PLEASE JOIN Fashion Group International of Minneapolis & St. Paul (FGI-MSP) for an expert panel discussion on sustainability in fashion. Each of our exceptional guest panelists brings a unique perspective, experience, and research on the subject of sustainability in beauty and fashion. The discussion will be moderated by the Trend and Style Editor for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Madeline Nachbar.
The event takes places in the chic Elliot Park Hotel. There will be a variety of bites and beverages. Arrive early for the cocktail hour to mingle with other FGI members and meet new friends.
PANELIST:
Dr. Anupama Pasricha - St. Catherine University, - Dr. Anupama Pasricha is a researcher, educator, facilitator, and servant leader. She currently chairs the department of Apparel, Merchandising and Design at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota. She also serves as Executive Director of Educator of Socially Responsible Apparel Practices (ESRAP) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Textile Center of Minnesota and Advisory Board of Sol Inspirations.
Jill Erickson - Owner an founder of Spoils of Wear, a sustainable fashion boutique. The philosophy of Spoils of Wear is to focus on local production, organic textiles, and fair-trade practices, among other socially and environmentally sustainable qualities.
Mary Hark – Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Design Studies UW-Madison Design & Founder of Krataa Foundation - The Ghana Paper Project. A Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ms. Hark was a 2006 Fullbright Senior Research Scholar in Sub Saharan Africa.
Antoinette Beenders, Global Creative Director, Senior Vice President of Creative at Aveda Institute, renowned for the environmental leadership and responsibility in the world of beauty. Ms. Beenders oversees the Global Artistic Team and is responsible for Aveda's global image. She is a world-renowned, award-winning hair stylist.
Moderator:
Madeline Nachbar, Trend and Style Editor - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Ms. Nachbar draws on her passion for travel, fashion and the arts to keep a close pulse on what the next big trends are, and excels at creating visually-compelling content that inspires.
6 - 7 Cocktail reception
7 - 8 Panel Discussion
8 - 8: 30 Q&A
Tickets:
FGI-Member - $30
NON-Member-$45
Student- $20
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Your admission helps to support FGI continued commitment to provide resources and quality programming for fashion industry professionals in apparel, beauty and design in Minneapolis/St.Paul
Join FGI today - FGI members enjoy special benefits
The event takes places in the chic Elliot Park Hotel. There will be a variety of bites and beverages. Arrive early for the cocktail hour to mingle with other FGI members and meet new friends.
PANELIST:
Dr. Anupama Pasricha - St. Catherine University, - Dr. Anupama Pasricha is a researcher, educator, facilitator, and servant leader. She currently chairs the department of Apparel, Merchandising and Design at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota. She also serves as Executive Director of Educator of Socially Responsible Apparel Practices (ESRAP) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Textile Center of Minnesota and Advisory Board of Sol Inspirations.
Jill Erickson - Owner an founder of Spoils of Wear, a sustainable fashion boutique. The philosophy of Spoils of Wear is to focus on local production, organic textiles, and fair-trade practices, among other socially and environmentally sustainable qualities.
Mary Hark – Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Design Studies UW-Madison Design & Founder of Krataa Foundation - The Ghana Paper Project. A Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ms. Hark was a 2006 Fullbright Senior Research Scholar in Sub Saharan Africa.
Antoinette Beenders, Global Creative Director, Senior Vice President of Creative at Aveda Institute, renowned for the environmental leadership and responsibility in the world of beauty. Ms. Beenders oversees the Global Artistic Team and is responsible for Aveda's global image. She is a world-renowned, award-winning hair stylist.
Moderator:
Madeline Nachbar, Trend and Style Editor - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Ms. Nachbar draws on her passion for travel, fashion and the arts to keep a close pulse on what the next big trends are, and excels at creating visually-compelling content that inspires.
