Quick liink time: You have to check out this lengthy, jam-packed post about the recent "Green Shows" during NYC Fashion Week, by Beth Terry on BlogHer.
The Green Shows (which need a better web site!) are a series of individual shows that are going to happen twice a year during NYC Fashion Week, and featuring green designers. Green can mean different things, so there are vegan designers and designers using "ethically produced" wool.
Either way, sounds like a very cool concept, and I particularly like this quote from the organizer the The Green Shows promote "fashion that happens to be green". That aligns exactly with my oft-repeated contention that outliers like me will pay more and settle for less function (which in the case of fashion is beauty and style) in order to satisfy our ethics, but most people don't want to pay more and get less.
Anyway, something to keep an eye on (and some designers to keep an eye on if I ever get the kind of moolah to buy designer!)
We love your "Green" concept. Thanks Elisa!
Posted by: Earth Footwear | September 24, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Green fashion is a fraud, it is not helping the environment:
http://selfdestructivebastards.blogspot.com/2009/10/green-fashion-ain-green.html
Posted by: Chris | October 08, 2009 at 07:14 AM