Oh so EcoChic in Geneva: GreenmyLIFEstyle’s stylist Zoe Robinson reports

It was also clear that in order to bring lasting change, the education of fashion professionals needs a shake up.

Fashion college delegates and industry insiders were in agreement that sustainability needs to be taught as an integral part of a fashion course and should not be an add-on or extra module.

Young designers need to understand the whole of the supply chain of a garment they’re creating so they can be inspired to start and grow their businesses with a genuine understanding of the issues in the industry.

Some of the designers spoke about their need to keep their cultural heritage alive in their work and maintain the use of traditional materials.

Anggy Haif is one example – born in Cameroon he moved to Paris to study fashion.  Though he would like to work from his own country to bring work and industry into the area he explained that there is not enough financial support for young designers there which makes it too expensive to gain exposure on the international fashion scene.

Here’s the piece he created for the Eco Chic show using organic sateen and organic silk jersey filament.  It’s inspired by some of his country women coined Bayem Selam in the Camfranglais language, a combination of French, English and Cameroonian Pidgin English.

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