Why is Eco-Fashion So Hot?

Have you seen those bags that are made out of juice boxes or runway models wearing garbage bags?! We are moving towards a more economic friendly environment and companies are trying their best to get in with the change.  I feel good when I wear Eco-fashionable clothes since it does not involve the use of harmful chemicals and bleaches to color fabrics—and are made by people earning fair wages in healthy working conditions.

Top Fashion Designers Turn Eco-Friendly Fabrics Into Haute Couture

Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with these “eco-fashions” I keep hearing about? – Glenn Hammond, San Francisco, CA Simply put, the term “eco-fashion” refers to stylized clothing that uses environmentally sensitive fabrics and responsible production techniques.

1. eco-fashions are defined as clothes “that take into account the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry.”
2.  usually made using organic raw materials, such as cotton grown without pesticides, or re-used materials such as recycled plastic from old soda bottles.

There was a Eco-Fashions Debut at Fashion Week in New York

• Designers have been playing around with organic and natural fibers for year
• the show was called FutureFashion.
•  famous and up-and-coming designers showcased outfits made from eco-friendly fabrics and materials including hemp, recycled poly and bamboo.

r“People often perceive the fashion world as superficial, so it’s great to work with materials that are actually good for the environment. I had my doubts, but when we actually saw the fabric swatches we were blown away. They were gorgeous, and it wasn’t hard to design with them.”

Eco-fashion Movement Heads West

1. The party moved to the West Coast in June 2005 when San Francisco culminated its World Environment Day celebration with “Catwalk on the Wild Side.”
2. sponsored by the nonprofit Wildlife Works featuring top models and designs from the likes of EcoGanik, Loomstate, Fabuloid and others.

What do you think? Our we moving towards Eco- Friendly fashion?

Website: http://environment.about.com/od/earthtalkcolumns/a/ecofashion.htm