Description
Fashion’s environmental and social impacts have come centerstage as consumers have begun questioning traditional models of consumption across industries. Building on last year’s conversation around sustainability, our second-annual one-day conference will examine fashion’s broken make-buy-throw model and unpack new models of success that value both human and natural resources.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
OPENING REMARKS
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Elizabeth Cline, Journalist and Author of The Conscious Closet
SESSION 1
The Current Fashion Economy Model
BREAK
PRESENTATION #1
The Human Cost of the Fashion Industry
Allie Gardner, Business Development Manager, GoodWeave
LUNCH (Lunch will be provided)
Attendees may take a tour of the Textile Museum or view the Fast Fashion/Slow Art Exhibit at the Brady Gallery, Corcoran.
SESSION 2
Designing A New Textile Economy in Fashion
PRESENTATION #2
An Examination of the Fashion Industry’s Impact on the Environment
Dimitri Deheyn, Marine Biologist, University of California, San Diego
BREAK
SESSION 3
The Circular Economy in Action
CLOSING REMARKS
HAPPY HOUR/BOOK SIGNING EVENT
Elizabeth Cline will be signing her new book, The Conscious Closet
