Supporting and promoting creative businesses, highlighting fashion innovation

Supporting the Next Generation of Fashion Leaders (Featured above: Nic Fish, Duke & Winston, Deviant Jeans, Design Futurist)

The mission of National Association of Sustainable Fashion Designers (SFD) is to work with entrepreneurs and other individuals in fashion to provide training and programs that promote sustainable practices, lead projects that create positive social & environmental change and to develop the next generation of fashion leaders.

We are a non-profit organization that provides specialized programs, education and industry resources that advance creative, innovative and high impact fashion businesses. Our founding local chapter is in New York – Sustainable Designers of New York (SDNY). The organization was officially chartered in 2008.

We are working to create the next generation of fashion leaders. Weather your an established industry professional, start-up designer or student, doesn’t matter. We are looking for change agents that want to help shape the future of fashion. 

Join Today, Your Membership Includes:
- Fashion Forward ways to Reduce Environmental Impact (pdf)
- One month of access to Source-4-Style textile resources
- (1 hour) of One-on-One coaching to develop your business sustainability plan (for emerging business members) 
- Discounts to attend regional gatherings, Masters Classes and annual conference (October)
- Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneurship Circles (in available cities)
- Promotion of your business through our website, press releases and we pitch our members to the media for articles, fashion shows and feature stories
- Use of National Association of Sustainable Fashion Designers member’s logo on your website
- Ability to subscribe to group health insurance plan(April, 2011)
- Free access to monthly education through our webinar series, Fashion Ideas ($300 Value – 12 sessions a year)
Sample topics include but are not limited to:

• How to Source Sustainably
• How to make Fair Trade Clothing
• Branding your Fashion business