Snippets of the CGF Green Fashion Conference

and

Green Fashion Competition

Advisory Board Members

President

Mr. Vishwas Deval

Chairman, Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, Pune.

Chairman

Mr. Rajesh Balakrishnan

Managing Director, Dy-Star, India.

Board Members

Rahul Mehta

Executive Committee Member, International Apparel Federation

(IAF), President CMAI, MD, Creative Casuals

Manish Mandhana

M.D., Mandhana Industries & Brand Partner, Being Human

NareshTyagi

Head, Product Development, Madura Lifestyle

Mr. Gerard de Nazelle

C. E. O. POLYGENTA technologies limited.

Executive Committee

Dr. M. Hundekar Principal, School of Fashion Technology, Pune

Mr. Ravindra Deshpande Secretary, MKSSS

Mr. Milind Lele Media Expert and Member of Managing Committee MKSSS

Ms. Nilima Rani Singh Director, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai

Mr. Rahul Bhajekar Managing Director, Texanlab Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Anjali Karolia Professor and H.O.D. Clothing and Textiles,M. S. University of

Baroda

Mr. Benjamin Itter Co-Founder and share holder of Lebenskleidung, Germany

Mr. Philippe Werhann Designer (Ting Ding and Kollateralschaden) Germany

Ms. Gitte Hansen Seneca University, Canada

Mr. Rahul Mishra Designer, India

Ms. Anita Ahuja Founder and Owner “Conserve”

Ms. Ratna Krishnakumar Aranya Natural, Munnar, Kerala.

Mr. S. Jayaraman Head of Sales & Marketing, Southern Asia, Business Unit

Textile Fibers, Lenzing Fibers, India

Key note speakers

Mr. Manish Mandhana

M.D., Mandhana Industries & Brand Partner, Being Human

Mr. Steve Jesseph

Chief Operating Officer at ICG Group of Companies

Mr. Rahul Mehta

Executive Committee Member, International Apparel Federation

(IAF), President CMAI, MD, Creative Casuals

Session 2

Mr. Ulhas Nimkar

Chairman and MD, Nimkartec Technical Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rahul Mishra

Designer, India

Mr. Gerard De Nazelle

CEO at Polygenta and perpetual Global

Session 3

Dr. Ela Dedhia

Associate Professor, Nirmala Niketan

Ms. Anita Ahuja

Founder and Owner “Conserve”

Mr. Benjamin Itter

Owner Lebenskleidung

The Fashionable Environmentalism: Green Fashion Show this summer

Ecological initiative by Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha‟s School of Fashion

Technology & DyStar-India, Navi Mumbai, and „Consortium of Green Fashion‟ presented the

most interesting Green Fashion Show as a grand culmination of a national level competition of

Green Fashion Design and Best Green Initiative Awards- industry and NGO and Designers. This

was held on the 5th April 2013 at Textile committee Auditorium, Mumbai and 6th April 2013

at The Lalit, Mumbai.

Consortium of Green Fashion, one of a kind initiative aiming to create a platform for exchange

of ideas, information & sustainable practices making Green Fashion as the only choice of present

& future. This CGF initiative was well received by top institutes as well as top fashion industries.

The collections were judged by Hemant Trevedi, Rahul Mishra, Meher Castelino and

Philippe Werhahn, a German based designer who is an expert in Upcycling.

The show was choreographed by Achala Sachdev.

The key note sessions related to Sustainability, compliance, Upcycling, Water conservation,

Energy Conservation, Waste Management were presented by Mr. Steven Jesseph, Mr. Manish

Mandhana and Mr. Rahul Mehta. Other guest speakers include Mr. Rahul Mishra, Mr.

Ulhas Nimkar, Mr. Gerard De Nazelle, Mr. Rahul Bhajekar, Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Dr. Ela Dedhia

and Ms. Anita Ahuja.

To promote Green Fashion and to acknowledge Green Initiatives of Industries, NGO‟s and

Designers, the applications were invited from various national and international organizations.

The following best initiatives were awarded at the time of CGF Award evening.

