Eco Fashion Week made its first appearance in Seattle and I was SO excited to be a part of the inaugural year. I was one of the Collective Conversation speakers at the 2016 spring Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver and was over-the-top inspired by both the shows that I attended and the Collective Conversation panels.
Here are some photos of me and some fabulous people from the media wall this year...
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This year was even more inspiring as last year. I posted a few photos below, you'll see I made a couple small purchases...bow ties from Radley Raven that specializes in creating gentlemen's accessories, handmade in Seattle from rare vintage fabrics.
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Below are photos from the Eco Fashion Week Staff of the Collective Conversation panels, perhaps the most important part of the week.
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Panelists included:
SESSION 1 | INNOVATION AND SOLUTIONS
- Karim Lessard, Chief of Staff, EVRNU
- Ruth True, Founder, Nube9
- Kelsey Halling, Director of Impact, Thread
- Kathy Hattori, Founder and President, Botanical Colors
- Moderated by Alison Morrow, Reporter, King 5
- Nancy Judd, Owner, Recycle Runway
- Erin Nelson, Co-director, Seattle Made
- Kerri Ulloa, Green Eileen
- Kevin Myette, Director, North America, Bluesign Technologies
- Moderated by Eve Andrews, Grist
- Introducing the Value Village Rethink Reuse Panel, Ken Alterman, President & CEO, Savers/Value Village.
- Liz Fikejs, Senior Conservation Program Manager, Resource Conservation, Seattle Public Utilities (Threadcycle program)
- Eric Stubin, President of SMARTs Board of Directors
- Denise Small, Senior Director of Marketing & Business Development, Northwest Center
- Moderated by Tony Shumpert, Vice President of Recycling and Reuse, Savers/Value Village