ECO Fashion Asia

16/10/2013

H&M COLLABORATES WITH LEADING DESIGN SCHOOL TO LAUNCH UPCYCLED CHARITY COLLECTIONhttp://ecosalon.com/hm-collaborates-with-leading-design-school-to-launch-upcycled-charity-collection/

H&M teams up with students at Beckmans School of Design in Sweden to launch a one-of-a-kind upcycled collection that will be auctioned off to benefit UNICEF.

15/10/2013

[Documentary recomm] While the price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, human rights and environmental costs have grown dramatically. An amazing new documentary project, The True Cost, explores how we got here, the damage being done, and the hope filled prospect of choosing a different future.

'The True Cost' is a documentary film exploring the impact of the global clothing industry on people and the planet.

14/10/2013

The price we pay for Fashion http://www.chinawhisper.com/the-price-we-pay-for-fashion/

Water pollution is one of China’s most serious environmental problems. Factories bring wealth but they also poison China’s water resources. The situation is now so bad that 70 percent of the country’s rivers, lakes and reservoirs are not safe for humans to use. China is now providing low cost goods…

13/10/2013

‘Eco fashion is something for the brands and designers. There’s nothing I can do.’
‘I want to make eco fashion more fun and creativity.’
Well, you may read this! Crispina French: Where Creativity Meets Environmental Concerns http://www.ecofashionworld.com/Interview/Crispina-ffrench-Where-Creativity-Meets-Environmental-Concerns.html

12/10/2013

The concept of ‘eco fashion’ is so IN these days, but do you know since when the ‘eco trend’ hit the world of fashion? According to Vogue, It was in the early 1990s ‘when the seeds of sustainable fashion were sown and the concepts of recycling and environmentally friendly fabrics began to grow’.
Now let's take a look back in the nineties, to see what eco fashion looks like back then. Here is an article of the New York Times reporter Woody Hochswender, published in March 25,1990--The Green Movement in the Fashion World. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/25/us/the-green-movement-in-the-fashion-world.html?scp=117&sq=environment+fashion&st=nyt

Want to learn more about the history of Eco Fashion? Please see: http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Eco_Fashion

11/10/2013

簡易經濟環保的時尚，教你如何DIY直筒裙！ DIY Fashion: Bodycon Tube Skirt w/ Basic Tee (Sew & No Sew) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doEfg0xbaKM

Learn more at http://www.lifeannstyle.com I have been loving these sexy and sleek skirts for the summer. In this DIY video you're going to learn how to trans...

10/10/2013

Want to know more about eco fashion? Read this! The New Green Voices: The 5 Best Green Fashion Blogs http://ecosalon.com/the-new-green-voices-the-5-best-green-fashion-blogs/

A round up some of the world's best green style blogs such as Live Eco from Africa, State of Green from Australia and Eco Fashion Talk from the UK.