Join us at the Farm to learn about conscious consumption and how our fashion choices impact the planet!
March 28 @6:30 p.m.
Panelists Therese LeFever, Cynthia Davis, Carly Ridloff and Haley Lieberman will discuss the effects of fast fashion on our environment, the consumers, and the workers. Attendees will also learn how to identify sustainable businesses, make smarter buying choices, and what it really means to be a conscious consumer. Additionally, we will spotlight local sustainable clothing business, including Our Woven Community, The Exchange Project, and Shop Tomorrows, to show how they are making an eco-friendly impact on the fashion community.
Meet the Panelists
Haley Lieberman, AKA "The Queen of Hand-Me-Downs," is a born and bred Manhattanite raising her boy-girl twins in Fairfield County, CT. In her former life, Haley was a costume designer and stylist for stage, screen and print. After working on several operas, dozens of films and commercials and hundreds of fashion shows, it was time to build a company founded on making great clothes accessible to all while preserving our natural resources. As a lifelong thrifter, the idea for Shop Tomorrows was a no-brainer. So with #twinning #momlife in full gear, Shop Tomorrows was launched. In her free time, Haley enjoys eating and sleeping.
Cynthia Davis is a decorative artist and resident of Fairfield. Cynthia has volunteered for area organizations including: Operation Hope, The Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Habitat for Humanity, The Lighthouse Program, The Burroughs Community Center of Bridgeport and The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. Cynthia’s work with refugees began in 2008 as fundraising chair on the board of Hope for Ariang, a non-profit organization founded by one of the Lost Boys of Sudan with a mission to bring primary education to war torn areas of South Sudan. Her love of textiles, art and supporting others led her to create Our Woven Community (OWC in 2015). OWC is a program providing refugee women in Bridgeport economic opportunity and community integration through the skill of sewing. In 2019 she was awarded the American Dream award from The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants for her work with Our Woven Community.
Carly Novick Ridloff is the founder and CEO of The Exchange Project. Carly is a working mother of two and alongside her husband, she does her best to live an eco-conscious life in and outside her home. The concept for The Exchange Project came to fruition after watching the documentary The True Cost. She was shocked to learn that the clothing crisis even existed and the harmful impacts that the garment/retail industry have on the planet and not to mention the exploitation of workers, and that no one was discussing it! She had to do something. The goal of The Exchange Project is to reduce the amount of materials that are added to a landfill and instead will be reused and live on in someone else's life. Follow her @the.exchangeproject to find out when the next event will be and how you can get involved with the movement.