Does Sustainable Fashion Need A Conspiracy?

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"We cannot assume that the world will simply make a turn for the better. Just as we cannot count on the grey majority of the population to develop ethical and ecological awareness overnight.

We appeal to your bravery and your willingness to stand for the good things, to overthrow politics, and assume responsibility as a member of a global, sustainable, and rational consumer group.

To achieve this we must join forces and organize a conspiracy and spread the good in a Trojan horse of beauty."

The above quote is from THE KEY.TO's mission statement for the upcoming gathering this week during Berlin Fashion Week. I will be traveling to Berlin tomorrow to visit THE KEY as well as numerous fashion events and designer shows. As we look ahead to new and improved definitions for sustainable fashion and design during 2011, a 'conspiracy' might be just what we need, or at least some lasting goodness disguised as beauty. This is what I am searching for. Join me.

Berlin FW: The Key to Isabell de Hillerin

My admiration for  German designer Isabell de Hillerin continues, as per this recent collection entitled, Faded, for Berlin Fashion Week's green showcase The Key.To.

"Pictures and memories of what once was, are bleached by the present. Out of focus but still visible. A thin line between now and then. Structured cuts and sensual materials encase the body in a grey scale of colours with light beige tones. Transparent but still visible. Smooth transitions between shapes and shapelessness." - Isabell de Hillerin

*Isabell de Hillerin

The Key Berlin Profile: Isabell de Hillerin

My latest sustainable style obsession (for reasons that I probably do not have to elaborate on) - German eco fashion designer Isabell de Hillerin, who will present her brilliant and inspiring autumn/winter 2009 collection at The Key Berlin later this week.


"The Miscelánea collection includes traditional Romanian fabrics and embroidery, masculine tailoring, and a mixture of softly draped dresses transporting the melancholy of forgotten, weak, and other times."
- Isabell de Hillerin




"In recent years the traditional fabrics industry in Romania has been driven to near extinction. To strengthen this traditional artisanry, Isabell de Hillerin is working with local Romanian manufacturers to support the production of handmade materials. The designer tries to raise the importance of the traditional values of the country`s craftsmanship that has begun to fade out. Her aim is to support these highly skilled craftsmen by publicising and utilising their cultural skills in a way that has not been done before. The collection Miscelánea combines recycled Romanian materials like old folkloric table cloths and headscarfs with modern tailoring and cut. All integrated materials are out of natural fibers." - Isabell de Hillerin






*Do not miss Isabell de Hillerin