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New Zealand Eco Fashion Week opens in style
10 June 2015
New Zealand Eco Fashion Week opens in style
Scores of guests gathered at The Dowse Art Museum last night to celebrate the official opening of Eco Fashion Week in Lower Hutt.
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace opened the event and spoke of its importance.
“New Zealand Eco Fashion Week brings excitement, innovation and forward-thinking to our city.
“Fashion is an ever-changing expression of personal identity. Unfortunately modern fashion is often disposable fashion, which has a negative impact on our environment.
“Eco Fashion Week addresses this disposable attitude, and opens our eyes to the environmental consequences of fast fashion with a positive solution.”
Other speakers included event director Denise Anglesey, who thanked guests, event partners and sponsors for their support of the growing event.
The remainder of the week features fashion runway, pop up shopping, designer styling sessions, and an exclusive movie screening of The True Cost, a revealing documentary about the impact of fashion on people and the planet, at Lighthouse Cinema tonight at 8pm.
A limited number of tickets to events throughout the week are still available at ecofashionweek.nz
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