Years ago, celebrities and socialites lived with the idea that somewhere people strained their eyes and fingers to create high-fashion clothes, and if land was ravaged and water polluted, then that was the price that had to be paid.
The myth that humans and environments must be sacrificed for beauty and high fashion has been dispelled in the fashion summit held recently in Copenhagen on Dec. 9.
The myth that humans and environments must be sacrificed for beauty and high fashion has been dispelled in the fashion summit held recently in Copenhagen on Dec. 9.
The Danish Fashion Institute presented a runway show in conjunction with the climate summit in Copenhagen. Promoting the idea that one can be fashionable and at the same time responsible to the environment, the Institute formed The Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical (NICE), which will “lead the Nordic fashion industry towards a stronger focus on responsible, ethical, and sustainable production” according to its Web site.
Joining with fashion industry groups from the neighboring countries in the Nordic Fashion Association, the industry has worked on a code of conduct to incorporate sustainable and socially responsible practices in the fashion industry.
In support of these ideas, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the fashion summit on Dec. 9.
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