Fashion in the Forest on the Fifteenth

Otto von Busch//Fashion Hactivist

There will be a sylvan fashion show to accompany CCANW's Fashion Footprints: Sustainable Approaches exhibition in Haldon Forest Park, Exeter, this Sunday 15 August from 3 to 5pm. The 'Eco Fashion Experience' incorporates a contemporary dance and music performance, a curated sustainable fashion show staged within the local forests, a special presentation by Fashion-Hacktivist, Otto von Busch, and a unique Black Fashion Bureau's 'Old is the New Black' garment recycling and dyeing workshop - bring your old garments for revamping (see image below).

'Old is the New Black' fashion recycling project

Admission fee of £12 (£10 conc.) includes a refreshing glass of wine and a slow fashion goodie bag. All details can be found on the CCANW website.  A brilliant way to spend a Sunday in the park.

Underground Ethical Catwalk with CDC

Nancy Dee Spring/Summer 2010 collection (photo by Miroslav Zaruba)

So sad to miss the recent Underground Ethical Catwalk event hosted by the Conscious Designers Collective (CDC)* in the UK. The lovely ladies at Nancy Dee extended a kind invite, but I am already settled on these shores for Autumn 2009.

This annual ethical fashion show is held in conjunction with The Islington Contemporary Arts and Design Festival and coincided with their weekend long exhibition on fashion and textiles.

Nancy Dee Spring/Summer 2010 collection (photo by Miroslav Zaruba)

CDC participants who unveiled their diverse Spring/Summer 2010 ethical collections included Beautiful Soul, Harvash, House of Tammam, Miksani, and Nancy Dee.

*"The CDC is a group of like-minded ethical designers who support responsible fashion by holding events and helping with networking and suppliers. Ethical fashion is a difficult business to break into and the aim of the CDC is to help new designers promote their work and improve the accountability of their production." - CDC website