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Fashion Revolution Week 2019
Fashion Revolution Week 2019
Get Ready for RawAssembly!
Get Ready for RawAssembly!
ECA put Ethical Shopping in Melbourne on the Map!
ECA put Ethical Shopping in Melbourne on the Map!
Meet | Artisans of Fashion
Meet | Artisans of Fashion
Meet | SELJAK BRAND
Meet | SELJAK BRAND
Australian Circular Fashion Conference 2019
Australian Circular Fashion Conference 2019
SAVE THE DATE | RAWASSEMBLY
SAVE THE DATE | RAWASSEMBLY
Australia's First Fashion Design Slam
Australia's First Fashion Design Slam
Clare Press | Rise & Resist - Ethical Fashion Blogger Round Table Recap
Clare Press | Rise & Resist - Ethical Fashion Blogger Round Table Recap
Outland Denim shortlisted for 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award
Outland Denim shortlisted for 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award
Edwina McCann | The Future is Sustainability, Technology & Women
Edwina McCann | The Future is Sustainability, Technology & Women
A.BCH a Finalist in Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards!
A.BCH a Finalist in Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards!
Redress Design Award 2018 | Tess Whitfort
Redress Design Award 2018 | Tess Whitfort
SAVE THE PLEATS
SAVE THE PLEATS
Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
One Dress, Many Voices
One Dress, Many Voices
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide

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Forums on Australia's Modern Slavery Act
Mar 27
Forums on Australia's Modern Slavery Act
Sustainable Fashion Masterclass
Mar 29
Sustainable Fashion Masterclass
RawAssembly 2019
Apr 2
RawAssembly 2019
 
 
 
 
 

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Australia’s prestigious @GoodDesignAus Awards invites submissions of the best of Australian and international design spanning 10 design disciplines including architecture, communication, digital, fashion and social impact. ⠀ ⠀ Entries close 28 March 2019!⠀ ⠀ Head to @GOODDESIGNAUS good-design.org
ECA PUT ETHICAL FASHION ON THE MAP 👊👊👊⠀ ⠀ Explore the city and shop to support the welfare of textile, clothing and footwear workers thanks to @EthicalClothingAustralia's Guide to Ethical Shopping in Melbourne. Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley launched the guide on Monday 4th March at @Cue, coinciding with @VAMFF festivities. ⠀ ⠀ Get to know a host of ECA accredited labels across the city - including AFC Members; @viktoriaandwoods, @arnsdorf, @thearkclothingco, @abch.world, @davidjonesstores, @biancaspender, @carlazampatti, @nobodydenim, and our @AFC_Curated labels @Alloracapes and @REMUSEdesigns at @EmporiumMelbourne!⠀ ⠀ 📸 #regram from @thearkclothingco #afcmembers #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #ethcialfashion #ethicalclothingaustralia #melbourne
ECA PUT ETHICAL FASHION ON THE MAP 👊👊👊⠀ ⠀ Explore the city and shop to support the welfare of textile, clothing and footwear workers thanks to @EthicalClothingAustralia's Guide to Ethical Shopping in Melbourne. Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley launched the guide on Monday 4th March at @Cue, coinciding with @VAMFF festivities. ⠀ ⠀ Get to know a host of ECA accredited labels across the city - including AFC Members; @viktoriaandwoods, @arnsdorf, @thearkclothingco, @abch.world, @davidjonesstores, @biancaspender, @carlazampatti, @nobodydenim, and our @AFC_Curated labels @Alloracapes and @REMUSEdesigns at @EmporiumMelbourne!⠀ ⠀ 📸 #regram via @biancaspender #afcmembers #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #ethcialfashion #ethicalclothingaustralia #melbourne
Welcome to new AFC Members @Raelasydney 🖤⠀ ⠀ "Raela represents self-reliance, attention to detail, and care for humanity. Our collections are carefully conceived through an enriched design philosophy that endeavours to preserve age-old craft, engage in ethical practices and honour our environment by creating pieces of longevity. To honour the motherland of our founders and product alike, we will be contributing part proceeds of every bag sold to each of our two charity partners; Thandi House (South Africa) and Kasturi & Mehfuza Charitable Trust (India). We believe that a product is so much more beautiful when its value extends beyond the gratification of its owner and offers enlightenment to others."⠀ ⠀ Follow their story here @raelasydney⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📸 via @raelasydney ⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #handcrafted #ethicalfashion #sustainability
Part of the @ngvmelbourne’s Melbourne Design Week program is focusing on a very topical issue for our sector - Waste 👊⠀ Welcome to Wasteland from @friends.associates presents projects by creative disciplines – including architects, industrial designers, furniture makers and researchers – exploring the use of waste materials, offering visitors an insight into how leading practitioners are approaching Australian waste issues, not just with a sense of obligation but as an opportunity of crisis...⠀ ⠀ Details @friends.associates www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/welcome-to-wasteland/ ⠀ 📸 @studio_edwards via @friends.associates ⠀ #sustainability #waronwaste #upcycling #recycling
On the @sustainabilityportal, we catch up with @ArtisansofFashion Founder & CEO, Caroline Poiner 🖤⠀ ⠀ “We want to encourage people to embrace the concept of co-creation and respecting the cultural integrity of traditional craft techniques. The artisans sector intersects with issues around the environment, social justice and our global diversity.”⠀ ⠀ Read the interview on the @sustainabilityportal blog and be sure to check out the AOF Threads of India exhibition currently at @lcimelbourne as part of the @vamff independent events program, showing till March 29.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📸 @artisansoffashion #sustainablefashion #sustainabledesign #ethicalfashion #artisans #hartisanfashion #handloom #textiledesign #australianfashion #ausfashioncouncil #afcmember
On the @sustainabilityportal, we catch up with @ArtisansofFashion Founder & CEO, Caroline Poiner 🖤⠀ ⠀ “We want to encourage people to embrace the concept of co-creation and respecting the cultural integrity of traditional craft techniques. The artisans sector intersects with issues around the environment, social justice and our global diversity.”⠀ ⠀ Read the interview on the @sustainabilityportal blog and be sure to check out the AOF Threads of India exhibition currently at @lcimelbourne as part of the @vamff independent events program, showing till March 29.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📸 @artisansoffashion for @kitx sustainablefashion #sustainabledesign #ethicalfashion #artisans #hartisanfashion #handloom #textiledesign #australianfashion #ausfashioncouncil #afcmember
It's been an incredible month so far for Sustainability focused events in our industry, and it's set to continue. This Thursday, 21st March, the @australiancircularfashion Conference kicks off in Melbourne.⠀ ⠀ Fashion has always been about innovation, evolution and adaptability, traits which will continue to be vital heading into the future, especially as the industry recognises the challenges and responsibilities around sustainability. ⠀ ⠀ Join a host of industry experts, including those from; ⠀⠀ @classecohub⠀⠀ @bluesigntechnologies⠀⠀ @apprlcoalition⠀⠀ @eileenfisherny⠀⠀ @filippa_k⠀⠀ @kathmandugear⠀⠀ @marahoffman⠀ @australiapost ⠀ @mistrafuturefashion⠀ ... and more!⠀ ⠀ Head to @australiancircularfashion for more details and tickets. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📸 feature image #regram from @filippa_k⠀⠀ #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #sustainability #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #fashionbusiness #fashionsupplychain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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