Organic at Beiñ: The Touch of Spain's discussion about Slow Fashion

This past Friday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Slow Fashion roundtable discussion as organized by ​Beiñ: The Touch of Spain and hosted by GGrippo in Williamsburg.

My bus was almost double the normal travel time, due to a late departure and hitting traffic, which was an example of how it is not healthy to be stressed by the things out of your control. Everyone was understanding, except for my cab driver who didn't realize I didn't want ​to be fashionably late, and I was thankful for that. It was an interesting discussion and presentation, with panelists and audience members alike focusing on the importance of handmade, slow, sustainable and ethical fashion, especially as a response to the recent building collapse in Bangladesh. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to network as a representative of Organic by John Patrick and am excited to keep in touch with the like-minded people I met. 

QUOTED IN WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY FEATURE

As the communications director for Organic by John Patrick, I recently wrote and delivered a speech about sustainable fashion and the challenges that the fashion industry must overcome, as well as how important it is to refocus on our farmers, as that is a key part in bringing more production to the US. I spoke on behalf of Organic at the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law for their 3rd Annual Symposium alongside other panelists, including a designer/educator, a private lawyer and a lawyer from the Federal Trade Commission. 

Women's Wear Daily recently quoted me in an article recapping the event, very exciting! ​Definitely a personal highlight from my week this week. I enjoyed the annual symposium at the Fashion Law Institute very much and appreciated everyone who gave me positive feedback after the fact. Also must mention my custom Organic dress - absolutely incredible and I hope to post some photos soon. 

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW

​Busy week! Lots of work, writing, indulgences from Trader Joe's and quality time spent at the park. 

This week, I reviewed PJ Katz's latest release, Ear Food Vol. 1​, which is available via Pig Food Records for free as a local release first and a digital release second. It's hard to be critical of the production that Katz creates and it's maybe to the point where I shouldn't try to write about his work anymore, just listen.

I also spent some time writing about Mic Lanny and DeeJay Tone's latest project, Good Cop Bad Cop. ​It was awesome getting to hear the recorded version prior to hearing it performed live at their record release show. I like to spend time with music before I write about it and I appreciated a couple people bringing up questions about my writing process at the show.