R4 Fashion

R4 Fashion is an event looking to bring together students, young professionals, industry leaders, fashion community members, and green advocates for a celebration of top and upcoming Canadian fashion designers who view fashion with an added green dimension and to promote sustainable technology, design, and lifestyle to the community.

Join us for an exciting evening of Haute Couture fashion featuring some of Canada's top fashion designers including headlining AIME by Monica Mei, CARRIE by Carrie Hayes, Thieves by Sonja den Elzen, and Rachel Jasmine Chan. All will present sexy and fashionable eco-fashion lines proving that going green doesn’t leave style behind.

Hosted by the wonderful Candice Batista of rogers TV 'A Greener Toronto', the evening will feature upcoming young fashion designers who combine their environmental consciousness with talent for fashion design. Student designers include Heidi Ackerman, Cherry Blossom, and Anna Dejewska.

Students will be competing and a winner will be selected from the jury featuring: Kelly Drennan founder of Fashion Takes Action, TV/Film Star Amanda Brugel, and The Style Box co-founder Gail McInnes.

Although it may seem disconnected from global environmental issues and sustainable technology, the fashion industry is leaving significant ecological footprints. It is currently exploring great measures to ensure eco-friendly solutions for materials and processes by constantly innovating the sustainable technologies in the fashion industry. For more information on sustainability in the fashion industry visit www.fashiontakesaction.com !

The event is also an opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career in the environmental industry or just curious and want to learn more from industry leaders.

Visit our website at www.r4fashion.com for more information, news, bios, tickets, and resources. This is a 19+ only event.

R4 Fashion is an initiative of the University of Waterloo Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP), a student non-profit organization aimed at promoting sustainable energy/technologies, design, and lifestyle to the community. STEP hosts several events annually, and strives to complete multiple projects on an on-going basis.