Sourcing from Latin America and Brazil

Ethical Fashion Forum are holding another one of their excellent events tomorrow at Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road.
TUESDAY 21st JULY, 2009SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL & LATIN AMERICA: EVENING SEMINAR & MARKETPLACE
25 FREE SPACES FOR TUTORS AND STUDENTS
Send an email to dani@ethicalfashionforum.com to secure your space- first come first serve basis.
Register now to avoid disappointment
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Roland Mouret joins EFF judging panel

French fashion designer Roland Mouret has been confirmed as the latest judge on the panel for the Ethical Fashion Forum’s design competition, INNOVATION. 
Mouret will be joining industry experts, including Yasmin Sewell of Libery, Dolly Jones from Vogue.com, Dilys Williams and Anna Orsini from the British Fashion Council. 
The deadline for entry is fast approaching (29th May [...]

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INNOVATION Competition

 
Those lovely people at the Ethical Fashion Forum have just launched a great competition that is open to all fashion designers who have been in business for less than 3 years, designing Womenswear or Women’s Accessories.
 
The competition will seek out and promote inspirational emerging design talent. Entries will be judged on the basis of outstanding [...]

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Working with Co-ops

I know we’ve already mentioned it, but just a reminder that there EFF are holding another Spotlight on Sourcing event on Tuesday 21st April at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, London.
I went to the last one in March and it was interesting and informative, it’s well worth going along to find out more about small [...]

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Fair Trade Sourcing

Do you want to learn more about Fair Trade Sourcing?
Small co-operatives all over the world are producing fashion and textile products to high standards. At the same time, co-operative and fair trade structures ensure that the benefits of sales go directly to the people, and their families, who need them the most.
The Ethical Fashion Forum [...]

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Free Sustainable Business Advice

As part of the Ethical Fashion Forum’s ongoing support for new and emerging ethical fashion entrepreneurs, two one-to-one business advice days will be held on 25th February and 4th March 2009. The days will offer an opportunity for businesses at start up and pre-start up stage to interact with experienced industry professionals from a variety of backgrounds. [...]

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Interested in sourcing alternative fabrics?

Ethical Fashion Forum presents
Sustainable Fabrics and Components Seminar
Tuesday 20 January, 6.30- 8.30pm, Rich Mix London
Hear from sourcing experts and fashion business leaders, from the luxury sector, big business, and new business sectors, as well as several suppliers. Learn the options open to you, and how others have overcome challenges.
Speakers include a sustainable sourcing expert from [...]

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Ethical Fashion Forum launches New Entrepreneurs website

The Ethical Fashion Forum has launched a new online resource called New Entrepreneurs to help new and emerging businesses find out more about sustainable practices, highlighting how forward thinking fashion businesses are addressing key issues as an integral part of their business plan, creating a financially, environmentally and socially sustainable model.
This site has key business planning [...]

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Fashion Leaders Speak – FREE STUDENT PLACES

Are you a fashion designer, fashion professional, business person, student, tutor, budding entrepreneur – or just interested in fashion? Whatever your role is – it does not have to stop at great clothes. The Ethical Fashion Forum are bringing together Edun, Topshop, Stirling Group, Pants to Poverty and others tell their stories – about inspirational fashion, and [...]

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