Category: Good Fashion
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The Future of Fashion in Berlin: Innovative, Creative, Sustainable
The Bread & Butter, the largest and most significant trade show in Berlin, has declared bankruptcy. Will this be the end of this legend, the end of an era? And if so, what will this mean for Berlins Fashion Week and Berlin as an international hub for fashion business? The Bread & Butter trade show…
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Green Fashion Fairs Unite
New Joint Venue for Green Showroom and Ethical Fashion Show in Berlin Yeah! The Green Showroom and Ethical Fashion Show Berlin are moving to one common new location: the Postbahnhof, near Berlin’s train station Ostbahnhof. I believe this is a good thing, because a common location makes it more attractive for visitors to come, and…
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Dutch Eco Design Show at Berlin Fashion Week
During the Berlin Fashion Week in January 2014, the Dutch Eco Design Show put a spotlight on sustainable fashion designers and brands from The Netherlands. The show took place at the Kronprinzenpalais, and was part of The Netherlands as official partner country of the Ethical Fashion Show Berlin and Green Showroom. The topic of sustainable…
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Shopping Ethical Menswear: Atelier Akeef in Berlin
Berlin is enriched by another hotspot for ethical fashion: the Atelier Akeef. Founded in September 2013 by Alan Sommerville and Michael Ashley, it is one of the first in its kind that is specialized on menswear from socially and ecologically sustainable fashion brands. In many ethical fashion stores, menswear is still taking the lesser part,…
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The IOU Project – producers meet consumers
Last year at the Beyond Fashion Summit, we had a virtual encounter with Kavita Parmar, founder and creative director of The IOU Project. Kavita Parmar is a designer, serial entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for change in the fashion industry. She was born in India and was educated in India and England. At the age…
Frans Prins 