On July 27th, Variously joined as a panel at f LTU Detroit Center for Design + Technology filled with fashion enthusiasts to see eco-friendly fashions showcased by local designers and to hear from fashion entrepreneurs who are redefining sustainability within the fashion industry.
The fashion industry is the second largest in the world but it’s also the most polluting industry in the world, second to oil. William + Bonnie, a woman-owned cut and sew workroom based in Hamtramck, Michigan, recently hosted its Sustainable Fashion: Exhibition & Panel event to showcase local Detroit-based fashion designers who are applying sustainable and ethical design practices to their work.
Born and raised in India, Anjali Purohit is the Founder of Studio Variously, a sustainable fashion brand based in Detroit. Anjali studied design at prestigious schools in New Delhi, India and Milan Italy. While establishing her start-up label, she soon witnessed the huge wastage of raw materials, low wages and poor working conditions. This inspired her to build a company using only sustainable materials and processes. “For me, sustainability is all about reviving and restoring and not to waste any of our resources, ” Anjali stated during the panel discussion.
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