6 - 7 Cocktail reception
7 - 8 Panel Discussion
8 - 8: 30 Q&A
Tickets:
FGI-Member - $30
NON-Member-$45
Student- $20
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Your admission helps to support FGI continued commitment to provide resources and quality programming for fashion industry professionals in apparel, beauty and design in Minneapolis/St.Paul
Join FGI today - FGI members enjoy special benefits
Upcoming Presentations
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Tara J. Konya, Rachel Eike, Erin Irick,
Young-A Lee, Virginia Noon, Anupama Pasricha, Danielle Test Connie Ulasewicz
Danielle Testa, Sonia Bakhshian,
and Rachel Eike Erin Irick and Rachel Eike
Michelle Burton, Courtney Barbour,
and Rachel Eike Anupama Pasricha & Kelly Gage
Sydney Schumann & Anupama Pasricha,
and John Wlaschin Jessica Ciarla & Young-A Lee
Amrut Sadachar, Srikant and Swagata
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ESRAP Panel: Sustainability Education:
Inclusive Lens for Global Economy The Wear Movement: New Life For Well
Loved Clothin Mind of Materials? Best Practices of
Sustainable Fashion Brands and Digital Consumer Engagement Analysis of the Availability of Second-hand
Clothing As the Raw Materials For Repurposing Perceptions of Quality: Care and
Maintenance Practices In ‘Use Phase’ For Sustainability Teaching and Learning for a
Sustainable Future Textile Waste Collection: Potential of
Upstream Recycling Discovering the Void in Sustainable Bridal
Wear: Designing Luxury Bridal Gowns Incorporating Zero Waste Approach Using the Upcycling of Fast Fashion. Emotional Intelligence and Other Variables:
A Corroboration of Personality/Value-Attitude- Behavior Framework in the Context of Environmentally Responsible Apparel Consumption |
Digital Fashion Forum
WHEN: Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 9:00am-5:00pm
WHERE: California Market Center, Fashion Theatre
110 East 9th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90079
WHAT: A one-day conference focused on sharing digital and tech-based solutions so fashion designers,
manufacturers, factories, and retailers can become leaders in sustainability, transparency, efficiency, supply
chain optimization, waste reduction, speed-to-market, data utilization, marketing, ecommerce, and
profitability.
For info go to: http://fashiondex.com/digitalforum/
WHERE: California Market Center, Fashion Theatre
110 East 9th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90079
WHAT: A one-day conference focused on sharing digital and tech-based solutions so fashion designers,
manufacturers, factories, and retailers can become leaders in sustainability, transparency, efficiency, supply
chain optimization, waste reduction, speed-to-market, data utilization, marketing, ecommerce, and
profitability.
For info go to: http://fashiondex.com/digitalforum/
Redress Design Award 2019
As a supporting partner of Redress, the Hong Kong based NGO working to reduce textile waste in the
fashion industry, we're excited to share that the Redress Design Award is now open for applications to emerging design talent across the globe! If you have what it takes to rethink fashion, apply to the world's largest sustainable design competition before March 14. www.redressdesignaward.com
For more information see the supporting documents below:
fashion industry, we're excited to share that the Redress Design Award is now open for applications to emerging design talent across the globe! If you have what it takes to rethink fashion, apply to the world's largest sustainable design competition before March 14. www.redressdesignaward.com
For more information see the supporting documents below:
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ESRAP 2019 Student Merchandising Poster Competition
Develop a Business Plan for a Socially Responsible Fashion Retailer
“Brick and mortar or non-store retail format"
The ESRAP 2019 Student Merchandising Competition is a juried poster competition where students will incorporate Triple Bottom Line practices in the development of a business plan for a socially responsible fashion retailer. The business plan may be for a traditional brick and mortar or a non-store retailer.
Overall goal of the competition is to empower students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices to fashion retail development (or…to the fashion business). Students will develop a practical understanding of the challenges of running a “truly” socially responsible business.
Overall goal of the competition is to empower students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices to fashion retail development (or…to the fashion business). Students will develop a practical understanding of the challenges of running a “truly” socially responsible business.
Entry Requirements
Submission Guidelines
- Entry deadline June 1, 2019.
- Undergraduate or graduate students may apply with separate categories for judging.
