Nordic Top Designers to Showcase Sustainable Fashion at Copenhagen Summit

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To prove that sustainable fashion can be equally as desirable as its conventional counterpart, Danish Fashion Institute has, in collaboration with H&M and the textiles network organization C.L.A.S.S., challenged a group of Nordic designers to design two outfits each from sustainable materials. The results will be unveiled at a spectacular fashion show taking place at next month's international sustainable fashion event Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2014.

The participating designers - Filippa K (SE), Designers Remix (DK), Marimekko (FI), David Andersen (DK), JÖR by Guðmundur Jörundsson (IS), Gudrun & Gudrun (FO), Ivana Helsinki (FI), Leila Hafzi (NO) and Barbara I Gongini (DK) - have used innovative and sustainable fabrics including organic, recycled and renewable ones provided by H&M, C.L.A.S.S., Lenzing, Monocel and Hemp Fortex among others.

Charlotte Eskildsen , creative director of Designers Remix, comments on the design process:

A jury will award the most outstanding achievements of selected participants. In the jury are:

Peter Copping , artistic director of Nina Ricci and member of the jury, says:

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Furthermore, Danish Fashion Institute has teamed up with ISKO™, the world's largest and most innovative producer of denim fabric, and challenged five Nordic brands - Wackerhaus (DK), Ivana Helsinki (FI), JÔR by Guómundur Jörundsson (IS), Barbara I Gongini (DK) and A Question Of  (DK) - to each create an outfit from ISKO™ innovative denim concepts. These will likewise be showcased at the sustainable runway show during Copenhagen Fashion Summit.

INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS

The biennial Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the world's largest and most important event on sustainability in fashion, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark . This is where leading voices in the world of fashion, business and politics meet to discuss the fashion industry's social and environmental responsibilities and solutions.

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information: H&M: Hm.com, C.L.A.S.S.: Classecohub.org, ISKO™: Isko.com.tr