A Return To Nature Or A New Dawn In Fashion?

Alba 02 / site specific installation in rural Italy by Abigail Doan

I am so honored to be a part of a transformative dialogue on EcoSalon this week in an article written by Amy DuFault for her five part series on the post-recession fashion industry. In this latest installment, Amy asks the important question, "Now more than ever, is eco-fashion inextricably linked to conscious connections with land and place?" Follow this trail for an inspiring read and some valuable insight into fashioning the future and a new dawn in our connectedness with the environment and identity.

Fashion Summit Copenhagen 2009 Arrives in Sustainable Style with C.L.A.S.S. Eco-Textiles

(top image courtesy of Cycle Chic)

FASHION SUMMIT December 9, 2009 in Copenhagen will feature a runway show of sustainable fashion using unique eco-materials supplied by C.L.A.S.S. showroom. The December 9 finale event will showcase a stellar line-up of today's young and eco fashion-forward Nordic designers. Twenty designers are competing to win a coveted prize.

Judges include:Fern Mallis, Senior VP IMG Fashion / Laird Borelli, Senior Features Editor, Style.com / Ann-Sofie Johansson, Head of design H&M / Margareta van den Bosch, Creative Advisor, H&M / Erin Mullaney, Buying Director, Browns

Read more here and stay tuned!

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