From Black Swan to Sustainable Fashion Renaissance?
Guest blog by Xenya (Green Stilettos Girl): known among friends as the “environmentalist in stilettos”, I have worked for major international organizations across three continents on communicating greener ways of living. Originally published here. This blog brings together my two passions – fashion and sustainability – in a quest to put some glam into green. "After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the fashion month is back underway in New York, London, Milan and Paris, in a new ‘phygital’ format and with sustainability higher on the agenda than ever before. Has covid-19, this black swan event with profound implications for our economies and societies, changed the fashion industry for good? Could the pandemic usher a new era of sustainable fashion renaissance?" In many ways, the crisis has accelerated the changes that had been simmering for quite some time and led to paradigm shifts that will endure post-pandemic. Undoubtedly, the greatest social impact has been on the garment wor...