Responsible Fashion Series - Los Angeles

Event description

  • Academic events
  • Arts and entertainment

 

Join ASU FIDM and the Responsible Fashion Series for keynote speakers and presentations by international scholars and experts on topics that explore fashion sustainability through circularity, legislation, responsibility, smart textiles, and technology. This conference is free and open to the public.

 

Saturday, November 1st

TimeTitleSpeaker(s)
9 a.m.Arrivals and tour of ASU FIDM Los AngelesDennita Sewell
10 a.m.The Lifecycle of Your Shirt: Sustainability and the Eco-System of FashionDeborah Landis (UCLA)
11 a.m.FibreshedLesley Roberts (SoCal Fibershed)
12 p.m.Lunch break 
12:40 p.m.Just Fashion: The importance of Non Governmental Organizations and social projects that work with textile and fashion residues in Brazil.Annick Schramme, Anna-Lena Müller (Antwerp, Belgium) and Fernanda Correa Bernardo (São Paulo, Brazil)
2 p.m.Break 
2:15 p.m.What is Sustainability in Fashion?Stefanie Mallon (Göttingen, Germany)
3 p.m.Fashion and the Law. Textile Upcycling and its Legal Frameworks in Europe and the USAAnnick Schramme and Anna Lena Müller (Antwerp, Belgium) 
3:45 p.m.Break 
4 p.m.Philosophy of FashionIan King (Milan, Italy)

 

Sunday, November 2nd

TimeTitleSpeaker(s)
10 a.m.Arrivals and Coffee 
11 a.m.The Future is Now: 3D printing in Fashion, Product and ArchitectureJulia Koerner
11:45 a.m.Virtual Reality (VR) in Fashion Design Education: A Competency Framework for Integrating Bio-Design PracticesAika Alemi (Born Nomad, Kazakhstan), Jure Purgaj (Vienna, Austria), Gozde Goncu Berk (UC Davis)
1:30 p.m.Lunch break 
2:15 p.m.The Sustexmode InstituteFernanda Correa Bernardo, Francisca Dantas Mendes, Maria Goreti Leal Vanini Isaac and Renata Mayumi Lopes Fujita from SUSTEXMODA (São Paulo, Brazil)
3:15 p.m.Break 
3:30 p.m.African American Migration to the West Coast, USA - Influence on Fashion and the FutureLuciana Scrutchen (Parsons School of Design, New York), Stephanie Barker-Fry (London, United Kingdom)

 

Event contact

Date

Saturday, November 1, 2025


Time

9 am – 5 pm (PDT)

9:00 am5:00 pm (MST)


Location

California Center Grand

Cost

Free