ECO-FAIR: Green Style Fashion & Art Event

On June 19th UK-based sustainable fashion retailer Fashion ComPassion and renowned art gallery, Debut Contemporary will host an evening of fashion and art in the most unique manner.

The second event of the threepart series will be held on 19th June at the Gallery on 82 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5RT with an exclusive ECO-FAIR themed evening.
The event will showcase Fashion ComPassion's exquisite eco-friendly & sustainable fashion brands that will be on sale: Rags2Riches, SUPU, ABO London & Baca Jewellery together with stunning pieces created by emerging artists from Debut Contemporary- the innovative professional development platform that mentors and supports aspiring creative stars of the future.

The collection from Fashion ComPassion's brands conveys a story that will focus on environmentally friendly production, showing how ethics and fashion are combined to create chic high end products. All those desirable pieces will be combined with artworks conveying similar themes of sustainability, transforming recycled materials and celebrating organic forms from Debut Contemporary artists Anja Kleemann-Jacks, David Booth and Laura Iosifescu.

"The Eco-Fair event will bring sustainable fashion to the forefront by showcasing fashion that combines design and eco-friendly production at its core. We want to show that fashion and ethics together can produce trendy, affordable & unique collections that are must-haves. Debut Contemporary provides a great platform to emerging creatives by mentorship, connecting them to new markets and opportunities, further enhancing their skills which are similar ethos to that of Fashion ComPassion and we are delighted to partner with them", says Ayesha Mustafa, Founder and Director of Fashion ComPassion.

Shaping the innovative trends in contemporary lifestyle and supporting the mission behind Peace One Day, Debut Contemporary sparks exciting collaborations and concocts enticingly inventive methods in matchmaking between business and creativity, making art accessible to all and attractive to any entrepreneurial spirit.

"Meeting Ayesha was very inspiring. I just love meeting entrepreneurs on a mission. She is a woman on a mission that improves other peoples' lives and increases their chances of professional success. That's where the ethos and philosophy of Debut Contemporary and Fashion Compassion totally cross-over. Helping others realise their dreams and safeguarding their interest in the process, equipping them with new skills, business tools and business know-how is the mission we at Debut want to see through and turn into a long-lasting legacy. This is where collaborations such as this go a way beyond doing business and making money.
A similar collaboration of ECO-FAIR: Green Style Fashion & Art Event this nature we did with Holly and Blake of TOMS. Hence Fashion Compassion follows on as our mission to share, inspire, enlighten and educate." Samir Ceric, Founder and Managing Director of Debut Contemporary.

About Fashion ComPassion
Fashion Compassion is a socially responsible fashion company that merges high-end design with ethical production practices, offering its customers some of the most eclectic accessories available in the world. Working closely with brands that employ marginalized communities and skilled artisans from Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India who work under the direct tutelage of some of the finest designers, Fashion ComPassion provides a global platform for these groups.
Appealing to the sensibilities of fashion lovers world over and giving them an opportunity to directly contribute to the rehabilitation of these communities, the company has fast become one of the world's leading socially conscious fashion brands.

Fashion ComPassion Collection have received acclaim from leading fashion magazines, such as British Vogue, Vogue.Com, Vogue Italia, Marie Claire Spain, Observer Magazine, Grazia and many more.
Numerous celebrities like Livia Firth, Lily Cole, Eva Longoria, Anne Hathaway have also worn pieces from various collections.

In 2012 Fashion ComPassion has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to create employability through vocational training among women and adolescent girls in the Neelum Valley in Pakistan.

By purchasing a product from Fashion ComPassion, you will act as an engine of change by helping empower women through new-income generating skills.

About Debut Contemporary
Debut Contemporary is an innovative platform aimed at talented and ambitious artists interested and eager to turn their art practice into a successful career and a viable business. Debut is the only professional development and career empowerment platform of its kind in the UK.

Artists on the Debut Contemporary benefit from a wealth of opportunities including weekly workshops (amongst others media training, branding, PR & marketing and artist resale right, intellectual property rights and copyright), access to a network of collectors, one on one mentoring sessions and the opportunities to exhibit at high profile events and gallery spaces.
Debut follows on from the success the founders Samir Ceric and Zoe Knight, husband and wife duo, achieved through the launch of Salon Contemporary and Wolf & Badger which earned them the industry titles such as 'one of the UK's most powerful couples in art & fashion' (The Times Magazines), 'kingmakers of creative talent' (International Life Magazine), and 'London's top tastemakers' (Time Out London), to name a few. The couple appeared in more than 100 publications in the past 18 months and has been labelled by many industry heavyweights as 'the force to be reckoned with'