: 1pm
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31st March – 5th September
‘Sustainable Futures’ Exhibition, the Design Museum , Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
In association with Puma.Safe, the Design Museum is showcasing ‘Sustainable Futures’. This exhibition features design projects that explore issues associated with sustainability. Portrayed through a selection of directional design, the exhibition focusing on how design can lead the way and make a positive contribution towards a more sustainable future.

Curated under five themes: Cities, Energy and Economies, Food, Materiality and the Creative Citizen, Sustainable Futures will explore projects that are either in the market place or in development. Fashion designer Christopher Raeburn and his Digital Rainbow Collection which reuses Ministry of Defense parachute materials will be displayed alongside projects that have not yet been seen by a wider audience.
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26th May – 13th November
Eco-Fashion – Going Green On View at The Museum at FIT in New York
The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring fashion’s relationship with the environment. Featuring more than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the mid-18th century to the present, Eco-Fashion: Going Green will examine both positive and negative environmental practices over the past two centuries, providing historical context for today’s eco-fashion movement.

Eco-Fashion: Going Green will begin with some of the finest examples of sustainable fashion by current, cutting-edge labels, including Ciel, Bodkin, Edun, FIN, and NOIR. Eco-Fashion: Going Green is organized by Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill, along with Tiffany Webber. The exhibition will be on view from May 26, 2010 through November 13, 2010 in the Fashion and Textile History Gallery at The Museum at FIT.

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday-Friday–noon-8 pm; Saturday–10 am-5 pm Closed Sunday, Monday, and legal holidays. Admission is free.
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21st June – 22nd Sept
Green by Design Summer Light Challenge

Green by Design are doing an awesome summer-long event called the Green by Design Summer Light Challenge that would help you improve your creativity and sense of eco-fashion. Through this event, they are challenging all of you eco-lovers out there to choose just 10 pieces of clothing to wear for the entire summer. That’s right – 10 clothes, 91 days. The Summer Light Challenge poses a great opportunity for you to sort through all the clutter and pick out your 10 favorite summer garments. Join the fun online and share all about your experience with the rest of our readership. They’d love to see how you put your creativity to the test and come up with some great mix-and-match ensembles.

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SEPTEMBER 2010

1st – 3rd September
Social Labelling in the Global Fashion Industry; An international multidisciplinary conference for academics and practitioners. School of Design, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

As consumer awareness and concern with ethical production increases, and forecasters point to an as yet untapped market potential so the search continues for robust means by which ethically conscious fashion consumers, and indeed other stakeholders, can be reassured. But this raises a series of questions. Can the market secure ethical outcomes and can a social label provide a credible guarantee of those outcomes? Who are the stakeholders in this process and how are their interests given a voice? What can we learn about past experiments with social labels? What are the alternatives? Does a union label mean that a product is sweat free? This timely international conference seeks to bring academics and practitioners together to critically examine the phenomenon of the social label from a range of historical, empirical, theoretical and politico-economic perspectives.

Key note speakers: – Harriet Lamb & Heather Franzese and AFL/Workers United member: Fairtrade in Garment Manufacture vs Union Labelling – Robert J Ross: Consumers and Producers: Agency, power and social enfranchisement – Joe Bozich: Knights Apparel and USAS Designated Supplier Programme – Scott Nova: Workers Rights Consortium

Ticket price: – £250 for 3 day conference – Or postgraduate rate £120 for 3 day conference

To register for this event, or find out more visit the Northumbria University website
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31st March – 5th September
‘Sustainable Futures’ Exhibition, the Design Museum , Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
In association with Puma.Safe, the Design Museum is showcasing ‘Sustainable Futures’. This exhibition features design projects that explore issues associated with sustainability. Portrayed through a selection of directional design, the exhibition focusing on how design can lead the way and make a positive contribution towards a more sustainable future.

Curated under five themes: Cities, Energy and Economies, Food, Materiality and the Creative Citizen, Sustainable Futures will explore projects that are either in the market place or in development. Fashion designer Christopher Raeburn and his Digital Rainbow Collection which reuses Ministry of Defense parachute materials will be displayed alongside projects that have not yet been seen by a wider audience.
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21st June – 22nd Sept
Green by Design Summer Light Challenge

Green by Design are doing an awesome summer-long event called the Green by Design Summer Light Challenge that would help you improve your creativity and sense of eco-fashion. Through this event, they are challenging all of you eco-lovers out there to choose just 10 pieces of clothing to wear for the entire summer. That’s right – 10 clothes, 91 days. The Summer Light Challenge poses a great opportunity for you to sort through all the clutter and pick out your 10 favorite summer garments. Join the fun online and share all about your experience with the rest of our readership. They’d love to see how you put your creativity to the test and come up with some great mix-and-match ensembles.
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25th – 28th Sept 09.30 am – 06.00 pm

Ethical Fashion Show

The Ethical Fashion Show strives to publicise the ethical fashion which includes economic, human and environmental aspects. Ethical Fashion Show brings together designers who care about environmental and cultural skills. From chic to traditional fashion, including street wear, there’s something to suit everybody’s taste.

