Archive for the ‘ Fairs, Meetings & Events ’ Category
Despite the rainy weather, Milan is really vibrant in these days getting ready for a new edition of the world famous Fuorisalone, in other words the Design Week. It is indeed the time when the city shows all its beauty, almost transforming into a big, young, independent creativity hub. Of course the core of all [ READ MORE ]
Ethicalista has been invited for the second time to give a lecture on “Fashion and Sustainability” at the Politecnico di Milano. This time around not to the italian students but to those who participate in the International Fashion Design program of the Fashion Institute of Technology – FIT. We are extremely proud of this chance. The lecture [ 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 ]
Saisei in Japanese means rebirth-recovery. This was exactly what Giorgia Palmirani had in mind when in her Bologna workshop started this new and unexpected accessories brand. Old unused kits, scraps of historical workshops, old materials, military tents and army fabrics carrying the signs and taste of the time, yet carrying their glorious, never lost story. All [ READ MORE ]
This Fall/Winter 2012/13 Fashion Week in Milan arrived at its close just yesterday and it’s now time to try to evaluate how sustainability was felt and its promoters lived the show. Many articles wrote about the lack of foreign visitors, about the absence of the Japanese and how the Chinese invasion they expected did not [ READ MORE ]
It is a great pleasure to introduce the new collection by Giulia rien à mettre, their attention to details, colours, fabrics and of course overall sustainability. The inspiration comes from war and post war fashion, austerity and elegance for a timeless look. The dresses have the allure of a governess and the charm of a [ READ MORE ]
Fashion season in reaching its climax in these weeks, after the great beginning in north of Europe is now time for New York and Milan. For sure Sustainability is receiving a privileged place in these season and the large amount of articles and reportages issued are a proof of it. This morning with a press [ READ MORE ]
Pitti Uomo: it is undoubtedly one of the most important male fashion shows, but it is slow in embracing the arguments of sustainable fashion. Are just a few the brands who use their choices in this direction as pillars of their communication strategy. Consequently we can meet only few sustainable collections. Among them: the Italians of [ READ MORE ]
We are proud to announce that Ethicalista has been invited by Prof. Manuela Rubertelli to give a lecture on “Sustainability and Fashion” to the students of Fashion Design at the prestigious university “Politecnico di Milano“. We are sure it will be a pleasant morning, not a traditional lecture but a chance to meet and exchange [ 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 ]
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