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Ethical Fashion: Rethinking the Future of an Industry

Wednesday May 8, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Much of the clothing available today is made unethically, worn briefly, and discarded in a landfill when trends change.

How can we create affordable, fashionable clothing in an ethical way? Can we engage in collaborative design dialogues between consumers and manufacturers to develop products that aren’t harmful to the planet?

Join us for a panel conversation moderated by Sydney Mintle of Gossip & Glamour, featuring local innovators who are redesigning the future of fashion production.

Hear from Stacy Flynn how Evrnu turns old clothing into fiber for new textiles, learn how Prairie Underground ecologically and ethically produces slow fashion with Davora Lindner, and dive into the potential created by a circular economy with designer Kamal Patel.

Together we will imagine a future of sustainable fashion.

For disability accommodations, please contact programs@mohai.org two weeks prior to the event.

Details

Venue

  • MOHAI
  • MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N
    Seattle, WA 98109 United States
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  • Phone (206) 324-1126

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Cost:
$5 for MOHAI members; $10 general public

Speaker Bio

Stacy Flynn

Stacy Flynn

Stacy Flynn is the CEO and founding partner of Evrnu. She is a textile products expert with experience working across the supply chain at DuPont, Eddie Bauer, and Target. She holds an MBA degree in Sustainable Systems. Her mission is to ensure healthy textile industry growth by elegantly managing resources.

Speaker Bio

Sydney Mintle

Sydney Mintle

Sydney Mintle is the founder of Gossip & Glamour, a boutique PR firm that consults and represents beauty, fashion, and lifestyle clients in Seattle. Her experience in the industry includes apparel sourcing and production, social compliance, global imports, and retail store management.

Speaker Bio

Davora M. Lindner

Davora M. Lindner

Davora M. Lindner is co-founder and Creative Director of Prairie Underground, a sustainable clothing company established in Seattle in 2004. She has co-designed nearly 60 collections with retail distribution in the United States and Canada. In 2015, she launched an Artist Series as part of Prairie Underground’s socially responsible business practice.

Speaker Bio

Kamal Patel

Kamal Patel

Kamal Patel is a designer with a background in the fashion industry, digital product design, and circular economy. His experience with wasteful fashion in NYC’s Garment District inspired him to study eco-design and sustainable business. Today he is an “eco-designer” for Seattle’s Office of Economic Development and King County’s local food and green living initiative.