- Individuals or teams of up to four students will be considered. For any mixed groups of graduate and undergraduate students the judging category is chosen by applicants when registering.
- Each individual or team is required to have a faculty sponsor who is an active ITAA member. Undergraduate students do not need to be members to apply.
- One faculty member can sponsor up to ten (10) business plans but not more.
Submission Guidelines
- The ESRAP logo (available for download below) and name ESRAP Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Practices should be prominently displayed on the poster.
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Winners Announced For
ESRAP 2018 Student Merchandising Poster Competition
Below are the winners from the ESRAP 2018 Student Merchandising Poster Competition. After a double blind review by academics, the posters were then double/triple blind reviewed by industry, specifically, Timberland and VF Corporation Employees. The winners are receiving a prize pack from Timberland and Vans. The finalists are all receiving a textbook on sustainability courtesy of Bloomsbury. Just to recap, we had a total of 45 entries from 11 universities, including one from the University of Pretoria.
Graduate Finalist
Aileen Lai
“Aspire”
North Dakota State University
Advisor: Jaeha Lee
Aileen Lai
“Aspire”
North Dakota State University
Advisor: Jaeha Lee
Undergraduate Honorable Mention
Jill Mueller, Summer Palmer, Kendra Steffes, & Jazmi Fugere
“Cove”
North Dakota State University
Advisor: Linda Manikowske
Jill Mueller, Summer Palmer, Kendra Steffes, & Jazmi Fugere
“Cove”
North Dakota State University
Advisor: Linda Manikowske
Undergraduate 2nd Place
Aine Mattera & Caitlyn Carney
“Reach for the Green”
Indiana University
Advisor: Mary Embry
Aine Mattera & Caitlyn Carney
“Reach for the Green”
Indiana University
Advisor: Mary Embry
Undergraduate 1st Place
Alexis McEnroe & Francesca Cara
“Jeans and a T-Shirt”
Indiana University
Advisor: Mary Embry
Alexis McEnroe & Francesca Cara
“Jeans and a T-Shirt”
Indiana University
Advisor: Mary Embry
INNOVATIONS
ECO FASHION SHOW
ECO FASHION SHOW
Introducing the
INNOVATIONS 2018 ECO FASHION DESIGN CHALLENGE
Innovations Eco Fashion Design challenges Twin Cities design students to redefine what sustainable can mean for fashion. By exploring other organizations unique sustainable projects outside of fashion, students will create two looks loosely inspired by an element of sustainability that these projects focus around. Be it water, energy, technology, agriculture, or waste designers will take their garments beyond the limits of fabric, all while including sustainable and ethical practices to the runway. The students work will be judged project runway style—as well as voted on by you, with our People's Choice Award.
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2018 Featured Student Designers
Iowa State University
Erin Connor
Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Alexandre Kadlec
Gabriella Kalema
Lena Pelini
Zoe Pizarro
Vera Swan
University of Minnesota
Maxine Britt
Kristine Johnson
Ka Ying Lee
Emily Laurich
Asiya Youngmark
St. Catherine’s University
Ayotomide Babalola
Anna Leticia Rosales Chase
To see these talented designers on April 28th, visit our website below.
Iowa State University
Erin Connor
Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Alexandre Kadlec
Gabriella Kalema
Lena Pelini
Zoe Pizarro
Vera Swan
University of Minnesota
Maxine Britt
Kristine Johnson
Ka Ying Lee
Emily Laurich
Asiya Youngmark
St. Catherine’s University
Ayotomide Babalola
Anna Leticia Rosales Chase
To see these talented designers on April 28th, visit our website below.
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16 Great Fashion Speakers at the Sustainability Summit
Jeannette Ferran Astorga
Vice-President of CSR,
Ascena Retail Group
Kristin Schneider
Chief Marketing Officer,
Nest
Jessica Schreiber
Founder,
Fabscrap Inc.
