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Portland Fashion Week to Showcase Eco-Friendly Fashion

Portland Fashion Week (PFW) Productions will host an eco-fashion discussion panel and apparel fashion show as part of the Better Living Show, the largest sustainable lifestyle show in the Northwest.

Portland, Ore., March 11, 2008

• The Energy Trust Better Living Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show will take place at the Portland Expo Center on Saturday, March 29 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Members from the eco-fashion community will gather to discuss environmentally responsible design and manufacturing processes.

• The public is encouraged to attend this free event and learn how Portland has become the international leader in green fashion.

• The show will begin at 5 p.m. at the Sustainable Life Stage with a panel discussion, featuring two eco-fashion experts: Leslie Hoffman and Rebecca Luke.

• Hoffman and Luke will share their experiences in persuading the global fashion community to adopt sustainable manufacturing processes.

• Leslie Hoffman is the executive director of Earth Pledge and creator of the Future Fashion runway show during New York Fashion Week 2008.

• Rebecca Luke is a founder of the Sustainable Style Foundation, an international nonprofit organization promoting environmentally responsible living.

• Sustainable designs will be showcased on the Sustainable Life runway during a live fashion show following the panel discussion.

• Portland designer Anna Cohen, Seattle designer Lizzie Parker, and Nau, a Portland-based outdoor sports apparel company, will display their innovative designs during the show.

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Photo slideshow: Portland Fashion Week 2007              Video: Portland Fashion Week

Quotes Attributable to Prasenjit Tito Chowdhry, executive producer of PFW

• “Portland Fashion Week has been internationally recognized as the first eco-sustainable production of a fashion week in the world, which has launched collections of nationally and internationally known green and independent designers.”

• “We are bringing this spring event to the Better Living Show to educate the broader community on what it really takes to reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact – meaning its carbon footprint, toxic waste, water usage and other factors.”

• “The installation format fashion show will allow attendees to gain a better understanding of eco-fashion as opposed to a traditional runway show, in which designs are only viewed for a matter of seconds. And the most exciting thing about our participation in the Better Living Show is that everyone can experience this high-fashion event at no cost.”

About the Energy Trust Better Living Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show

The Better Living Show takes place Friday, March 28 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Portland Expo Center. Tickets are free.

Attendees of the show will learn about earth-friendly products and service from more than 200 exhibitors of sustainable companies. The exhibition will also include 30 presentations on “being green,” including a presentation from actor and HGTV host Ed Begley, Jr.

Related Links

The Better Living Show Web site

Portland Fashion Week MySpace profile and blog

Portland Fashion Week Web site