'Green' fashion events scheduled in September
Posted 9/3/2009
SPEAR President Leslie LaBruto models designer L’Amour Ameer’s wearable art in preparation for Eco-Fashion Show on Sept. 10.
The “Gorgeous in Green” eco-fashion show will feature Nashville-area designers and stores with a commitment to sustainability through products they design and sell.
The fashion show will take place on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. on The Commons Lawn near Hank Ingram House on Vanderbilt’s campus. Tickets are $7, and proceeds benefit outreach for the nonprofit Kilowatt Ours and the World Wildlife Fund.
The show will include lines from Clothing XChange, ASK Apparel, Scarlett Begonia, Prophetik, Whole Body by Whole Foods, Natural Oasis and more. During the show, representatives from each store or line will speak to the audience about what makes their line sustainable and/or environmentally friendly.
The Vanderbilt University student group SPEAR (Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility) has partnered withVanderbilt Student Government (VSG) and the Vanderbilt Sierra Club to sponsor “Gorgeous in Green.”
Also in September, the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will host a green couture display of “Art for Wear” from renowned fashion design L’Amour Ameer.
Ameer recently had an epiphany to mix his love of recycling and fashion, by combining the two and developing sustainable couture: “using what you have to make what you wear!" The display will open on Friday, Sept. 11, and run through Friday, Oct. 2, in the lobby of the center. The exhibit is available for viewing weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free of charge.
For years, Ameer has been a featured designer with Ebony Fashion Fair and has built many Haute Couture Show Stoppers for them. His works have also been featured in Ebony, Jet, Bride Noir, CVS Magazine, New York Times, Dayton Daily News, Columbus Dispatch, posters and billboards in both Germany and Korea. He has designed for Miles Davis, Bill Cosby, A.J. Jamal, Eddie Griffin and Vivica A. Fox, among others.
Contact: Missy Pankake, (615) 322-NEWS
missy.pankake@vanderbilt.edu
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