Hello all! I need to make a departure from the world of mold to share an exciting announcement for all the fashion lovers, business lovers, earth lovers, and plain ol' lovers out there! I am involved with a super fun sustainable business club that puts on fascinating events throughout the year. On THURSDAY JANUARY 17TH at 6:30 PM my club will be hosting a panel discussion called:
Sustainable Fashion: Timeless or Trendy?
(One guess as to who came up with that brilliant name)
The event will be a panel discussion followed by a boozy reception where you can network with the speakers, each other, and most importantly, me! The speakers are serious fashion VIPs. Trust me, you won't want to miss this (see list below). Additionally, up-and-coming eco-friendly designers will showcase their newest looks at the reception. You will find my fine self stuffing my face at the hors d'oeuvres table. The cost of this amazing experience is $25 for students(/poor young people) (let's just say a student ID is not required... ;) of course being an upright citizen I would never suggest that any of you lie... because I obviously would never even dream of paying the student price myself...) and you must register online ahead of time. Do that NOW by clicking HERE. The event will take place on the 23rd floor of Rockefeller Plaza.
Speakers include:
MODERATOR
• Christa Dowling, Global Cultural Advisor and Journalist, Author, Former Editor-in -Chief, Conde Nast/Vogue, Germany (whaaattttt, yeah we got Vogue involved. NBD, we're just that good)
PANELISTS
• Yael Aflalo, Founder and CEO, Reformation (designs from repurposed fabrics) (umm, hello super sexi lingerie) www.thereformation.com
• Sass Brown, Acting Assistant Dean School of Art and Design, FIT, Author (a super smart professor from one of the country's best fashion schools? check!) www.ecofashiontalk.com
• Raz Godelnik, Adjunct Professor at CUNY, the New School, and
University of Delaware; Founder, Hemper Jeans, an eco-fashion jeans
company using hemp (another smarty pants designer!) www.hemperjeans.com
• Gretchen Jones, Eco-Fashion Designer; Project Runway Season 8 Winner (Project Runway winner?? Enough said!) www.gretchenjonesnyc.com
• Catherine Tyc, Filmmaker (working on sustainable fashion documentary) (who wants to see this with me opening night??) http://swapthemovie.wordpress.com/
EXCLUSIVE RECEPTION EXTRA:
Fashion Alley: an exciting showcase of up and coming sustainable brands
Our illustratious panel of eco fashion innovators will discuss fashion’s
negative environmental impact and new sustainable approaches to
materials, production, recycling and toxic waste.
Gain insight into the challenges of designing eco- fashion and promoting
it to mainstream fashionistas. How do you convince designers,
manufacturers, retailers and consumers that eco-friendly fashion can
also be chic and trendy?
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