Archive for the ‘ Fair Trade ’ Category
On Ethicalista are many the chances to talk and discuss Sustainable Fashion. Many the events, seminars and shows to promote and advertise about this growing direction fashion is taking. Day by day Sustainable Fashion is permeating shopping areas, so is no surprise to find interesting and pleasant examples in a place like the Navigli in Milan where, since [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday in the very centre of Milan, in an historical and beautiful building, took place an interesting and important conference entitled “Sustainable Fashion: an industry R-EVOLUTION” organized by “Camera della Moda“ – the Italian Fashion Chamber” – and the British Consulate General in Milan with the support of ISKO – a Sanco Group Company. The [ READ MORE ]
From today in all Coop supermarkets all over Italy is much easier to be ethical in style. From the large and catchy phrases on the t-shirts the most fashionistas clients could guess that only a designer like Katharine Hamnett could have backed such an idea. YOU/ME, STOP AND THINK, TOGETHER IS POSSIBLE, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, SAVE [ READ MORE ]
Sometimes beautiful projects and products are the result of an intuition, a coincidence and a chance. This is probably the case of Smateria. When Elisa and Jennifer, both from Italy, met in Cambodia they had no business plan nor product development schedule, just good will and a vision: helping local women earning their living through their [ READ MORE ]
Going around Italy it is always a nice surprise to discover places, cities, shops and ateliers where sustainability and slow fashion are strongly considered or even a driving force in product production and buying choices. The eastern region of Italy, Friuli, is well known for its wines, hard working people and a nice combination of [ READ MORE ]
Paris, as in each season, confirms to be innovative and avantgarde and so sustainable fashion gains each season more and more a prominent position. This year Ethical Fashion Show moved to renown Carrousel du Louvre and from this time onwards will be seasonal and not annual. More the 100 brands and designers from all over [ READ MORE ]
Peace Steps is probably not the best translation of “Impronte di pace“, it would be better to talk about footprints or footmarks, but at the end of the day the meaning would be there: going somewhere towards peace. The idea behind this project is very much rooted in what really Fair Trade means. Peace can [ READ MORE ]
Thanks to an initiative of the British Consulate-General Milan it is possible to admire a selection of eight sustainable designers and brands as part of Milan Fashion City, exactly with-in Touch! neoZone, a dedicated area organized in collaboration with Pitti Immagine. Eight designers for probably the most interesting Ethical Fashion event ever in Milan. The brand [ READ MORE ]
It was 1995 when a small group of people started a cultural association named “Cose dell’altro Mondo“. It was one of the first Fair Trade experiences in Milan. Later, after having opened in 2001 a new space all dedicated to weddings, in 2004 they launched the first Fair Trade clothes collection in Italy branded as [ READ MORE ]
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