'The fashion industry is one of the most criticized industries by environmentalists. It creates up to 10% of the world’s carbon emissions, drying up precious water sources, and polluting rivers with chemical dyes. With “green” activists in the fashion industry leading the way, fashion designers are learning how to reduce waste and produce clothing with more focus on a clean supply chain and fair labor practices. In our Mingle Mastermind Session, we talked to fashion professionals who believe that with little effort by everyone, big changes can be made. Meet Our Special Panelists: Almarina Bianchi: Almarina is passionate about sustainable practices. She has over 30 years in the apparel industry with broad experience with cross-functional teams globally, she focuses on rethinking product and materials using her strong experience in product development, global sourcing and product integrity. Almarina currently uses her global business experience to guide organizations to define sustainability and incorporate sustainable initiatives into the day-to-day business operations. https://rb.gy/nqwrdg Heather MacKenzie-Chaplet: Heather MacKenzie-Chaplet draws on both her experience in furnishing design and theater creation. Her brand Xoomba was born from the desire to put her design talents at the service of inventing a way to make fashion harmless. Her research brought her to the Burkina region to demonstrate the possibility of living and earning a living in harmony with nature. In 2010, she produced the first prototypes with the same weavers with whom she currently works. Her goal to demonstrate a viable alternative to abusive practices in the clothing industry is now a reality! https://fashionmingle.net/network/users/view/Xoomba Angelique Terrelonge: Lead Instructor of Custom Collaborative. Angelique is a designer and fashion educator with over thirty years of industry experience. She is a graduate of FIT and owns her eponymous brand, Angelique Terrelonge, which specializes in the highest quality feather apparel and accessories. Before joining Custom Collaborative she taught fashion design at Broward Correctional Institution in Florida, instructing incarcerated women on fashion sketching, patternmaking, draping and sewing. https://rb.gy/h60k9b Fernanda Daudt: For 20 years, Fernanda worked for the Brazilian leather goods industry as a fashion consultant, product designer, sourcing developer, and as a trend forecaster. She has worked with several relevant organizations in the Brazilian Fashion Industry, as the Brazilian Associations of Shoe’s Components (ASSINTECAL) and Radar Consultoria. Her experiences in the fashion industry made her aware of the environmental impact of fashion’s mass production. This combination of interests and concerns motivated her to create Volta Atelier. The brand produces accessories with leather leftovers from this industry which are hand-stitched by women in vulnerable situations, such as Haitian refugee women living in the South of Brazil, by victims of domestic violence or by former inmates. https://rb.gy/oeqipo Anthony Lilore: Renowned sustainability expert Anthony Lilore has devoted his 30+ year fashion career to design, production and building networks that help the fashion industry clean up its supply chains and design mindful solutions to resource consumption. He also co-founded RESTORE Clothing, a NY-based eco- active apparel line and now consultancy focused on sustainable design and manufacturing. Now with THROW, he’s turning his design, sourcing and production skills into a REdesign effort—utilizing his extensive factory, showroom and designer contacts for an endless supply of materials in need of up-cycling. https://rb.gy/pnyhf9 Runa Ray is a fashion designer and New York Fashion Week veteran who established her brand as a sustainable fashion company with commitments to fair trade garments, organic fabrics, and zero waste initiatives. Ray is a fashion environmentalist, documentary designer, writer, and activist for the United Nations on issues of climate change, colorism, nuclear war. https://fashionmingle.net/network/users/view/Runa-Ray Hilary Jochmans is a government affairs consultant based in Washington DC. Before starting her boutique lobbying shop, Jochmans Consulting, she worked on Capitol Hill and in New York State Government. She is also the founder of PoliticallyInFashion, a community focused on legislative issues of importance for all people interested in fashion. The mission is to: Educate, Empower, Engage. She also serves on the advisory board of the Model Alliance. https://rb.gy/dvrk9h Meet Our New York Panelists: Melissa Shea https://fashionmingle.net/network/users/view/Fashion-Mingle Catherine Schuller https://fashionmingle.net/network/users/view/Catherine-Schuller-Enterprises-LLC Shirin Movahed https://fashionmingle.net/network/users/view/Law-Office-of-Shirin-Movahed-Rakocevic-PLLC-Rakomova-Law'
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