Did you Know, according to the Organic Exchange Organic Cotton Market Report 2007-2008, global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products reached an estimated $3.2 billion in 2008 representing a 63 percent increase from the $1.9 billion market in 2007. This is a great way to educate and bring awareness about ways the fashion industry is becoming more ‘green’ as an industry. The more we talk about all the positive initiatives the more it becomes a reality that the fashion industry will, in the not to distant future be completely green.
Details about the walk:
Organic Apparel Walking Tour June 16 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile offered at All Things Organic™ Banana Republic, Gap, H+M, Levi Strauss, Skinstinct on the tour.
What:
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) will host an Organic Fiber Walking Tour along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, North Michigan Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Participants will visit Banana Republic, GAP, H&M, Levi Strauss, and Skinstinct stores selling a wide variety of organic
cotton apparel and home products.
The Walking Tour is part of the All Things Organic™, Expo Comida Latina and All Asia Food conference and trade shows, which will take place June
16-18 at the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place. The conference sessions also include a seminar on Wednesday, June 17, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the organic fiber market and standards, with speakers from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Working Group, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Organic Exchange, and Oregon Tilth.
When:
Walking tour is Tuesday, June 16, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where:
The tour will meet at the H&M store at 840 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
and proceed from there. It will include lunch.
How:
To attend, select the Organic Fiber Walking Tour while registering online, click Store Tour,
at http://www.organicexpo.com. Participation is free for the media.
Contact:
Sandra Marquardt, On the Mark Public Relations, cell: 301-512-4781,
smarquardt@onthemarkpr.com.
