The EcoChic Design Award 2014/15 1st Prize Winner Kévin Germanier’s up-cycled collection is set to hit China’s leading luxury brand, Shanghai Tang’s, stores this September. The seven-piece womenswear capsule collection will be the brand’s first sustainable collection; up-cycled using their surplus textile stock, demonstrating that sustainability is part of a growing global trend to create fashion in a more environmentally sustainable way. Click here to find out more.
FRONTLINE FASHION PREMIERS ON FASHION ONE
Mark your calendars! Frontline Fashion – Redress’ very first feature-length documentary – is premiering on Fashion One on Monday 29 August. This 50 minute feature follows 10 talented Asian and European emerging fashion designers determined to change the future of fashion for the better in the world’s biggest sustainable fashion design competition, The EcoChic Design Award. If you, your university, school or organisation are interested in hosting a screening event, get in touch!
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2015/16 GRAND FINAL WEEK
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FASHION BUSINESS
We’ve just added our new Building a Sustainable Fashion Business guide and video to our EcoChic Design Award learn platform. Our written guide includes case studies and expert advice from brands already working to improve various aspects of their businesses. Our video guide leans in closer to learn from Patagonia, H&M and our very own alumni, Janko Lam’s brand Classics Anew. Get going with sustainable business!
TUNE IN TO THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD GRAND FINAL LIVE STREAM
For a front row seat at our The EcoChic Design Award 2015/16 grand final show on 20 January, tune into www.ecochicdesignaward.com at HKT 17.00 / GMT 9.00. No matter where you are in the world, you’re invited to join the excitement as we live stream the fashion show grand final and announce our winners straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. Add 20 January to your diary now.
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2015/16 FINALISTS' PHOTO SHOOT
Our The EcoChic Design Award 2015/16 Finalists’ Photo Shoot images have been released. Our ten finalists’ minimal waste designs were modelled by supermodel and competition Ambassador Bonnie Chen. The shoot was held in talented photographer, Tim Wong’s studios, with Creative Direction by Denise Ho. View the behind-the-scenes photos here and watch the video here.
ALUMNI FEATURE AT BRIGHTON FASHION WEEK 2015
Angus Tsui, The EcoChic Design Award 2012 Peoples Award Winner, and Tiffany Fung, The EcoChic Design Award 2012 China finalist, with her brand Tiffany Pattinson, were invited to showcase their sustainable collections at Brighton Fashion Week.
MINIMAL WASTE UNIFORMS FOR T'ANG COURT RESTAURANT
Victor Chu, our Second Prize Winner of The EcoChic Design Award 2014/15, has applied the techniques and theory leant from his competition experience to bring sustainable fashion to life at The Langham, Hong Kong. His minimal waste uniform designs, a fusion of sustainability and elegance, are debuting at the hotel’s two Michelin-star restaurant, T’ang Court. Complementing this, a new locally sourced vegetarian menu has been introduced to the restaurant.
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD ALUMNI NETWORKING EVENT 2016
The EcoChic Design Award Alumni Network launched with a networking event in Hong Kong, where the alumni mingled with industry professionals and media representatives. At the event, we showcased ten alumni sustainable brands and held a panel discussion on the topic ‘Is the future of fashion ready for positive change?’. The panel was moderated by Tania Reinert-Shchelkanovtseva, Co-founder of A Boy Named Sue, and speakers were Arnault Castel, Founder of kapok, Anderson Lee, Chairman of Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium and Cherry Wong, Project Manager of The Office of Hon Felix Chung Kwok-pan, Member of Legislative Council.
CONNECTING CREATIVITY TO CHANGE THE PATTERN OF FASHION
We are pleased to announce the launch of The EcoChic Design Award Alumni Network, a community bringing opportunities to sustainable fashion designers that are shaping the future of the fashion world. The Alumni Network has over 100 designers from across Asia and Europe ready to be matched with industry professionals who are increasingly interested in collaborating with inspiring sustainable designers in a number of ways that will cultivate bigger change. Read more here, and start posting opportunities here.
ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2015/16 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
Ten emerging fashion designers were announced today as The EcoChic Design Award 2015/16 finalists. These talented finalists out-designed a record number of applications received from 40 countries, including newcomer countries such as India, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Iran and Israel, and collectively represent a greater global focus put onto sustainable design amongst emerging designers. Meet the finalists here, and visit our media kit for background information, quotations and images.
ANNOUNCING THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2015/16 SEMI-FINALISTS
After our biggest year for entries to date and a challenging selection process by our regional judges across Asia and Europe, 30 talented fashion designers (15 from Asia and 15 from Europe) have successfully made it through to the international judging stage of the competition. Find out who they are and take a look at their design sketches here.
BONNIE CHEN RETURNS AS THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD AMBASSADOR
EMPOWERING DESIGNERS TO CUT WASTE OUT OF FASHION
On June 7 2015, the last in a series of five Fashion Academies took place in India to bring sustainable fashion education to emerging designers. In Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, London and Mumbai attendees were inspired by the positive power of fashion, hearing from a variety of sustainable fashion experts and previous competition alumni. More educational material can be found on the Learn platform.
FIVE YEAR MILESTONE FOR THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD!
On 13 May 2015 Redress held a media launch event for the EcoChic Design Award 2015/16 competition cycle alongside their Fifth Year Anniversary Exhibition at Hysan Place in Hong Kong. Read the press release and access more resources in the media kit here.
CUTTING IT FINE
Follow The EcoChic Design Award 2014/15 finalists on their recent journeys to Hong Kong for the finale of the competition cycle earlier this year. Our mini series ‘Cutting it Fine’ which debuted online and on TV screens around the world on Fashion One puts the pursuit of a more sustainable fashion industry at its core. Watch episodes on our Redress Asia Youtube here.
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2014/15 WINNERS!
Winners of The EcoChic Design Award were announced on 21 January 2015. Read about our winners and their prizes here and read the press release about the Grand Final week activities here.
WATCH THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2014/15 FINAL LIVE!
Watch The EcoChic Design Award 2014/15 finalists present their minimal waste collections on the runway at Hong Kong Fashion Week’s World Boutique. The show will be live streamed on 21 January 2015 at 17:00 HKT / 09.00 GMT on NOTJUSTALABEL.COM.
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2014/15 FINALISTS' FASHION SHOOT
Earlier this month our The EcoChic Design Award Ambassador and supermodel Bonnie Chen joined us at The Langham, Hong Kong, to model The EcoChic Design Award 2014/15 finalists minimal waste collection pieces. Take a look behind the scenes here and view the images here.
THE ECOCHIC DESIGN AWARD 2014/15 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Ten next generation fashion designers were announced today as the finalists for the EcoChic Design Award 2014/15. They will now take their minimal waste designs from concept to reality for presentation at Hong Kong Fashion Week in January 2015 as they battle it out for career changing prizes. Meet the finalists here, and see our media kit for background information and images.