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Goa will play host to this first ever Conscious Fashion festival on November 17 and 18 at House no 248, Paperboat at Sangolda in North Goa. Conceptualised by Alliance Francaise de Panjim, the fashion festival will invite designers, textile makers, academicians, journalists and public to take part in the discussions on various topics related to fashion.
What is the theme behind this fashion festival? According to Charlyne Weiss, director of Alliance Française de Panjim, both France and Ind
ia have rich traditions and influence on textile and fashion. "Our countries are now presented with the opportunity to craft the clothing sensibility of the future by making sustainable fashion, fashionable. Our event this month is a small step towards the mission of taking the core principles of sustainable mainstream. We aim to spread awareness about ethical sourcing, production and delivery to forward thinking designers and influencer's in the Indian fashion industry," says Weiss.
There would be registration on the first day followed by four panel discussions and a movie screening, while the second day is open to the public with POP up stalls and a unique fashion show performance titled "From Dawn to Dusk" curated by theatre personality Arundhati who promises to bring the garments to life while telling us the story behind them.
The fashion show features four designers apart from Goa's own national award winning designer Ninoshka. Labels participating include, No Nasties, and Mogacha which are the other two Goan brands participating among designers from France, Le Basiq, Dipti Mrinalini from Hyderabad and also designers from Gujarat. The sessions include talks by resource persons from IIM Ahmedabad and SOFT Pune. The event is a part of the worldwide fair trade week celebrations. The event partners are - One School Goa, Business Goa, Goa.me and Paperboat Collective.
Every week, around the world, the Alliance Française network fosters bonds between francophone and local culture. France and India recognise that long strides need to be made to address the rapidly escalating issues between over-consumption on the one hand and poverty on the other, both leading to environmental challenges.
"The textile industry is one the world's top five polluters and knowing that a large portion of the clothes on the French market is produced in India, it is our duty and priority to work hand in hand on finding solutions for better practices in the fashion industry," says Weiss, adding, "This festival is our platform to expand the awareness of healthy fashion and the preservation of the planet. We want to celebrate those who are on a journey to create a safer, cleaner and fairer future for fashion."
The aim of this festival is to take sustainable fashion mainstream by bringing new solutions through discussions between textile makers, designers, historians, journalists and people interested in proving that fashion may be fast, but it can be sustainable and ethical. This event is the first step towards bringing awareness about conscious consumption in India especially among young generation and workshops at schools and community events will be held to take this idea to the masses.
The pop-up stores are Kinche, Maverick fashion (hempbags), Loomkatha, Dipti Mrinali, Earthlings - Live Naturally, Narla, Shabri Wable, Bamboo India, Jungle Jewels, Mogachea, Ninoshka, Nariyal shop, Chola, Digital Empowerment Foundation and Conscious Food.
The industry leaders from the conscious fashion world will be discussing, what's the fuss about conscious fashion, and Payal Jaggi, Ninoshka Alvares and Apurva Kothari will be participating in it. How technology can influence better practices in the fashion industry will be discussed by Luke Sequeira, Martin Prihoda, Mallika Shah and Nelson Sarvarho. How handloom and alternative materials can be competitive on the Indian textile market will be discussed by Dr Manju Hundekar, Niketa Malhotra, Poonam Pandit and Tania Fadte. How scalable is sustainable fashion - Prof Anchal Jain, Dr Manju Hundekar, Geetanjali Rastogi and Devina Singh will take a call on this!
There would be registration on the first day followed by four panel discussions and a movie screening, while the second day is open to the public with POP up stalls and a unique fashion show performance titled "From Dawn to Dusk" curated by theatre personality Arundhati who promises to bring the garments to life while telling us the story behind them.
The fashion show features four designers apart from Goa's own national award winning designer Ninoshka. Labels participating include, No Nasties, and Mogacha which are the other two Goan brands participating among designers from France, Le Basiq, Dipti Mrinalini from Hyderabad and also designers from Gujarat. The sessions include talks by resource persons from IIM Ahmedabad and SOFT Pune. The event is a part of the worldwide fair trade week celebrations. The event partners are - One School Goa, Business Goa, Goa.me and Paperboat Collective.
Every week, around the world, the Alliance Française network fosters bonds between francophone and local culture. France and India recognise that long strides need to be made to address the rapidly escalating issues between over-consumption on the one hand and poverty on the other, both leading to environmental challenges.
"The textile industry is one the world's top five polluters and knowing that a large portion of the clothes on the French market is produced in India, it is our duty and priority to work hand in hand on finding solutions for better practices in the fashion industry," says Weiss, adding, "This festival is our platform to expand the awareness of healthy fashion and the preservation of the planet. We want to celebrate those who are on a journey to create a safer, cleaner and fairer future for fashion."
The aim of this festival is to take sustainable fashion mainstream by bringing new solutions through discussions between textile makers, designers, historians, journalists and people interested in proving that fashion may be fast, but it can be sustainable and ethical. This event is the first step towards bringing awareness about conscious consumption in India especially among young generation and workshops at schools and community events will be held to take this idea to the masses.
The pop-up stores are Kinche, Maverick fashion (hempbags), Loomkatha, Dipti Mrinali, Earthlings - Live Naturally, Narla, Shabri Wable, Bamboo India, Jungle Jewels, Mogachea, Ninoshka, Nariyal shop, Chola, Digital Empowerment Foundation and Conscious Food.
The industry leaders from the conscious fashion world will be discussing, what's the fuss about conscious fashion, and Payal Jaggi, Ninoshka Alvares and Apurva Kothari will be participating in it. How technology can influence better practices in the fashion industry will be discussed by Luke Sequeira, Martin Prihoda, Mallika Shah and Nelson Sarvarho. How handloom and alternative materials can be competitive on the Indian textile market will be discussed by Dr Manju Hundekar, Niketa Malhotra, Poonam Pandit and Tania Fadte. How scalable is sustainable fashion - Prof Anchal Jain, Dr Manju Hundekar, Geetanjali Rastogi and Devina Singh will take a call on this!
