In this year’s Copenhagen Fashion Week, the event was faced with harsh yet rightfully deserved policies in order to provide sustainability.
In a world where teenage girls are ordering their clothes from fast fashion websites such as SHEIN and Fashion Nova, and now that the Trump Administration has cut ties with the Paris Climate Agreement, more information needs to be spread about how dangerous unsustainable fashion really is.
For companies to get a spot in the fashion show, they were required to meet strict rules and standards.
“At least 60% of each collection must be certified, made from preferred materials, or crafted from deadstock fabric,” according to Highsnobiety.
These new rules even inspired some of the companies involved for their collections. For example, the CEO of 66°North Helgi Óskarsson implemented vintage fisherman jackets and raincoats in their designs for the show and decided to make the collection’s theme “The Transformation of Landscapes.”
Óskarsson’s theme was inspired by the impact of climate change in Iceland. The struggling country has been facing melting ice and glaciers for years now.
The companies participating in the show were also to share their sustainability, environmental, social and governance strategy in a detailed report, including “how tasks/responsibilities regarding your sustainability strategy are owned/divided to secure progress against targets.”
After President Donald Trump demanded companies get rid of their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, the fashion show additionally saw keeping DEI as a necessity.
The companies had to show proof of their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) policies, including a handbook, strategy documents, etc.
I am glad to see that a huge fashion event is finally taking initiative in this day and age.
jcaramag@ramapo.edu
Featured photo courtesy of Potter Clarkson
