Fashion for Sustainability Exhibition - Istanbul

I just sent Bernard C. Periwinkle off to Istanbul today. He's going to be hanging out in the Garanti Gallery with other sustainably made garments courtesy of Kate Fletcher, eco fashion guru extraordinaire. Kate is curating the exhibition called SürModa / Fashion for Sustainability which will run from 18th March - 26th April 2008.

As she says, "The exhibition explores fashion as a positive force for change towards sustainability. It combines the products, processes and voices of global brands, independent designers, pressure groups and garment workers, presenting them as a new type of fashion activism."

Kate certainly knows what she is talking about, she has just written a book called Sustainable Fashion and Textiles - Design Journeys, which is available from Earth Scan. I tried getting it from Amazon, but they haven't sorted their supply yet. I'll write more about it when I finally get my hands on a copy.

I'm sure Bernard will have a ball, and return sunkissed with a few tales of whirling dervishes, steaming baths and hookah pipes!