Fashion conscience

This year’s New York Fashion Week showcased eco-friendly clothes and conscious consumption as 2007 proves to be more global, more giving and more green. Peter Ingwersen, a Danish designer, has collaborated with the Ugandan government to produce organic cotton that will be used in his Noir fashion brand.

Linda Loudermilk’s collection, which featured a wide range of materials from Japanese sasawashi to human hair, is one of several green fashion shows and green fashion events about town. SANS, a NYC label, also showcased innovative eco-friendly designs.

On the giving front, Glamour magazine’s initiative Fashion Gives Back partnered actresses like Amanda Peet in collaboration with designers to create limited-edition T-shirts benefiting Malaria No More. The designers at the event, both large and small, also reflected a more diverse and global range, representing cultures from every corner of the globe including Russia, Japan, Taiwan, India, Spain and Australia. For more information visit www.olympusfashionweek.com

5 September 2007, posted by Eliza Blank