Inter Press ServiceBlue Fashion Steals the Show at Nairobi Conference https://www.ipsnews.net/2018/12/blue-fashion-steals-show-nairobi-conference/ News and Views from the Global South Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:10:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Blue Fashion Steals the Show at Nairobi Conference https://www.ipsnews.net/2018/12/blue-fashion-steals-show-nairobi-conference/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2018/12/blue-fashion-steals-show-nairobi-conference/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:58:41 +0000 Sam Olukoya http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=158990 The fashion industry is the second largest polluting industry in the world. Pesticides and insecticides used on crops grown for fabrics together with the chemicals used in the production of fabrics cause enormous damage to the environment. Some of Africa’s leading fashion designers staged a fashion show at the Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi Kenya to unveil innovative creations made from natural materials sourced from seas, oceans and lakes. The aim was to showcase the use of environmentally friendly marine materials in the fashion industry. IPS was there.

By Sam Olukoya
NAIROBI, Dec 3 2018 (IPS)

The fashion industry is the second largest polluting industry in the world. Pesticides and insecticides used on crops grown for fabrics together with the chemicals used in the production of fabrics cause enormous damage to the environment.

Some of Africa’s leading fashion designers staged a fashion show at the Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi Kenya to unveil innovative creations made from natural materials sourced from seas, oceans and lakes. The aim was to showcase the use of environmentally friendly marine materials in the fashion industry. IPS was there.

 

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