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Ethical Fashion Showcase: Designer Spotlight #2

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:20 +0000

In the lead up to Fair Trade Fortnight 2010 and our very special Fair Trade High Tea, we will be unveiling the fabulous labels and designers who will be featured in our Ethical Fashion Showcase during the Fair Trade High Tea one by one! Our second designer to be revealed is the amazing Joy French.

Proving that style doesn’t have to be sacrificed for ethics, the Ethical Fashion Showcase will feature a wide range of amazing and ethical labels who produce both in Australia and source internationally.

Joy French invites us to visit a universe where passion bleeds into art and art evolves into high fashion, creating a unique range of garments that are innovative, inspired and contemporary.

The Joy Collection is made from 100% certified organic Australian cotton or eco denims and is manufactured here in Australia under ethical and carbon neutral conditions. Fabrics are coloured using accredited eco dyes for colour and garments are stitched to ensure quality and durability.

Joy French is pushing the green movement, whilst showing initiative in keeping the Australian fashion industry ethical – it’s guilt free fashion.

For more information, visit the Joy French site here.

Ethical Fashion Showcase: Designer Spotlight #1

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:08:11 +0000

In the lead up to Fair Trade Fortnight 2010 and our very special Fair Trade High Tea, we will be unveiling the fabulous labels and designers who will be featured in our Ethical Fashion Showcase during the Fair Trade High Tea one by one!

Proving that style doesn't have to be sacrificed for ethics, the Ethical Fashion Showcase will feature a wide range of amazing and ethical labels who produce both in Australia and source internationally.

Designer Spotlight #1: The Social Studio

The Social Studio is a space where clothing is created with the style and skills of the local refugee community in Melbourne. The label, launched in December 2009, aims to empower young people to achieve their dreams through social enterprise.

Using reclaimed fabric and garments saved from landfill, the designers remix their materials into original designs. The garments will then be sold in specially designed mobile shopping carts with the intention of activating key urban spaces, promoting social inclusion, community and vitality across the city.

The Social Studio is accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia. For more information visit www.thesocialstudio.org.

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admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:59:12 +0000

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