WeDesign has teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and theUnited Nations (UN) to launch the Future Fashion Now global, sustainabledesign competition.
The competition aims to engage students, designers, fashion weeks andthe global fashion industry to create a sustainable outfit or accessory toinspire the future of fashion.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation states that the item “needs to reflectthe times we live in, the fashion industry we need and the future we wantto see”.
Covid-19 has forced the fashion industry to rethink how the fashionecosystem works. Almost 75 percent of all clothes are landfilled or burned,with only 1 percent being recycled into new clothes, according to the EllenMacArthur Foundation.
The Future Fashion Now competition will be explored and discussed atmultiple events and panels in New York, Paris, Milan, London, Sweden,Beijing and Shanghai, according to WeDesign.
Entries for the competition close September 30 and 20 finalists will beselected October 3. The grand finale will be in conjunction with GreenextSustainability Conference in Shanghai.
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