Tomorrow night at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, a gang of heavy hitters from the eco fashion world will come together to discuss the future of sustainable fashion with the public of New York. Co-Founders of the high end organic brand Loomstate, Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn, will join Julie Gilhart, VP of Barney’s and Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director of sustainable business-oriented non-profit Earth Pledge to delve into the seemingly antithetical topics of fashion and sustainability, in a panel dubbed Sustainable Fashion For A Living World.

Textile Conservator at the Cooper-Hewitt, moderator Sarah Scaturro recently mentioned a few of the topics she was considering for the discussion. “Issues that I’m hoping to explore with the discussants include the rise of greenwashing, the inherent tensions between eco-lux and mass sustainable fashion, the place of technology, and the role of the consumer.”

Well, Rogan and Scott are definitely the perfect candidates to discuss the tensions between eco luxury brands and mass sustainable fashion, as they have just freshly launched their Loomstate for Target line. Julie Gilhart will also offer quite a bit of insight. As a fairly recent convert to the viability of eco fashion, she now works with Leslie Hoffman to introduce eco-conscious materials and manufacturing to the luxury shopping experience at Barney’s New York.

Sustainable Fashion For A Living World is presented as part of an exhibition developed by The Nature Conservancy, Design for a Living World. Housed in the former mansion of Andrew Carnegie, this thoughtful exhibit will be open for a private viewing before the program from 5:30 – 6:30pm and features design concepts of lifecycle and conservation by such design legends as Isaac Mizrahi, Yves Behar, Maya Lin, and Kate Spade.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
6:30–8:30 p.m.
$15