Fibershed Fashion Gala
Fibershed’s inaugural Fashion Gala in 2013 celebrated our regional ‘soil-to-skin’ design, utilizing raw farmed fiber from our local ‘Greater Bay Area’ farm and rangelands. Groups of local designers and farmers created some spectacular garments for the fashion show that beautifully express the language of our landscape, and are made entirely of wool and organic cotton grown on local farms, and dyed with locally grown natural dyes. Given the state of our synthetic and exploitative fashion industry, the a Fibershed Fashion Gala is a vital articulation of a working alternative to ‘fast fashion’ that models support for our local artisans, farmers, ranchers, and the health and wellbeing of our community of wearers. (Photos by Paige Green)
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