Malvina Hoxha
Business Development Manager, Innerwear & Knits, Lenzing Fibers
Charles Beckwith
Co-Founder and Director of Innovation, MouthMedia Network
Sara Oto
Director of Artisan Compliance and Programing,
Nest
Dana Davis
Director of Design and Production and Sustainability,
Mara Hoffman
Liz Pulos
Manager of Responsible Sourcing & Production
Macys
Serge Lazarev
Founder,
GreenTree Textiles
Sylvia Heisel
Creative Director,
Hiesel 3-D
Abrima Erwiah
Co-Founder, Studio 189
Celine DeCarlo
Director of Social & Environmental Affairs,
Mara Hoffman
Andrea Reyes
Chair, New York City
Fair Trade Coalition
Deanna Clark-Esposito
Fashion and Federal Regulatory Compliance
Attorney, Clark-Esposito Law Firm, P.C.
Nicole Heim
Co-Founder and Creative Director,
Cienne New York
Jennifer Wong
Director of Product Development & Design,
Global Goods Partners
The Fashion Designer's Sustainable Sourcebook
The first directory of apparel industry suppliers who collectively want to help lessen the impact our industry is making on our environment.
Geared to designers, manufacturers, merchandisers and buyers in the men’s, women’s, children’s, accessory, wearable tech and home fashion markets.
This up-to-date guide lists nationwide suppliers of all types of fabrics, trims, yarns, services, manufacturers and more practicing sustainable production processes, including: organic, waterless, no-waste, recycled, compostable, non-toxic chemicals and eco-friendly in socially-responsible factories.
Listings include:
Company name, address, phone, fax, email and website.
Sales manager's name.
Products they sustainalbly manufacture or sell.
Minimums for production.
Price points.
Markets they cater to and more.
The Fashion Designer's Sustainable Sourcebook/Edition 1 and is being manufactured with Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Certified Sourcing.
On Sale $ 65.00 Buy Now
The first directory of apparel industry suppliers who collectively want to help lessen the impact our industry is making on our environment.
Geared to designers, manufacturers, merchandisers and buyers in the men’s, women’s, children’s, accessory, wearable tech and home fashion markets.
This up-to-date guide lists nationwide suppliers of all types of fabrics, trims, yarns, services, manufacturers and more practicing sustainable production processes, including: organic, waterless, no-waste, recycled, compostable, non-toxic chemicals and eco-friendly in socially-responsible factories.
Listings include:
Company name, address, phone, fax, email and website.
Sales manager's name.
Products they sustainalbly manufacture or sell.
Minimums for production.
Price points.
Markets they cater to and more.
The Fashion Designer's Sustainable Sourcebook/Edition 1 and is being manufactured with Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Certified Sourcing.
On Sale $ 65.00 Buy Now
Fashion Fibers: Designing for Sustainability
Fashion Fibers: Designing for Sustainability is an accessible reference tool for fashion students and designers who want to learn how to make decisions to enhance the sustainability potential in common fibers used in the fashion industry. Drawing upon the cradle to cradle philosophy and industry expertise, the book introduces readers to the fundamentals of fiber production and the product lifecycle.
On Sale $ 72.00 Buy Now
Fashion Fibers: Designing for Sustainability is an accessible reference tool for fashion students and designers who want to learn how to make decisions to enhance the sustainability potential in common fibers used in the fashion industry. Drawing upon the cradle to cradle philosophy and industry expertise, the book introduces readers to the fundamentals of fiber production and the product lifecycle.
On Sale $ 72.00 Buy Now
A Practical Guide to Fashion Law and Compliance
Learn how to protect your business through prevention with a fashion compliance program. The book takes a merchandise-centric “how-to” approach. It explains the laws related to fashion compliance including, labeling, marketing, testing, importing and exporting, record keeping, and more. Written by a fashion-law expert, the book includes interviews with professionals and discusses the European Union apparel label law, as well as relevant United States’ laws, to help you run your fashion business.
On Sale $ 75.00 Buy Now
Learn how to protect your business through prevention with a fashion compliance program. The book takes a merchandise-centric “how-to” approach. It explains the laws related to fashion compliance including, labeling, marketing, testing, importing and exporting, record keeping, and more. Written by a fashion-law expert, the book includes interviews with professionals and discusses the European Union apparel label law, as well as relevant United States’ laws, to help you run your fashion business.
