The 2nd Global Sustainable Fashion Week – 2017

This year’s #GSFW event between 7th-10th June — welcomed Italy as the guest of honor — and presented again a high profile of programmes and speakers from all over the world. The event had great interest not only among the professionals but also in the general public who is sensitive and responsive to the topic of sustainable fashion and intercultural issues.

Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEECHES OF THE THEME OF THE DAY: “SUSTAINABILITY AND DESIGN”

Michele Orzan, President of EuCham
Vittorio Giomo, Chief Consultant of the GSFW

FASHION DESIGNERS

Rossana Diana, President and Founder of Waste Couture and Venette Waste

Dr. Edit Csanák DLA, fashion designer & denim expert, academic professional at University of Óbuda

Dr. Mino Parilla – Representative of SAMANTA RUSSO

PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Maria Teresa Betti – Corporate marketing & Sustainable Communication at RadiciGroup
Fashion and circular economy – friends or enemies?

Kasi Martin – Founder, The Peahen
Responsible Allure: Making Sustainable Fashion Mainstream in the US

Benjamin Itter – CEO of Lebenskleidung Berlin, Consortium of Green Fashion India
Green India = Green Globe

SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF FASHION

Anngwyn St. Just, Cultural Historian
Special Aspects of Fashion -Fashion As A Resource In Healing and Helping Traditions

Cara Boccieri, Founder – Ways of Change (co-created fashion brand), Ban Nai Soi
Cultivating a co-creative space of human connection, value and Love

CIRCULAR FASHION, EST PRACTISES – FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSION

Edwina Huang, Vivify Textiles
How to use recycled fashion to build a circular economy

Anna Rátkai, blogger of Recoded
Experiences in Denmark

Georg Andreas Suhr – Brand Consultant, Fashion Related Services Net, Berlin

Moderator:  Silvia Gaiani, Consultant for FAO in Rome, Professor and expert in sustainable fashion

KEYNOTE SPEECHES OF THE THEME OF THE DAY: “INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY”
OEKO–TEX® CONFIDENCE IN TEXTILES – 25 YEARS OF ÖKO-TEX CERTIFICATE®

Georg Andreas Suhr, Brand Consultant, Fashion Related Services Net, Berlin
Good practices of sustainable and ethical fashion in Germany – From „UPcycling“ till „Zero Waste“

Dr. Monika Zabel, Managing Director, crossxculture consulting, Hamburg / New York
Re-construction (& other sustainable techniques) in Fashion

Muhammad Fawad Noori,  Fashion Academic Professional, Creative Design Head  GSFW
Floral-lash – Digital printed fabric design collection inspiration from Flowers, miniature doodles, ornamental designs, vector birds, damask prints

Jörg Diekmann, International Director of the Hohenstein Institute
Transparency in the textile supply chain

Fashion Show

COB Design
Charlene O’Brien, Australia
Eco luxury fashion collection

Piroshka / Anna Hegedus, Germany/Hungary
Pres CBJ IKONIKA

Conto Bene Jeans, Serbia
in cooperation with Edit Csanák (Hungary)

Waste couture collections from Italy
Silvia Giovanardi
Rapa Milano
Venette Waste

 Alberto Ciaschini – Shoes

Katinka Saltzmann – Shoes

Lidia Falcon – Hats

Ágnes Szépligeti
Re-used Couture Collection

Samanta Russo
Featured designer of the event

Creative Team of #GSFW is headed by István Hornyák designer, stylist, choreographer and visual artist, with
Ágnes Szépligeti, designer, Head of the Couture and Art Team of National Fashion League Hungary
Anna Hegedus, designer, Member of the National Fashion League Hungary,
Muhammad Fawad Noori, designer, fashion choreographer & fashion academic professional, Creative Design Head of #GSFW

Designers on Display

Dresses of Csipkeház / Márta Révész made from ramie fabrics from Creative Team of GSFW Anthya / Ying Luo

Nelli Molinari golden lace jewelry with Imán Lettner’s dresses

Krishi Sarin, Organic Knotty Tales, presentation

Venues

Italian Cultural Center

MKB Bank Zrt

Dorottya Diamond Palace

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