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From an old warehouse to the trendy Tapis Rouge showroom, the Ethical Fashion Show has come far from its humble beginnings, just four years ago. Kicking off on 11 October, the four-day event took eco-chic to new heights as 83 designers from over 40 countries gathered in the fashion capital, Paris, to show off their organic and fair trade creations.
Designer Isabelle Quéhé set up the Ethical Fashion Show in 2004, with the aim of providing a place for ethical designers to share ideas and be introduced to new markets. Since then it's grown immensely in size as well as importance and is now the biggest show in the world devoted to organic and fair trade fashion.
Quéhé said: "The 2007 edition of Ethical Fashion Show [was] a resounding success and confirms the validity of our philosophy for the event. It was the first, and still is the only event in the world entirely dedicated to eco and socially conscious fashion. This year was marked by a significant attendance by professionals from 'traditional' fashion sectors. The same people who snubbed us when we started in 2004, came en masse this year. Whether it means they are starting to consider environmental and social issues in their job or whether they are here to take stock of the great designs and creativity does not really matter. It means that we are making positive dents in the fashion industry, and our work is validated."
Clothworks, Emmeline 4 Re, Judith Condor-Vidal, Satoshi Date and Tonic t-shirts were among the British designers that exhibited at the Ethical Fashion Show. Emmeline 4 Re, who was also recently up for an RSPCA Good Business Award for promoting animal welfare, described the Paris show as "an excellent platform to showcase British Ethical Fashion to the European Market."
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20 February 2008 08:03pm
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