Sustainable Style: Trend or Movement? What do Students Think
Published Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by SROmgmt.
I had a chance this past April to swing by the Cornell Textiles & Fashion School and give a talk on sustainable fashion. Students are a good gauge as to how information is being dispersed and what effect it is having because they are more informed than the average person, but the information is obtained in drastically different ways. How did they read sustainability in the press?
Answer: As a trend.
It wasn't clear for the majority of them that "sustainability" was something that would be here season-to-season. They commented that how it is written about in the press makes it "feel" like a trend, more than something that is here to stay.
There you have it journalists: Now you got to start addressing the fact that this is a valid movement in the textiles and apparel industry.
For the fashionistas: I'm wearing AOI, which is a recycled kimono double-cuff jacket with an organic cotton "LOVE" tee by Katharine Hamnett.
Labels: AOI, apparel industry, Cornell University, ecofashion, Ecofashion sustainable style, fashion school, Katharine Hamnett, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable fashion
Click if you want to enlarge and can read Spanish. Revista Green Pages, Dominican Republic
Labels: "Summer Rayne Oakes, ecofashion, Green Pages, Nike, Revista, sustainable style
I know I said I was speaking on the 12th of April, but I lied to you. It's April 13th folks. Main Stage. 1 PM. At the Washington Convention Center. Seattle Green Festival. "Green Gone Wild - Seattle-Style."
I swung by today and the place is gorgeous. What a great set-up they have! Mayor Greg Nickels, who has been very vocal on climate change, will be doing the opener for the Green Festival. He's also proposed a disposable bag (both paper + plastic) tax, which hopefully will get passed.
Seattle is buzzing this week. I know his Holiness, the Dalai Lama is in town too, so there is plenty to do and see this week.
If you want to have some fun and get some knowledge, drop by my talk. Bring your banners and bring your rowdy on, because I'm not about to give a canned talk.
For Green Gone Wild, I'll cover issues ranging from sustainable fashion, environmental activism, sustainability consulting + media, racially-just green jobs, direct action, and always...a little bit of humor. And oh yea, some free stuff too. Keep it fun for everyone.
I swung by today and the place is gorgeous. What a great set-up they have! Mayor Greg Nickels, who has been very vocal on climate change, will be doing the opener for the Green Festival. He's also proposed a disposable bag (both paper + plastic) tax, which hopefully will get passed.
Seattle is buzzing this week. I know his Holiness, the Dalai Lama is in town too, so there is plenty to do and see this week.
If you want to have some fun and get some knowledge, drop by my talk. Bring your banners and bring your rowdy on, because I'm not about to give a canned talk.
For Green Gone Wild, I'll cover issues ranging from sustainable fashion, environmental activism, sustainability consulting + media, racially-just green jobs, direct action, and always...a little bit of humor. And oh yea, some free stuff too. Keep it fun for everyone.
See you there!
Labels: ecofashion, Green Festival, green jobs, Seattle, sustainable style
Portraits by J. Ake in Maggie Norris Couture. Styled by C. Broderson.Shot on 8x10 glass plates
Labels: eco-fashion, ecofashion, Ecofashion sustainable style, Maggie Norris Couture, Summer Rayne Oakes
Yes, I wear and use all of these things! Hot, hot, hot.
Labels: "Summer Rayne Oakes, Allure, Aveda, bamboo fashion, eco-fashion, ecofashion, Ecofashion sustainable style, Green, loomstate, panda snack, pangea organics, WEN
Here are some of the photos from the Ekovaruhuset Fall 2008 Show**. Johanna had the idea for me to run out in my birthday suit and have Elisa Jimenez, Project Runway gal (Season 4) and fastest fashion design maker in the world, make a garment on me in less than 3 minutes. We had some complications (as all fashion shows do) from the start. First, the security guards would not let any of the crew or talent in for 2 hours. Secondly, I had no prior practice or discussion with Elisa, so we were both prepared to wing it. I got the "O.K." on my undies from Johanna, but Elisa said they wouldn't work five minutes before the show was supposed to start! Luckily we were able to slip them off quite easily as she was putting the slip on. All done with a live studio audience of course. It was rough around the edges. WWD didn't approve, but that's O.K., b/c man Elisa whipped up that outfit pretty fast and we all had fun suspended in the complete unknown (Please don't drop my underwear, please don't drop my underwear). Three minutes is all it took. See the evolution in the video and a look at the outfit below:
.The rest of the show was LONG! Thank goodness they had some live music and alcoholic beverages for the onlookers. But the designs were worth it. See some of my faves below.
