Fashion revolution, the movement born in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster, continues its fight for a more sustainable and ethical fashion industry alongside the Pistoletto foundation. The event takes place on 8 May at Superstudio Più in Milan.
Five years have passed since the fateful 24 April 2013, when the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing more than a thousand workers employed every day in making clothes on behalf of low-cost brands known the world over. That tragic event gave rise to Fashion revolution, a movement now present in 100 countries, including Italy, whose aim is to spread greater awareness by promoting a model of sustainable fashion that respects both the environment and the people within it.
In addition to the usual international campaign #whomademyclothes ("chi ha fatto i miei vestiti"), which invites consumers and fashion brands to post photos of their clothing with the label showing, this year too the Fashion revolution organisation has taken to the field with numerous initiatives around the world.
In Italy, the movement — represented by ethical fashion designer Marina Spadafora — will stage, in collaboration with the Pistoletto foundation, a showcase on sustainable fashion to be held on 8 May at Superstudio Più in Via Tortona in Milan. Also lending his support to the initiative is artist Michelangelo Pistoletto with his work Terzo Paradiso which, following the success it enjoyed during Milano Design Week 2018, takes centre stage at the Fashion revolution evening, putting forward a new phase of humanity in which nature and technology coexist in complete harmony.
The aim of the evening — during which virtuous organisations such as Frumat, Lablaco, Orange Fiber, Progetto Quid, Socially Made in Italy with Sartoria San Vittore, San Patrignano, Wråd and Vegea will take part — will be to offer a comprehensive vision of fashion's real impact by presenting an alternative model for the industry. One built on innovation, education, information and social fashion, with the noble task of guiding Italian creativity towards achieving a new status on the global stage.