\u201cThis is the best group of designers we have accelerated,\u201d said program chief technical adviser Simone Cipriani. \u201cWe wanted them to be here in fashion week because these people are not only designers, in their own countries they\u2019re agents of change. We find that this new generation of creative talents have something to say in the world of today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the labels on show from across Africa were Hamaji, Katush, Kente Gentlemen, Laurenceairline and Lukhanyo Mdingi, representing ready-to-wear, and Jiamini, Margaux Wong, Ohiri and Suave with accessories.<\/p>\n
EFI, a partnership under the U.N.\u2019s umbrella, was launched in 2009 but the pandemic and the fashion industry\u2019s resulting reckoning with its role in inequality and the climate crisis have increased the focus on inclusive companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ethical Fashion Initiative brought together its best and brightest at a soiree showcase for its first official event on the Paris Fashion Week calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":3019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[7,37,38],"class_list":{"0":"post-3022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fashion","8":"category-lifestyle","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-lifestyle"},"yoast_head":"\n