More often than not, it’s oh-so-easy to tell the difference between right (recycling) vs. wrong (the all-to-common San Francisco special: a left turn made from the right lane). But pondering the ethics of fashion has been known to leave us with a headache. Is it better to buy organic, even if it is shipped from overseas? How do we know fair trade is really fair? What does eco-friendly really mean?
Instead of ruminating over these style conundrums by your lonesome, you can do so among others while perusing apparel and accessories by environmentally- and socially-responsible companies during Thursday’s Ethical Fashion Night.
“[Ethical fashion] doesn’t have to be expensive, and it doesn’t have to be difficult,” says Domenica Peterson of Global Action Through Fashion, the Bay Area-based organization behind the event.
Along with fashion displays from labels such as PACT, Vagadu and Indigenous, the event seeks to educate attendees about fair trade and socially-responsible fashion production methods. Music, food and drinks take the sting out of the learning process.
The event is open to the first 350 people to RSVP online.
Photos (from top): Escama Studio; Indigenous; PACT; Vagadu.
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