Renowned designers to showcase ethical designs at EcoChic Asia

05 Oct '10

5 min read

In the leadup to 'EcoChic Asia', contributing
Jujube Li, designer:
“Fashion can affect change in our attitudes and in our perspectives. I made the choice to affect change through fashion because I believe that making permanent change in habit requires permanent change in perspective.”

Johanna Ho, designer:“As a designer, I believe that fashion should be more than about looking and feeling good - it should also be about doing good. I hope to use my fashion designs to show that design and sustainability can work together.”

Bora Aksu, designer:
“Fashion is a unique and international language. I believe that being part of this EcoChic project stretches the limits of my ability to communicate at a much deeper level. I truly hope that by creating this couture dress with such depth - in the sense of its fabric and its hidden beauty - that it will raise the awareness about sustainability in high-end fashion, which is so needed.”

Selphie Bong, designer:
“Working on this organic cotton eco-couture dress has really inspired me about how designers can bring about lasting change in the fashion industry. As responsible citizens, it is our duty to use our talents, in this case for fashion designers their creativity, to offer meaningful solutions to improve the state of the environment."

Anita Dongre, founder 'Grassroots':
"The fashion industry is today in an influential position to change itself as well as lead the entire green movement in all aspects of living.”

EcoChic Asia contributing designers:

Eco-Couture Designers

• Bora Aksu (Turkey/ UK)
• Cecilia Yau (HK)
• Cocoon (China)
• Disaya Sorakraikitikul (Thailand)
• Dorian Ho (HK)
• Lie Sang Bong (Korea)
• Lu Kun (China)
• Lucy Shih (HK)
• Manish Arora (India)
• Mary Ma (China)
• Oliver Tolentino (Philippines)
• Selphie Bong (Indonesia)
• Ziad Ghanem (Lebanon)

Ready-to-Wear/ Accessory Designers

• Ado Clothing (India)
• Bahar Shahpar (Iran/ UK)
• Boa (Turkey)
• Goodearth Sustain (India)
• Grassroot (India)
• Johanna Ho (HK)
• John Hardy (Bali, HK)*
• Jujube (Singapore)
• Kumvana Gomani (Bangalore/ Sweden)*
• Meiling Chen (Taiwan)
• Mika Machida (Japan)
• Niin (HK)*
• OrangOrgang (Indonesia)
• Stella Chen (China)
• Suzuki Takayuki (Japan)
• Transit Design (India)

EcoChic Asia is presented by Green2greener in collaborating with Interstoff Asia Essential and in tandem with the 26th International World Apparel Convention.

One of Green2greener's main educational initiatives is the high-profile touring eco-fashion show, exhibition and seminar series, called 'EcoChic'. To date, Green2greener has organized EcoChic Hong Kong, EcoChic Shanghai, EcoChic Jakarta, EcoChic Geneva, which was co-hosted by theUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), EcoChic Singapore and various exhibitions in Milan, Paris and Hong Kong.

EcoChic Fashions