The CGF award important mentions are:

The best Green Initiative – Industry award was given to – Alok Industry, Polygenta, Welspun,

Mehershaw

The Best Green Initiative – NGO Award- was given to GOTS and Conserve

The Best Green Initiative – Designer Award- was given to Mr. Rahul Mishra and Mr.

Philippe Werhahn

The national level student competition the award by Mandhana Industry was given to Runner up

– Rogue and the winner – Entangled Yatra. Both by School of Fashion Technology, Pune

The Best paper presentation award was given to Ms. Jignasa Shah, SOPHIA – Shree B. K.

Somani Memorial Polytechnic and for students category of Retro Rewind Group of B. D.

Somani Institute, Mumbai.

The Best Poster presentation award was given to Ms. Jinal Sangani, NirmalaNiketan,

Mumbai.

President of CGF – Mr. VishwasDeval (Chairman, MKSSS), Chairman of CGF – Mr.

Rajesh Balakrishnan, Mr. Rahul Mehta, Dr. NareshTyagi and Mr. Manish Mandhana as

an advisory board members along with Mr. Ravindra Deshpande, Mr. Milind Lele, Mr.

Rahul Bhajekar and Dr. Manju Hundekar are the key forces behind the activity.

The Conference partners were Bombay Rayon Fashion Limited, Polygenta and

Laxmipathy Sarees.

Media Coverages and Photos of Green Fashion Conference and Green Fashion Shows

Green Fashion Show in Association with Maxmuller Bhavan, Pune

Times of India – Bombay Times 12th April 2013 - CGF Show Media Coverage

Mr. Manish Mandhana - Industries & Brand Partner, Being Human, Mr. Steven Jesseph - Chief Operating Officer at ICG Group of Companies, Mr. Rahul Mehta - Executive Committee Member, International Apparel, Federation (IAF), President CMAI, MD, Creative Casuals, Mr. Rajesh

Balakrishnan – (Managing Director –DyStar India Pvt. Ltd) at The Green Fashion Conference 2013 – Media Room, at The LALIT, MUMBAI.

Dr. Naresh Tyagi - Head, Product Development, Madhura Brands, Mr. Benjamin Itter - Co-Founder And Shareholder Of Lebenskleidung, Germany , Mr. Rajesh Balakrishnan - (Managing Director – DyStar India Pvt. Ltd), Mr. Rahul Bhajekar - Managing Director, Texanlab Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

Models at CGF awards 2013

Fashion with a heart!

- Sakal Times

Wednesday, 10 April 2013 - 10:21 PM IST

The School Of Fashion Technology (SOFT) and Dystar India brought out the best in green fashion at

the Consortium of Green Fashion that was held in Mumbai recently. The show was spearheaded by Dr

Manju Hundekar, principal of SOFT, and brought out the creativity of budding designers who displayed

their collections.

Esha Alvi, whose group won the second prize for their collection, says, “Our collection was all about

upcycling. We transformed old clothes into something new, taking trousers and changing them into a

dress, changing menswear into womenswear. And we used old ties, buttons, cassettes for

accessories.” Mansi Saraf, who conceptualised the collection „Untangled Yatra‟, which won the title at

the Consortium of Green Fashion competition, used natural fabrics like khadi, silk and silk organza for

the collection. “Since the theme of the event was to present green fashion, we used waste fabrics for

surface ornamentation and kept the silhouettes simple,” she explains.

The jury for the event included Hemant Trevedi, Rahul Mishra, Meher Castelino and German fashion

designer Phillippe Werhahn. The fashion show was choreographed by Achala Sachdev.

Rahul Mehta, president of CMAI, also supported the initiative. Some of the guests who attended the

show were Navraj Hans, Amy Billimoria, Rashana Shah, Tanya Mallik, Ramji Gulati. Actress Hrishitaa

Bhatt also made an appearance.

Previous Electronic Media Coverage

Zoom TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_h5u4JF6HY

Zoom TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgL3Qqnwj4

Zoom TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgL3Qqnwj4

Zoom TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3e-pURUKxI

Zoom TV Full Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk99s1PqR2E