Ethical fashion contributes to the development of communities through sustainable action, supports local artisans and favours the use of raw materials and agents that reduce the impact on the environment.

Place: Dock en Seine Paris, Cité de la mode et du design, 34 Quai d’Austerlitz
75013 Paris, Ile de France • France

Contact: Régine Tandavarayen, Messe Frankfurt France, Phone: +33 (0) 685.200.417
Fax: +33 (0) 155.268.985
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28th – 30th Septemeber
Vancouver Eco Fashion Week, Vancouver, Canada.

Eco Fashion week is a biannual event celebrating sustainable principles and style while helping to identify and refine sustainable industry practice. It consists of – three days of fashion shows from local and international designers, media events and conferences focusing on everything eco and style related. VEFW seeks to make Vancouver a world-wide destination for environmentally friendly fashion and couture, and strengthen its image as a green, progressive and trend-setting city.

To celebrate sustainaible principles and styles
To identify and refine sustainable industry practices
To educate and inform about eco-friendly fashion

Leading eco-designers // Fashion buyers // Global media

A selection of the best eco-designers from around the world comes together to showcase their latest collections of environmentally friendly, trend-setting fashion. With collaboration from designers, buyers, models, agencies, fashion directors, trend setters and media, the message is global.

Informative seminars tailored to meet the interests of buyers, designers and consumers looking for information and resources related to eco-friendly practices in the clothing industry.

Every aspect of this event maintains environmentally friendly standards, from the printed materials to the food, drinks, and gift bags.
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26th May – 13th November
Eco-Fashion – Going Green On View at The Museum at FIT in New York
The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring fashion’s relationship with the environment. Featuring more than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the mid-18th century to the present, Eco-Fashion: Going Green will examine both positive and negative environmental practices over the past two centuries, providing historical context for today’s eco-fashion movement.

Eco-Fashion: Going Green will begin with some of the finest examples of sustainable fashion by current, cutting-edge labels, including Ciel, Bodkin, Edun, FIN, and NOIR. Eco-Fashion: Going Green is organized by Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill, along with Tiffany Webber. The exhibition will be on view from May 26, 2010 through November 13, 2010 in the Fashion and Textile History Gallery at The Museum at FIT.

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday-Friday–noon-8 pm; Saturday–10 am-5 pm Closed Sunday, Monday, and legal holidays. Admission is free.
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30th Sept 08.00 pm

The Gina Conway Aveda Salon and Spas Charity Fashion Show showcases environmentally responsible collections from a number of high profile designers, alongside bespoke hair and makeup design from the award winning Gina Conway team. Small teams work towards a common goal of producing collections aimed at a ‘fantasy’ theme linked to current fashion, film and tv trends. The show offers you a great opportunity to promote your company on Fashion Tv, showcasing your product to millions of viewers worldwide. Not only will you be associating your business with high profile fashion and likeminded eco individuals, you are also supporting 2 worthwhile charities: Earthwatch Institute & GOSH (Great Ormond’s Street Hospital Charity). All profits raised from the 2010 show including ticket sales, gala auction and raffle prizes will be donated directly to the Earthwatch Institute and GOSH (Great Ormond’s Street Hospital Charity).

Venue: Jalouse London
Theme: fantasy
Guest Profile: 200 guests from hair and fashion related industries, press, VIP’s and eco-minded individuals.
Show Extras: Welcome beverages and canapés, entertainment and auction.

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OCTOBER 2010

26th May – 13th November
Eco-Fashion – Going Green On View at The Museum at FIT in New York
The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring fashion’s relationship with the environment. Featuring more than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the mid-18th century to the present, Eco-Fashion: Going Green will examine both positive and negative environmental practices over the past two centuries, providing historical context for today’s eco-fashion movement.

Eco-Fashion: Going Green will begin with some of the finest examples of sustainable fashion by current, cutting-edge labels, including Ciel, Bodkin, Edun, FIN, and NOIR. Eco-Fashion: Going Green is organized by Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill, along with Tiffany Webber. The exhibition will be on view from May 26, 2010 through November 13, 2010 in the Fashion and Textile History Gallery at The Museum at FIT.

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday-Friday–noon-8 pm; Saturday–10 am-5 pm Closed Sunday, Monday, and legal holidays. Admission is free.

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