Last week we went to Ethical Fashion Show in Carrousel du Louvre and we discovered beautiful brands…

First of all, we noticed a revival of new designers with a bigger part for Asia : Tajikistan, Kirghiz Republic (Haft Paikar), Japan (Breezy Blue and Kimono clothes by Kazulo), Ceylon with the young Deneth who works flowery cotton by painting a funny eye on colourful and easy to wear clothes…

Our main discovery is Movana Chen : she transforms the favourite books of people that she meets by chance and she cuts them into strips then she knits the strips ! An amazing job so poetic…

Africa was also well represented : sharp cuts of François I who uses organic cotton produced in Burkina Faso for an urban and smart fashion, Ndomo and its beautiful fabrics with natural colours with stoles, blankets and cushions… and the remarkable brand Kondakis from Kenya with its couture dresses made made with light parachute fabrics.

The most faithful region to the exhibition is Latin America : for example Peru (Harumi Momota), Costa Rica (Va.de.nuevo with its recycled leather bags) or Colombia with the extraordinary origami dresses of Diana Gamboa.

Of course France was well represented with the highlight of the very French luxury : its know-how. We noticed Louise Dutertre, l’Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Dupérré (the students showed their talents on mood boards), the fantasy world of Hélène Barrier with La Reine Dagobert and her creations for decoration and furnishing..

This year the patron of the show was Gabriela Cortese the designer of Antik Batik : she did not wait to fashion becoming more ethical in order to launch her collection twenty years ago and respecting the local know-how…

See all the designers and more information on Ethical Fashion Show !