{"id":1135,"date":"2008-09-22T09:32:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T14:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2008-09-22T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2008-09-22T14:32:59","slug":"chicago-showcases-sustainable-fashion-at-moss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/chicago-showcases-sustainable-fashion-at-moss\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Showcases Sustainable Fashion at MoSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/lara-miller-dress1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/files\/2008\/09\/lara-miller-dress-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a>Heads up, Midwestern fashionistas.\u00a0 October 1-8 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagofashionresource.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion Forward Chicago<\/a>, that city&#8217;s fashion week.\u00a0 Besides the typical runway shows, seminars,\u00a0 and design competitions, the Windy City&#8217;s fashion community is contributing to a unique exhibition of green fashion.\u00a0 Dubbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosschicago.org\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Sustainable Style<\/a> (MoSS), this exhibition will run from October 2-5, and will feature clothing, accessories, and furniture created with environmental sustainability in mind.\u00a0 More details, after the jump&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Curated by <a href=\"http:\/\/greenoptions.com\/author\/jessa\" target=\"_blank\">Jessa Brinkmeyer<\/a> of\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pivotboutique.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pivot<\/a>, an eco-boutique in Chicago, MoSS will feature pieces from Chicago-area designers that utilize sustainability without sacrificing style.\u00a0 The event will also have several informative installations that explain how sustainability works in fashion, from textiles to manufacturing to retail pratices.\u00a0 Sustainable design community <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecolect.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecolect<\/a> will sponsor a textile &#8220;petting zoo&#8221; so visitors can\u00a0 explore sustainable textiles and other materials.<\/p>\n<p>MoSS will feature a panel discussion with several leaders in sustainable design showcasing green living expert and television host  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarasnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Snow<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentanofabrics.com\/about\/designer.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"> Iris Wang<\/a>, design director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentanofabrics.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brentano Fabrics<\/a>, Chicago green designer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laramiller.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lara Miller<\/a>, and sustainable design consultant Barry Bursak.\u00a0 The panel will take place Saturday, October 4 from 2-3, with a reception following.<\/p>\n<p>Those in Chicago should make plans to check out MoSS.\u00a0 Events such as these raise awareness of the need of sustainability in every aspect of our lives, and can demonstrate that we need not be all tye-dyed and overalls to be sustainably-dressed.\u00a0 The Museum of Sustainable Style will run 12-6 from October 2-5.\u00a0 The event is held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brickermade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brickermade Studio <\/a>and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Eco-Fashion on Display in Chicago\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/jasonphillip.greenoptions.com\/2007\/09\/18\/make-it-work-people-eco-fashion-on-display-in-chicago\/\">Make It Work, People: Eco-Fashion on Display in Chicago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chicago\u2019s Green Fashion Show\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2007\/09\/07\/ecomoda-chicagos-green-fashion-show\/\">Ecomoda: Chicago\u2019s Green Fashion Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Make Green Fashion an Everyday Choice\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/ecopreneurist.com\/2008\/08\/14\/how-to-make-green-fashion-an-everyday-choice\/\">How to Make Green Fashion an Everyday Choice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why It Matters\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/victoriae.greenoptions.com\/2007\/02\/15\/green-fashion-why-it-matters\/\">Green Fashion: Why It Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What\u2019s Hot, Gorgeous and Green? NYC Fashion Week.\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/2008\/08\/25\/whats-hot-gorgeous-and-green-nyc-fashion-week\/\">What\u2019s Hot, Gorgeous and Green? NYC Fashion Week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up, Midwestern fashionistas.\u00a0 October 1-8 is Fashion Forward Chicago, that city&#8217;s fashion week.\u00a0 Besides the typical runway shows, seminars,\u00a0 and design competitions, the Windy City&#8217;s fashion community is contributing to a unique exhibition of green fashion.\u00a0 Dubbed the Museum of Sustainable Style (MoSS), this exhibition will run from October 2-5, and will feature clothing, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/chicago-showcases-sustainable-fashion-at-moss\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":1136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[366,94,2,106,75],"tags":[122,1891,1892,9016,765],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/lara-miller-dress1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}