Eco-Fashion Show in Vancouver: Fashion Style Morphs Into Much More Than T-Shirts
Where are the fashionable clothes that don’t look like children’s clothes or yoga wear?
In Vancouver this week, the Eco-Fashion Show highlighted clothes with ecologically-friendly fabrics, transportation, and distribution practices. They’re fashionable too. Moving beyond the soy and bamboo t-shirt, new fashions for the season highlighted clean, sleek lines with lots of flowing fabric, gathers, and cowl necks.
The fashion show was sponsored by Granville Magazine, Vancouver’s environmental lifestyle magazine. Who was there?
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Courtesy : www.examiner.com
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