Lyssnade efter pressvisningen också på en intressant paneldiskussion med Eviana Hartman, designer för Bodkin, Sass Brown, professor på FIT, Hazel Clark, Dean på Parsons, Marcus Bergman från Bergman’s och Karin Stenmar från Dem Collective. Utställningen är gratis och pågår till 21 Augusti för er som är i New York.

Några bilder är lånade från Tear-n Tan’s fotoblogg.

Today the exhibition Eco Chic – Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion opened at Scandinavia House here in New York. Nice to see Swedish eco fashion in the limelight. I wrote about it more in depth here. Designers featured in the exhibition, produced by The Swedish Institute and curated by Karin Gräns, include: Anja Hynynen (pic 7 & 8), Bergman’s (pic 10), Camilla Norrback (pic 1), Dem Collective (pic 9), Johanna Hofring of Ekovaruhuset (pic 2 & 3), Julian Red (pic 5), Nudie (pic 10), Pia Anjou (pic 4), Reflective Circle (pic 8), Righteous Fashion (pic 6), Swedish Hasbeens (pic 3) and Zion (pic 11). I’m a big fan of the exhibition format, versus a runway show, mainly because details are so important in eco fashion. For example, my friend Johanna Hofring’s amazing crochet detailing would simply get lost if the dress swooshed by on a runway. Here, we can admire and study it from all angles, for as long as we wish. And we should…

After the press preview there was an interesting panel discussion with Eviana Hartman, designer for Bodkin, Sass Brown, professor at FIT, Hazel Clark, Dean at Parsons, Marcus Bergman of Bergman’s and Karin Stenmar of Dem Collective. The show is free and on display through August 21, for those who are in New York.

Some images are borrowed from Tear-n Tan’s photo blog.