As a fashion designer and creative activist, part of my job is to listen to the concerns and complaints, as well as the dreams and hopes, of my clientele. It was through this charge that the One-Dress project was born.
Using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and ASmallWorld, I collaborated with more than 1,000 women across the globe to develop what is now known as the One-Dress project. Together these women and I created a single garment, available in two different fabrics and four different colors, which can be worn in countless ways and also has a charitable component: Through our commitment to sustainability and philanthropy, the One-Dress project donates a percentage of all net profits to women’s health and human rights endeavors, such as Womankind Worldwide and kiva.org, which work to alleviate poverty.
One of the great ways New Yorkers can get involved is via our One-Dress Goodwill Ambassador program, which allows women to host “wrap parties,” or events and fund-raisers in their own homes or social clubs.
It’s very powerful seeing these amazing and inspiring women get together not only to have fun finding countless and interesting ways to wrap the dress, but also using these occasions to raise awareness and funds on behalf of their chosen charities and causes. Visit one-dress.ning.com.
LEFT: The One-Dress project wrap dress can be worn in countless ways