On Sale $ 75.00 Buy Now
ESRAP Executive Director Participating in a Panel On Sustainable Fashion During Fashion Revolution Week
ESRAP Executive Director participating in a panel on sustainable fashion during Fashion Revolution Week in Twin Cities, MN. Please join if you are in the area.
https://www.fashionrevolution.org/
https://www.fashionrevolution.org/
ESRAP 2017 Student Merchandising Poster Competition Winners
The International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) hosted its annual conference November 14–17. The ESRAP 2017 Student Merchandising Poster Competition winners were announced the last day of the conference. ESRAP congratulates the following winners and thanks all the students who participated in this year's competition.
Graduate Winner
Title: Kessel Runners
Student: Mary King mk16g@myfsu.edu
ITAA Sponsor: Jessica Ridgway
University: Florida State University
Student: Mary King mk16g@myfsu.edu
ITAA Sponsor: Jessica Ridgway
University: Florida State University
Undergraduate Winner
Title: Translucence
Student: Haley Alexson
ITAA Sponsor: Haewon Ju hju@framingham.edu
University: Framingham State University
Student: Haley Alexson
ITAA Sponsor: Haewon Ju hju@framingham.edu
University: Framingham State University
Undergraduate Runner Up
Title: Hourtime
Students: Hunter Lawson, Mary Jensen, Waverly Kann
ITAA Sponsor: Gargi Bhaduri gbhaduri@kentstate.edu
University: Kent State
Students: Hunter Lawson, Mary Jensen, Waverly Kann
ITAA Sponsor: Gargi Bhaduri gbhaduri@kentstate.edu
University: Kent State
Undergraduate Honorable Mention
Title: Sam & Emmy
Student:Lindsey Korn
ITAA Sponsor: Mary Christine Embry mcembry@indiana.edu
University: Indiana University
Student:Lindsey Korn
ITAA Sponsor: Mary Christine Embry mcembry@indiana.edu
University: Indiana University
ESRAP 2018 Student Merchandising Poster Competition
Develop Business Plan for Socially Responsible Fashion Retailer
“Brick and mortar or non-store retail format”
The ESRAP 2018 Student Merchandising Competition is a juried poster competition where students will incorporate Triple Bottom Line practices in the development of a business plan for a socially responsible fashion retailer. The business plan may be for a traditional brick and mortar or a non-store retailer.
Overall goal of the competition is to empower students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices to fashion retail development (or…to the fashion business). Students will develop a practical understanding of the challenges of running a “truly” socially responsible business.
Overall goal of the competition is to empower students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices to fashion retail development (or…to the fashion business). Students will develop a practical understanding of the challenges of running a “truly” socially responsible business.
- Deadline for entries is June 1, 2018.
- Email submissions to esrap2015@gmail.com.
- Files should not exceed 8MB.
- Posters should include ESRAP logo (available for download below).
- A poster template is also available for download below.
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Instructions for Powerpoint Template.
- Click on VIEW.
- Click on Slide Master.
- You will see one Master slide and its two sub-slides.
- If you click on the Master Slide, you will see that you can edit/move the logos/banner.
