Kota Sustainable Fashion Awards

Yesterday I went to the Kota Sustainable Fashion Awards show at the Garage 611. The event was held to support two very worthwhile organizations, Kota alliance that seeks to create a center for women in New York City for non-profit organizations whose global mission is to improve women's lives, and Stand for Education that builds schools in was ravaged countries, Sudan particularly.

There was an emerging global fashion designer runway show first, showcasing the work of six global designers, Lovia from Finland, Junghee Kim from South Korea, Cesar Galindo of New York, Gudrun Sjöden from Sweden, Bela NYC of New York, and Raif from Togo. It was fun to see the different styles and get a real taste of the fashion world.

Once the professional designers' show was over, there was a student designer competition. It was a bit Project Runway style, with nine student designers designing outfits from a fabric donated by Gudrun Sjöden. My pictures are horrible quality, but the student outfits were fantastic, super creative and they had really put a lot of effort into each one. I got very inspired.

Nyt sormet syyhyää että pääsis ompelukoneen kimppuun!

We hung with this crew of Finnish girls!  

I was wearing my Adam Selman shirt, Banana Republic leather leggings, Carlos Falchi python bag,
and shoes from Anthropologie.