Fashion Revolution Panel
ID Dunedin Fashion Week

On April 24th 2013, 1133 people were killed when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This event brought the world’s attention to the unsustainable and unethical practices in the fashion industry.

Fashion is a force to be reckoned with. It inspires, provokes, leads and entertains.  Fashion Revolution is a global movement to help fashion become even more.  Fashion Revolution is turning fashion into a force for good with one simple question: 'Who Made My Clothes?'  We’re asking everyone who’s taking part in Fashion Revolution Day to be curious, find out, and do something about it.

On the anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster, an expert panel will discuss contemporary ethical and sustainable fashion initiatives to put people, purpose, and planet ahead of profit.  Panel will be chaired by Simon Swale of Otago Polytechnic School of Design and feature local industry innovators. 

Event for: All Welcome!
Date: Friday 24th April 2015
Time: 2-3pm
Place: Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Cost: Free (Koha for Fashion Revolution)

Panel Chair

SIMON SWALE

Lecturer in The School of Design where he specialises in Fashion. Simon has worked alongside some of New Zealand’s top designers and since joining the Otago Polytechnic has developed his interest in the politics of fashion through research on visual culture and technology, as well as subcultural style.

Website for Otago Polytechnic School of Design

Panellists

FIONA CLEMENTS

Otago Polytechnic School of Design graduate, craftivist, sustainable fashion practitioner, and founder of Senorita AweSUMO, Fiona Clements uses the challenges of sustainable fashion as an opportunity to create unique garments and provide a local solution to global problems.  Fiona is founder of Just Atelier, Dunedin’s sustainable design support hub.

Website for Senorita AweSUMO

FIONA JENKIN

Otago University Textile Science graduate and founder of True Expression Personal Image Coaching, Fiona Jenkin works with consumers to curb post consumer waste through educating clients on how to use fashion constructively to support personal values, lifestyle goals and aesthetics. Fiona is co-founder of Just Atelier.

Website for True Expression

EMILY COOPER

Emily Cooper is the designer and director of Silkbody clothing. 

Silkbody has grown from small beginnings 13 years ago into an extensive range of silk clothing designed for everyday and travel wear, sold internationally and online through .

With Silkbody production being based in China since 2002, Emily has an insight into manufacturing there and the challenges and opportunities for sustainable production.

She is also interested in the environmental impact of consumer practice. Emily studied Clothing and Textile Science at Otago University.

Website for Silk Body
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Website for Guild

CHRISSY ANDERSON

Privileged to manage Presbyterian Support Otago’s three op shops: Shop on Carroll; Shop on Taieri; The OpShop and the donation warehouse. 

A good mixture of fun, hard work and madness!  Chrissy is well known for her origional style, with a focus on re- and up-cycling. 

Also make jewellery by breathing the Kiss of Life into old bits of metal and enhancing with other materials to create eclectic pieces.

Fashion Revolution is an official event of the ID Dunedin Fashion Week 2015 brought to you by Otago Polytechnic, Senorita Awesumo, True Expression, Silk Body and Shop on Carroll.

Fashion Revolution Day is an international day of recognition to raise awareness of the true cost of fashion, show the world that change is possible, and celebrate all those involved in creating a more sustainable future.  Please see http://fashionrevolution.org for more information.

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