British Fashion Council - Estethica - About Estethica - Introduction to esthetica The British Fashion Council founded Estethica to showcase the growing movement of cutting edge designers committed to working eco sustainably. Estethica has evolved to become the hub of London's ethical fashion industry. The success of this initiative, the internationally strongest of its kind, is evident in its rapid growth. Estethica will showcase 9 cutting-edge designers for autumn/winter 2014 at London Fashion Week [^] in the West Wing of Somerset House. All Estethica designers adhere to at least one of the three Estethica principles of fair-trade and ethical practices, organic and recycled materials and are selected for both their ethical credentials and design excellence. In 2011, Estethica celebrated its 5th Anniversary as the industry’s leading showcase of ethical fashion. Estethica is co-curated by Orsola de Castro, founder of green label From Somewhere, Filippo Ricci and The British Fashion Council.
Summer Programs NYC | Parsons The New School for Design Parsons Summer Intensive Studies: New York is an exceptional academic art and design program enriched by the vast resources of New York City. Whether you're a high school student preparing to apply to college, a college student interested in enhancing your own program and earning transfer credits, or an adult investigating career options, our summer courses can help you define and achieve your goals. This intensive four-week, four-credit program is open to anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of art and design in an academically rigorous and artistically stimulating environment. Students spend five days a week in studio classes and receive demanding homework assignments. Courses are supplemented by special events, including portfolio reviews, Parsons alumni career panels, and industry guest lecturers, all designed to prepare students for admission to design school or direct them toward relevant career paths. Exploring New York Professional Faculty Campus and Classrooms Supplies
bhava studio - SPRING 2013 HAUTE NATURE The Detox Catwalk the detox catwalk It’s time to find out which clothing companies are walking the talk to a toxic-free future. Over the past 24 months hundreds of thousands of activists, fashionistas, bloggers and consumers came together to call for fashion without pollution. From record-breaking strip teases to social media storms, people power brought about Detox commitments from 18 major textile companies. Take a look down the runway at the story so far. Now it’s time to see who is acting on their commitments, setting a new Detox trend in the industry, who is holding us back with nothing more than ineffective paper commitments and greenwashed promises and who is lagging behind the pack, unwilling to kick their toxic addiction and commit to Detox. Leaders - Detox committed companies leading the industry towards a toxic-free future with credible timelines, concrete actions and on-the-ground implementation.
In English | Beckmans Our night classes give students access to highly qualified, professional teachers in the fields of fashion, design, and visual communications. Read more A course or workshop at Beckmans Academy can make you rethink and increase the trust in yourself and your role at work. Choose between fashion, design and visual communcation, taught by some of Swedens top creatives. MADE-BY.org | MADE-BY. Making sustainable fashion common practice
StyleWillSaveUs Ethical fashion in Australian chains - Fair trade clothing | Not So Naked The elephant in the room is stirring. It angrily awoke when 1,129 people died, and thousands more were injured in a fashion factory in Bangladesh. It flared its nostrils when a shoe factory that supplies Asics collapsed, killing six. The ethics of fashion production is demanding our attention. That's not why I investigated the matter, though. Armed with my background as a newspaper journalist, I thought they would be eager to show consumers how responsible they are. Not one would comment. ASOS was the only retailer to provide any resource to demonstrate its ethics. I'm not here to point fingers. I'll continue to look for ways to reconcile fast fashion and human rights. Where to from here? I'll be compiling a guide to buying ethical fashion (it's easier than you think) for Birdee Magazine in coming weeks, which I'll share with those on the Not So Naked mailing list (sign up below).
Orfebre fabrica colección de anillos en honor a los oficios de nuestro país « Diario El Trabajo Jorge Herrera Campos es dueño de su horario y destino, es el único Orfebre profesional en Santa María Roberto González Short – rgonzalez@eltrabajo.cl SANTA MARÍA.- Desde que era sólo un adolescente y cursaba sus estudios en Educación Media, Jorge Herrera Campos, un vecino de Villa Mirasol, decidió dar rienda suelta a sus talentos manuales y comenzar a fabricar barcos de madera a escala. Sus habilidosas manos le llevaron, años más tarde, a convertirse en el único orfebre profesional que existe en la comuna. En esta máquina especial, Jorge Herrera logra laminar los metales con los que trabaja en su pequeño taller. Herrera tiene 31 años, es soltero y dice estar sin compromisos sentimentales, pese a que inició su carrera de Análisis de Sistemas en una universidad, faltándole sólo un semestre para terminar, decidió cambiar de rumbo e inscribirse como alumno de Orfebrería en la Escuela de Artes y Oficio Almendral.
Gucci launches 'zero-deforestation' handbag mongabay.com March 07, 2013 Green Gucci handbags. Courtesy of Gucci Gucci has rolled out a collection of 'zero-deforestation' handbags. Each handbag comes with a "passport" that provides the history of the product's supply chain going back to the ranch that produced the leather. The line emerged out of concerns that leather in the fashion industry is contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, where roughly two-thirds of forest destruction is for cattle production. "This is a breakthrough moment for sustainable style," says Livia Firth, the fashion designer who launched the Green Carpet Challenge, an initiative that pushes the fashion industry to design more eco-friendly products. The handbag is Gucci's first product under the initiative. "Today more than ever before customers want to be associated with brands that are thoughtful and responsible," said Frida Giannini, Gucci's Creative Director, in a statement. Deforestation for cattle pasture in Brazil Related articles
CE | 20/20 Magazine When it comes to shopping, men have gotten a bad rap. Countless articles, books and “industry surveys” have suggested that women possess better shopping skills than men. If women really are from Venus, the surface of that planet is obviously covered by sophisticated networks of shopping malls— while the neighborhoods on Mars are comprised of sports bars, garages and golf courses. As a self-appointed representative of the male consumer, I’d like to point out the problem is not a lack of skill but a lack of will. Of course this doesn’t mean that all men are average but …. This explains why most retail industries (including retail ophthalmics) direct most of their efforts to the female consumer. So, prepare to dive into the peculiar (and sometimes frightening) habits of the male consumer. MALE CONSUMER HABIT #1 — MEN ARE FAST SHOPPERS Men spend less time looking for the things they buy. This habit has two ramifications for the eyecare practitioner (ECP). “Why We Buy” by Paco Underhill