Ethical Fashion Design & Sourcing - Summer Rayne Oakes

Bringing ethics, values, and sustainability to fashion design is Summer Rayne Oakes passion. Listen to her journey in sustainability in the clothing & garment industry, and what inspired her to create Source4Style with its mission of helping designers search, compare, and purchase more sustainable materials from a global network of suppliers. As she explains, the current situation makes designers work backwards because they either can't find the material, or it's cost prohibitive. Lastly, Summer Rayne discusses what she sees as the future of sustainable fashion brands, and the role that independent designers will play.

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• ethics
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• fashion
• design
• sourcing
• clothing
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• summer rayne oakes
• sustainability
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• procurement
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• environment
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