Eco Friendly Fashion!

Hello again!

Let me start this off by saying that Vermont is a very environmentally conscious state.  Vermonters typically go out of their way to reduce their environmental footprints on the world around them.  This can be observed in the way we eat, travel, spend our free time. There is something called a Slow Food movement that is working it's way across our country, trying to bring meat and crops back from the monopoly of unsustainable farming that exists in some parts of our country and world.  Many Vermonters grow their own food and buy local food to help support environmentally sustainable growing practices with good working conditions and healthy products.  Vermonters spend more time walking and biking to destinations, and are keen on carpooling and public transportation when necessary.  We also spend our free time outdoors.   We play on mountains by ways of hiking, skiing, and climbing.  We kayak, run, swim, frisbee, dog-walk, ride horses, and farm.

In response to this Slow Food movement, some forward-thinking Vermonters are looking for ways to dress in a sustainable way that promotes fair wages and labor.  Upcycled clothing is a way of making clothes from older clothes.  Instead of just handing down clothes for reuse, clothes are taken apart and reconstructed into new and more current fashions.  This evening, I worked with the local designers and modeled some of these Upcycled clothes.  What fun!  I was also interviewed with designer Gyllian Rae Svensson on the channel 5 news about her clothing.  It was great to be part of such an interesting, educational night.

A fashion show observer remarked,

"Slow Fashion never looked so good. Miss Vermont 2011 in a beautiful midnight blue velvet frock with stunning lace accents." The dress I wore was made with velvet from the 40s!

Here is how YOU can get some Upcycled clothing:
Gyllian Rae Svensson, owner of The Bobbin in Burlington.

Rebecca Mack, cap designer for Flying Hen Studio.

Sarah Green, skirt & apron designer for Mountain Ash Design.



I love Vermont!!!!!!!!