ESRAP Events at International Textiles and Apparel Association
Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, http://itaaonline.org/
Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, http://itaaonline.org/
- Nov. 16, 4–5 PM ESRAP Committee Meeting
- Sat., Nov. 18, 8–9:15 AM ESRAP 2017 Student Merchandising Poster Competition Finalists Poster Display & Judging (see finalists below)
- Sat., Nov. 18, 11AM - 1PM ITAA Awards Brunch, all ESRAP Awards will be awarded
ESRAP 2017 Student Merchandising Poster Competition Finalists
GRADUATE
Kessel Runners
Mary King, Florida State University; Advisor, Jessica Ridgway
A Socially Responsible Business Plan for Gucci
Virginia Rolling, Auburn University; Advisor, Amrut Sadachar
UNDERGRADUATE
Hourtime
Hunter Lawson, Mary Jensen, and Waverly Kann, Kent State University; Advisor, Gargi
Bhaduri
Sea to See
Cinthia Rosado, Vanessa Gresley, Catherine Mortimore, and Sarah Evans, Kent State University;
Advisor, Gargi Bhaduri
Sam & Emmy
Lindsey Korn, Indiana University; Advisor, Mary Embry
Translucence
Haley Alexson, Framingham State University; Advisor, Haewon Ju
Timeless Fitnesswear
Brenna Greenwood, Tayler Phillips, Akoya Kitzan, and Sophia De La Torre, North
Dakota State University; Advisor, Jaeha Lee
Smorasbord
Kate Casenhiser, Tessa Johnson, and Jaileen Salazar, University of Arizona; Advisor
Charlette Padilla
Hello Beautiful Business Plan
Gabby Huff and Caitlyn Lechene, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
SKO Shoes: Recycled Denim Shoes
Hannah Rausch and Dechlyn Sheffer, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy WeaverKaulis
Beastly Beautiful
Amber Renz and Jamaya Shabazz, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
Ashton & Avery
Laura Schmiedeler, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
GRADUATE
Kessel Runners
Mary King, Florida State University; Advisor, Jessica Ridgway
A Socially Responsible Business Plan for Gucci
Virginia Rolling, Auburn University; Advisor, Amrut Sadachar
UNDERGRADUATE
Hourtime
Hunter Lawson, Mary Jensen, and Waverly Kann, Kent State University; Advisor, Gargi
Bhaduri
Sea to See
Cinthia Rosado, Vanessa Gresley, Catherine Mortimore, and Sarah Evans, Kent State University;
Advisor, Gargi Bhaduri
Sam & Emmy
Lindsey Korn, Indiana University; Advisor, Mary Embry
Translucence
Haley Alexson, Framingham State University; Advisor, Haewon Ju
Timeless Fitnesswear
Brenna Greenwood, Tayler Phillips, Akoya Kitzan, and Sophia De La Torre, North
Dakota State University; Advisor, Jaeha Lee
Smorasbord
Kate Casenhiser, Tessa Johnson, and Jaileen Salazar, University of Arizona; Advisor
Charlette Padilla
Hello Beautiful Business Plan
Gabby Huff and Caitlyn Lechene, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
SKO Shoes: Recycled Denim Shoes
Hannah Rausch and Dechlyn Sheffer, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy WeaverKaulis
Beastly Beautiful
Amber Renz and Jamaya Shabazz, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
Ashton & Avery
Laura Schmiedeler, Mercyhurst University; Advisor, Amy Weaver-Kaulis
ESRAP Members Give Presentation At 2017 AASHE Conference
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) hosted their annual conference and expo October 15–18 in San Antonio, Texas. ESRAP members Erin Irick, Assistant Professor of Design, Merchandising and Textiles in the Departmnet of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Wyoming, and Rachel Eike, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Baylor University, presented at the conference. Entitled "Sustainability in the Apparel Discipline: The Layers of ESRAP", their presentation shared classroom approaches (projects, findings, and lessons learned) for integrating sustainability and corporate responsibility into the apparel curriculum.
2017 Fashion: Now & Then Fashion & Sustainability
October 19 - 21, 2017
LIM College, New York City, NY
October 19 - 21, 2017
LIM College, New York City, NY
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EcoChic Design Award 2017: Only one month left until the EcoChic Design Award 2017 closes for applications on 3 April. Apply online here (www.ecochicdesignaward.com/apply)! We are on the search for the next group of designers who have what it takes to cut waste out of fashion and who will join us in Hong Kong in September for the grand final at Hong Kong CENTRESTAGE. This year we have again expanded the competition and will be accepting entries from Asia, Europe and the (newly added) USA.
