Smart women choose sustainable fashion
Event description
Smart women choose sustainable fashion
Join host Dr Rebecca Huntley (ABC RN The History Listen) for a 60 minute panel session featuring an inspiring line up of seriously smart and eco-stylish women talking all things fashion, sustainability and secondhand
Joining the line up are five-time Aria award winning entertainer and Aussie music icon Ella Hooper, fashion designer Kit Willow (KitX), 1Million Women founder Natalie Isaacs and sustainable fashion educator & eco stylist Nina Gbor (Eco Styles).
About Nina
The founder of Eco Styles, Nina Gbor is an award-winning sustainability advocate, ethical fashion speaker, climate activist, writer and educator. She coined the phrase ‘get off the fashion trendmill’ which means individuality and self-knowledge should be the premise for consuming clothing, not fashion trends. Nina has a Master’s degree in International Development and is a former sustainable fashion tutor at RMIT University in Melbourne. Follow Nina @eco.styles
About Ella
Award winning entertainer and Aussie music icon Ella Hooper spent 20 years in the spotlight as the lead singer of Killing Heidi and is now building on her credits as a radio host, TV presenter and pop culture vulture with regular spots on TripleM's 90s, Ten's The Project and ABC's Spicks and Specks. Ella is a lifelong thrifter, with a passion for secondhand fashion. Follow Ella @ella_hooper
About Rebecca
Dr Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia's foremost researchers on social trends. She is the author of numerous books including How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way that Makes a Difference (Murdoch books, 2020). Rebecca presents ABC RN's The History Listen and is an adjunct senior lecturer at the School of Social Sciences at The University of New South Wales. Follow Rebecca @rjhuntley
About Natalie
Natalie Isaacs is the founder and CEO of 1 Million Women, a global movement of women and girls who take practical action to fight climate change by changing the way they live. Since launching 1 Million Women in 2009, Natalie has dedicated herself to empowering women to act on climate change through the way they live and under her leadership, 1 Million Women has grown into a movement of over a million people. Follow Natalie @1millionwomen
About Kit
Sydney based designer Kit Willow founded her fashion label KitX in 2015. KitX strives to be a pioneer in design-led,
sustainable and ethical fashion, creating high quality fashion pieces that last and consciously sourcing materials
that minimise harm on the planet’s precious and finite resources. Follow Kit @Kitx