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Taipei, Taiwan – With the COVID-19 vaccines now being distributed worldwide, it is a shared hope that the world will soon return to normal. In a time when we are heavily focused on this pandemic, other issues affecting us and our planet might at times take a backseat. However, those critical issues require our combined and continued attention, for they will affect us for generations to come. An example of this is climate change, and the part humans have played in it.

The world of fashion is not free from blame. Fast fashion has been shown to cause immense damage to our planet and our environment. It is not only because of the amount of C02 produced as a byproduct of the manufacturing and shipment of millions of tons of garments worldwide, but also the number of clothes ending up in landfills. In the past few years, a generation of conscious designers focusing on sustainability and the environment’s protection has emerged. This month, for the Autumn-Winter 2021 season, Taipei Fashion Week has made a triumphant return with its first one-day joint show centered around sustainability: Taipei Sustainable Collections.

Held on March 11th at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, the show highlighted six brands with existing sustainable practices. Breaking away from the digital presentations that have become the norm during the pandemic, the show was held in person (Taiwan has been one of the few countries that have dodged the catastrophic events of Covid-19), bringing back memories of the thrilling experiences and creative platforms offered by Fashion Week events across the world. The six participating brands were #DAMUR, JUST IN XX, Claudia Wang, DYCTEAM, WEAVISM, and oqLiq, one of our favorite brands to walk the runway during New York Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2020.

While many Western brands tend to go for a more bohemian fashion style when creating sustainable pieces or collections, Asian designers continue to push the limits of creativity and innovation. The end result is collections that are not only contemporary in style, but border on the futuristic, breaking away from their Western counterparts’ monotonous, earthy looks.

Taipei Fashion Week is part of a set of sustainability initiatives taking place during Fashion Week events held in cities across the world. It is a platform for rising designers who understand the importance of protecting the environment and the effects the industry of fashion has on it.