** Ekovaruhuset is design collective of principally Swedish-based designers. They have a store at 123 Ludlow in Manhattan and also in Sweden.
** Ekovaruhuset is design collective of principally Swedish-based designers. They have a store at 123 Ludlow in Manhattan and also in Sweden.
From the Anya Hynynen show (part of Ekovaruhuset)
Alice down the rabbit hole and tea party? Trippy graphic black-and-whites
Stellar jacket
Slouchy dress
Very Coco Chanel
Love it. If Medusa were a fashion icon, she'd be wearing _____.
Stand on one leg! MIKA's designs for Ekovaruhuset are just so lovely. I got her elephant tee and this one is just as whimsical. Well done!
Labels: Anya Hynynen, eco-fashion, ecofashion, Ekovaruhuset, Elisa Jimenez, organic clothing, Project Runway, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainble style
D2 (Oslo, Norway) highlights Summer Rayne Oakes in their Green issuePhoto: B. Wallander
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A kiss from Lord B.
AAmulehti - Finnish News - Nov 07.
Before the show
Gift bags
All green, all the time.
A look at the EFS runway
At the trade show. photos: matthieu GRANIERLabels: eco fashion, ecofashion, ethical fashion, ethical fashion paris, ethical fashion shows, sustainable style
Summer Rayne Oakes talks Sustainable Style on Live Earth
Published Monday, December 10, 2007 by SROmgmt.
View Video here. Talking during Live Earth on eco-beauty and eco-fashion and the Be Carbon Neutral Campaign.
Labels: ecofashion, Live Earth, organic beauty, sustainable style
German Elle (October 2007) features Summer Rayne Oakes
Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 by SROmgmt.
Image shot by: Lois Anshus; As seen in the Premiere issue of S4. Bamboo knit dress by Lara Miller; sustainably-harvested wooden bracelets by a.d. schwarz
Labels: "Summer Rayne Oakes, ecofashion, Elle, German Elle, sustainable fashion
I was recently interviewed by NBC 1 for their eco-fashion segment. The Channel is focused on teens, so I love how they got a bunch of students in on the conversation. In this interview I'm sporting a bamboo knit top by Avita and organic cotton jeans by Loomstate.
Labels: eco fashion, ecofashion, ethical fashion, green fashion, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style
Summer Rayne, Leslie Hoffman (Earth Pledge), and Michelle (Zella)BACKSTAGE
Hair pulling backstageON THE RUNWAY
AFTER PARTY
Aiden and Lizzie
Marsyha (Model) poses with Lizzie Parker (designer)AT THE TRUNK SHOW
Wearing Deborah Lindquist 
The trunk show from above
Me grilling Pine IV Denim. Not sure why they were there. They plant a tree for each jeans sold, but they don't know where their cotton comes from...Blah, blah, blah. Wrong show. Sorry.
Jennifer from Nau helps customers
Michelle Cartmel who did a fabulous job facilitating the show
Lara Miller looking chic in one of her signature designs.
BACKSTAGE
Behind-the-scenes. Hairstylist giving a natural "face-lift"ON THE RUNWAY
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Summer Rayne speaks at Seattle [Green] Fashion Week in a second-hand Gaultier
Photos compliments of: Tarah
Labels: eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecofashion runway, green design, Seattle fashion, Seattle green fashion, sustainable style
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