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International Fibre Recycling SymposiumJune 7-8, 2017
Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom ITAA 2016 Conference
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Develop a Business Plan for a Socially Responsible Fashion Retailer
“Brick and mortar or non-store retail format” The ESRAP 2017 Student Merchandising Competition is a juried poster competition where students will incorporate Triple Bottom Line practices in the development of a business plan for a socially responsible fashion retailer. The business plan may be for a traditional brick and mortar or a non-store retailer. Overall goal of the competition is to empower students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices to fashion retail development (or…to the fashion business). Students will develop a practical understanding of the challenges of running a “truly” socially responsible business.
Topics for the 2017 Symposium will include:
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Call for ContributorsGreenleaf Publishing and The Textile Institute invite contributions to a forthcoming title, which will address the economic, social, and environmental unsustainability of the fast fashion industry, as well as potential consumer behavior patterns supportive of the emerging eco-fashion industry. The Textile Institute identifies textiles as the second largest industry in the world. The fast fashion segment is notorious for a supply chain that links low wage, often unsafe and environmentally degraded working conditions with cheap chic, fast fashion Western retailers.
In response to the 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy that resulted in the deaths of over 1,100 garment workers, this collection will identify how consumer behavior approaches could shift garment demand toward more sustainable, responsible consumption patterns in the future. To this end, we seek contributions from academics, practitioners, policymakers, business leaders, journalists and entrepreneurs. Description of the Book The make-take-waste paradigm of fast fashion explains the producer/consumer behavior patterns toward fast fashion. Low cost, trendy styles, hyped by social media and fashion runways, are the result of a fashion apparel industry evolution from a two-season fashion calendar to fast fashion, characterized by rapid product cycles from retailers and impulse buying by consumers. While the need for change in the fashion industry post-Rana Plaza could not be more obvious, research on alternative and more sustainable consumption models is under investigated (Heiskanen & Jalas, 2003) and remains at an initial stage (Gullstrand Edbring, Lehner, & Mont, 2016). The paucity of such research extends to highly consumptive consumer behaviors regarding fast fashion (i.e., impulse buying and throwaways) and the related impediments these behaviors pose for sustainable fashion. The aim of this book, therefore, is to contribute new insights into consumer behavior mechanisms in order to shift consumer behaviors toward sustainable fashion and to minimize the negative impacts of fast fashion on the environment and society. We encourage submissions that present concepts and techniques that could overcome the formidable economic drivers of fast fashion and lead toward a future of sustainable fashion. In order to frame, but not constrain, the focus of contributions, we offer the following research questions: · In evaluating past fashion trends, what factors have led to new trends and how do the factors supporting fast fashion differ from past trends that have led to new fashions? · What are the economic drivers of fast fashion and what economic, social, environmental and political factors should be maintained in order for fast fashion to be a sustainable model? · Globalization, technology, and the reduced costs of communication mandate using global supply chains for many industries as a competitive requirement. How can these factors support new approaches or extended global supply chains in support of sustainable fashion? · What does a business model of sustainable fashion look like? What factors must be present in order for a business model to qualify as sustainable fashion? · In particular, what consumer behavior concepts can be utilized at the retail level to support sustainable fashion? What would a closed end loop supply chain look like in relation to sustainable fashion? |
Eco Friendly and Fair: Fast Fashion and Consumer Behavior
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Funding opportunity
Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund
2016 Request for Proposals
For this cycle, the fund has prioritized textile manufacturing with an emphasis on sustainability.
See more here
Congratulations!
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Dr. Young-A Lee
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Dr. Marsha Dickson
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Congratulations to Dr. Marsha Dickson for the 2016 ITAA Fellow Award and Dr. Young-A Lee for the 2016 ITAA Mid-Career Excellence Award
For a synopsis of their excellent work, please read page 7 and page 10 of the June 2016 ITAA Newsletter. LINK
Sourcing Journal Workshop at LIM
June 15, 2016
More information here
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2016
ITAA 2015
Updates from the annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico
ESRAP steering committee members #itaanm2015 with Amy Hall, Director of Social Consciousness @EILEENFISHER pic.twitter.com/jSfmcXUsqR
— StKatesFashion (@AnupamaPasricha) November 11, 2015
