the Ethical Fashion Africa Collection by Vivienne Westwood

 

Coming off of the highly successful spring launch season, yoox.com presents the new Ethical Fashion Africa Collection by Vivienne Westwood, a collection of handbags and accessories for Autumn/Winter 2011 available exclusively online on YOOXYGEN starting June 16^th, 2011.

The Ethical Fashion Africa Collection includes handbags and accessories for men and women created with a number of new materials - recycled electrical wiring, recycled aluminum, and plastic bags which would otherwise end up in landfills.

“Handmade with love” in Nairobi, the collection has been produced in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) – a joint body of the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The virtual store yoox.com continues its support of Vivienne Westwood’s Ethical Fashion Africa Project,giving a voice to this project all over the world through the Internet.

In addition, the Ethical Fashion Africa Collection will include a selection of unique styles created exclusively for yoox.com, featuring  the limited-edition Clutch Bag made from recycled blue tent canvas, as well as the printed Flap iPad and laptop cases.

YOOXYGEN will celebrate the project with exclusive content such as editorial features and videos to help spread the story of the Ethical Fashion Africa Project.

All the handbags and accessories will be available exclusively online on www.yoox.com and in Vivienne Westwood stores.