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Eco-Innovation Walks The Ramp At Vancouver

 Sustainable fashion seems to be running high on innovation as became evident at the Vancouver fashion show when designers showcased creative use of waste, eco shoes and sustainable harvesting practices in the Amazon forest.

The Vancouver Eco Fashion Week seeks to promote environmentally conscious trends in fashion. At the fashion week, loudest were the voices amplifying various aspects of sustainable fashion. WGSN’s Carly Stojsic explained how denim scraps can be used for housing insulation and made the point that the whole process of the life cycle needs to be considered when evaluating a product, reports eco fashion world.  Mark Trotzuk from Boardroom Eco Apparel echoed the point that sustainable textiles must look at all factors including raw material choice, impact of the process it was created by (water, energy), travel, after care, packaging, print paper usage, disposal, etc.

The discussions around the fashion week made a couple of telling points. Speakers such as Paul Raybin made the point that public commitments by large brands towards sustainability imposes a pressure on them to follow up while at the same time creating a precedent for other people and brands to follow. On the other hand, speakers such as Trotzuk highlighted the difference between the entire lifecycle of polyester (ideally recycled) and organic cotton discussing how in beginning stages cotton appears better, but in later stages the poly shows to be more sustainable as the fabric last longer and the garment care does not require hot water, dryer, or iron.

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