Sustainable luxury brands get together to talk Singapore fashion

Workshops to raise awareness on the importance of shopping sustainably and ethically

Singapore, October 20, 2010 – Key players of Singapore’s sustainable luxury fashion industry are coming together in November for a collaborative effort to raise awareness on the importance of sustainable and ethical practices in the fashion industry.

Sustainable artisanal jeweller Choo Yilin, ecological apparel label Jujube, and ethical and sustainable footwear retailer Terra Plana Singapore agree that this is a timely issue, and have put together two consumer workshops featuring talks and a panel discussion between designers Choo Yilin, Jujube Li, and Green Drinks Singapore Founder Olivia Choong. Titled Sustainable Luxury Design Workshops, these sessions mainly examine what makes a product sustainable and ethical, the importance of sustainable design in fashion, and offers tips on shopping sustainably. Read more

Green Drinks Singapore – Jan 2010

From Green Drinks Singapore:

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Venue: Naive, 99 East Coast Road

This month, we are gathering all the green groups, societies, businesses and individuals with green values to talk about their plans for 2010, and explore ways we can all work together.

In particular, we are targetting to have ECO (Singapore), SEC, Nature Society (Singapore), Vegetarian Society (Singapore), Social Innovation Park, Food for All, green societies from the various tertiary institutions, various businesses, and individuals already well known in the green sphere. As always, everyone is welcome!

Let us have a meaningful greater conversation about what we can do together! Do spread the word, and we hope to see you there!

Foodwise, Naive has kindly put together a special three-course menu at the price of $18+ for those wishing to dine there.

How to get there: By bus- 10, 12, 14, 32, 40; By car- parking is available at Katong Mall and Katong Village

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(We are selling Al Gore’s new book, Our Choice, at Green Drinks to raise fund for the Haiti Earthquake relief operations. Have 40 copies of the book to sell at $50 each. 100% of profits will go to the Singapore Red Cross who will channel it to the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies.)