(zero.O.lab) and Social Alterations

Will you be in Vancouver on April 16th?

With Special Guests Hélène Day Fraser, Faculty of Design & Dynamic Media, Emily Carr University of Art & Design and Katherine Soucie Sans Soucie & (zero.O.lab)

Click here to purchase your ticket to this intimate international workshop! Space is limited so be sure to register!

Stay tuned for details on Chicago, Barcelona and London events! For those of you who are unable to join us in these cities, look for a final research report once the workshops have closed; we will be sharing ideas & discoveries from these cities after the workshops – sparking a larger movement for a socially responsible & sustainable fashion industry.

We’re thrilled to have partnered with Slow Fashion Forward for this international project!

Please RSVP by April 8^th, 2011. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

Kindly,

Your Vancouver hosts,

Mary Hanlon & Nadira Lamrad | Social Alterations

Maureen Dickson | slowfashionfwd@gmail.com

New Arrivals at My Sister's Closet

 

New arrivals from the Eco Fashion Week collection are available now.

(zero.O.lab) at Eco Fashion Week 2011

After our successful turnout at the launch at the My Sister's location in Yaletown, we managed to present our inaugural collection at Eco Fashion Week here in Vancouver.  We could not have done without the help of many people including Corey Mah, Diane Farnsworth, Chan Tao among a few other unsung heroes like Carl Craig who managed to did a fantastic job mixing our music for the runway!  Also a huge thank you to Denise Wilson of Bronsino Designs for Living who supplied us with the beautiful handbags and belts for the event.  Again an additional thank you to Diance Farnsworth as she loaned us some fantastic pieces from her Crowbooty collection for the evening as well.  But the biggest thank you goes to the My Sister's Closet for their support and access to materials, we could not have produced this work without your collaboration in this project!!!  Also, thank you to all the models, Eco Fashion Week, Aveda for hair and make up and to everyone who came out to support us!  THANK YOU!!

For those of you who were unavailable to attend the show we now have some articles and images available for you to view post show!

Parlour Life

Kenton Magazine

Youthink

The following images from the runway are by Yvonne Chew

(zero.O.lab) in the media

The Georgia Straight


Article

http://www.straight.com/article-381774/vancouver/whats-old-new-zerolab-and-sans-soucie-designer-katherine-soucie

Parlour Life

Article

http://parlourlife.com/?p=381


Vancouver Sun

Article 

http://www.vancouversun.com/cars/Castoffs+turn+into+funky+friendly+duds/4269255/story.html 

Video 

http://www.vancouversun.com/cars/Castoffs+turn+into+funky+friendly+duds/4269255/story.html?tab=VID

Fashion designer Katherine Soucie is surrounded by some of the clothes she has refashioned.

Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, PNG

Corey Mah models a scarf made from the sleeves of a donated garment.

Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, PNG

Granville Magazine

http://www.granvilleonline.ca/gr/events/zeroolab-launches-my-sister039s-closet

Shopgirls Blog (Toronto)

http://www.shopgirls.ca/blog/2011/02/13/zero-waste-fashion/

Style.com

http://news.style.com/story/comments/zeroolab_fashion_geography/1296375/

Hunted

http://celebrityhunted.com/like/zeroolab_fashion_geography/1300236/

Yo Like

http://www.yolike.com/news/zerolab.html

(zero.O.lab) Press release and invite

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Katherine Soucie

 (zero.O.lab)

604.716.1531

media.zero.lab@gmail.com

Angela Marie MacDougall

Battered Women’s Support Services, Executive Director

director@bwss.org/

phone 808 0507

Mariana Garcia

BWSS, Retail Programs and Services Manager

mariana@bwss.org/

phone 604 779 2057



VANCOUVER, BC -- FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Zero waste fashion

Eco-fashion designer launches ambitious fashion incubator



(zero.O.lab) is a collaborative project developed by successful Vancouver based eco-fashion designer, Katherine Soucie of Sans Soucie, to produce the first in house design label for My Sister's Closet, a thrift store & clothing boutique featuring local designers and artisans.

My Sister’s Closet is a social enterprise of Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS), a non-profit organization that provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse.

This innovative fashion incubator, to be launched on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 during an evening of fashion, music and art, is a multifaceted, year-long project that aims to promote zero waste fashion. Utilizing the unsaleable materials obtained from My Sister’s Closet, Soucie is in the process of implementing a system that will allow the organization to produce a clothing label out of these discarded materials.

The (zero.O.lab) project will also serve as a space for artists, designers and creative thinkers to conduct research on zero waste fashion, collaborate on design projects and study fashion production and consumption.

On February 15th, 2011 the first series of garments produced under the (zero.O.lab) design label will be installed at My Sister's Closet, 1092 Seymour & Helmcken St, Yaletown. This stylish event will feature a performance installation by artist Shannon Lazzarotto, music by High-Society and more.

To view the (zero.O.lab) promotional launch video featuring the music of Adam Farnsworth, this video is now available online at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mgp6Lcns5Q.

(zero.O.lab) + Eco-Fashion Week = February 23rd, 2011

 The (zero.O.lab) has been invited to showcase work at the upcoming Eco Fashion Week.  On February 23, 2011, the (zero.O.lab) will presenting 15 looks alongside  Peridot Kiss, Kim Cathers at 9:00pm. 

Tickets are now available and only 50 seats available for sale to the public. $20
To purchase go to http://ecofahionweek.eventbrite.com/ 

For more information on Eco Fashion Week...

http://www.ecofashion-week.com/

Eco Fashion Week (EFW), taking  place February 22-23-24-25, 2011 in the beautiful and sustainability focused city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, will include three days of:

• Fashion shows and tradeshows from local and international designers
• Media events & conferences focusing on responsible design
• Industry practices and manufacturing opportunities. 

EFW is positioning itself to become the industry leader in responsible fashion and couture. In the company of fashion innovators, international buyers and celebrities, EFW will inform and inspire responsible-minded and fashion-conscious alike, in what promises to be an unforgettable prelude to our commitment in harmonizing fashion, beauty and the environment. 

zerolab channel on Youtube

The (zero.O.lab) has officially subscribed to Youtube!!

To help launch the project we have our first video available for your viewing pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mgp6Lcns5Q

Thank you to Chan Tao, Shannon Lazzarotto, Diane Farnsworth, Carl Craig, 

Adam Farnsworth and Chelsea D.E. Johnson for your help and collaboration on this video, it really could not have been done without your assistance!!

Please share this link to help promote our project and stay tuned for more upcoming visuals from the (zero.O.lab)!!!