Models at Nautica’s NYFW Show Protest Over Worker Safety in Bangladesh
byAs models line up to walk the Lincoln Center runways at this year’s New York Fashion Week, for Nautica’s spring 2014 collection, some can be found outside on the steps.
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Modavanti Sustainable Fashion Flash Mob at NYFW
byThe fashion world is abuzz with updates coming out of New York Fashion Week and to kick off Fashion Week in New York, sustainable online retailer Modavanti.com took New York by storm, by staging three flash fashion shows.
Meet the Finalists {Avant Garde dress}
byOur next Avant Garde dress 2013 Top 10 finalist that we are going to introduce to you is Cheron Dreyer from Design Academy of Fashion {DAF}.
Eco Fashion: It’s Trendier Than You Think
by‘Organic’, ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ are descriptions that people are quick to embrace when it comes to food items and cleaning products, but there may be a bit more hesitancy when it comes to eco fashion.
Meet the Finalists {Avant Garde dress}
byOver the next few weeks we’ll be introducing you to this year’s Avant Garde dress Top 10 finalists. First up is Caela Viviers from CPUT.
Save Trees with Stylish RainTees
byIt’s exciting to think that fashion can help save the planet. RainTees lets you look stylish in a tee while doing something great for the rainforests.
Avant Garde dress 2013 Top 10 Finalists
byLast week the judging panel sat for Round 1 of 2013’s Avant Garde dress, Live Eco’s upcycled fashion design competition, to select this year’s Top 10 finalists from the competing schools. Here are this year’s Top 10 finalists…
Avant Garde dress Jury Session {Round 1}
byToday we sat for Round 1 with our Avant Garde dress judging panel: Poppy Evans, ELLE magazine SA’s Senior Fashion Director, Kerry Bell from CTFC, myself, Sabrina Schenk from vida e caffè and Stephanie Wolhuteringgs from Pick n Pay; to select our Top 10 finalists.
Edun Faces Financial Losses Totaling $54 million
byThe huge challenge of making ethical fashion viable in the wake of relentless competition from low priced, fast fashion brands has been brought into sharp focus with news that ethical clothing brand which U2 frontman Bono launched in 2005.
Avant Garde dress Submissions CLOSED
byAvant Garde dress 2013 submissions have now closed. Thank you to all those who entered. We will be reviewing your submissions over the next two weeks and the Top 10 finalists will be posted on the site on 31 August 2013.