Ethical Fashion

Assemblage Project

Team Leiden 4 Comments

  The Assemblage Project is a creative hub and retail space located in the Ori building in Braddon. Quietly luxurious dresses, separates, and outerwear reside in a large airy space that also includes a design studio. A stable of over ten labels with a similar aesthetic and focus on sustainable and ethical fashion makes mixing and matching easy.   Who: This shop is for the ladies. What: Quality, timeless pieces from Canberra, interstate, and New Zealand based labels such as Karen Lee, SNZ, Pure Pod, and Kowtow. How Much: $$$ Why: The setup of the Assemblage Project retail space allows… Continue Reading →

Fashfest – Saturday Show Five ‘Spectra’

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  ‘Band of colour, a visual display. Explore where you sit on the fashion spectrum. This is the show for people looking to make a statement and express themselves in true colour.’ – Fashfest show notes   Perhaps the strongest show of the festival in terms of the cohesion of the designers showing, ‘Spectra’ featured ethical and sustainable fashion from almost exclusively Canberra based labels.   Karen Lee   A Fashfest veteran (the label has now appeared at Fashfest four times), Canberra designer Karen Lee specialises in creating timeless, quality pieces to be treasured and valued. Her new collection featured… Continue Reading →

Ethical and Sustainable Fashion at Fashfest Part 2

Emma Batchelor 4 Comments

The rise of fast fashion and increasing consumer demand for the latest trends has cemented the fashion industry as one of the world’s biggest polluters. Textile waste, toxic chemicals, and pesticides used in farming are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact that the clothes on our back have on the environment. An increasing number of designers and fashion labels are stepping up to make a change both in terms of cleaning up their supply chains and ensuring ethical conditions for their workers. With Canberra fashion festival, Fashfest, coming up, we wanted to find out… Continue Reading →

Ethical and Sustainable Fashion at Fashfest Part 1

Emma Batchelor 2 Comments

The rise of fast fashion and increasing consumer demand for the latest trends has cemented the fashion industry as one of the world’s biggest polluters. Textile waste, toxic chemicals, and pesticides used in farming are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact that the clothes on our back have on the environment. An increasing number of designers and fashion labels are stepping up to make a change both in terms of cleaning up their supply chains and ensuring ethical conditions for their workers. With Canberra fashion festival, Fashfest, coming up, we wanted to find out… Continue Reading →