FASHION REVOLUTION
Singapore

Chu is the founder of Shop Bettr, a search engine for sustainable fashion products worldwide that empowers mass-market consumers to find the sustainable alternatives to their shopping needs. Singaporean by birth, Chu has called Munich and Milan home at various points in life. Her interest in sustainable fashion was sparked in 2014 when she discovered that most apparel companies didn’t care about the people who work for them. As she dug deeper, she came to know of the fashion industry’s massive environmental impacts and decided to take a stand. Since then, she has worked in 6 organisations in the industry, both non- and for-profit.

Susannah is passionate about raising awareness of individuals and brands making the retail industry more responsible. She is the founder of ZERRIN.com, a multi-label e-commerce platform for conscious fashion and beauty labels. Through ZERRIN's store, content and events, her goal is to enable, educate and empower women to #ShopMeaningfully, and to reignite a sense of connection to our purchases.

Adel runs muta.wear, a sustainable fashion label and craft practice, creating made-to-measure/upcycled garments, accessories and other functional products with a minimal-waste ethos, as well as running upcycling workshops.

Mahima Gujral is the founder of the responsible fashion label - ‘Sui’. Translated needle, the brand aims to further connect the current gap between nature & fashion. Born into a world of elegant dressing, she grew up recognizing the beauty of custom-made clothing, the value of quality fabrics, the craft of embroidery and the essence of building close-knit relationships at every part of your value chain. Bitten by the travel bug, Mahima believes that the best journeys are those closest to nature, those that inspire, energize and fascinate. She also believes in sustainability, in fashion that gives back to the planet, and feels light on your body and soul.

Elisa is a minimalist who has a special eye for second-hand shopping. She is an Education Coordinator for WWF Singapore and plays in a Chinese Orchestra. Elisa spearheads the education portion of Fashion Revolution Singapore.

Founder of aNERDgallery and co-founder of aNERDstore, Tony’s passion is in education of the rich culture, technological development, and historical significance of the ancient art technique of Indonesian batik and tenun. His work in connecting textile artists with collectors and enthusiasts results in an appreciation of the technique of batik as a practice behind the beautiful motifs and patterns. As a trained chemist and a lifelong student of fabric art, Tony experiments with different methods of natural dye extraction, fractal geometrical designs, or even baking!

Italian by birth, Sofia has spent the past decade working and studying across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. As a consultant at McKinsey & Company, she helped Fortune 500 companies tackle innovation and digital disruption, with a focus on the retail and consumer space. She is now pursuing an MBA at INSEAD, where she serves as President of the Retail, Consumer & Luxury Goods Club. There, she works with retailers, fashion brands and organizations to foster discussions and academic research on circular business models and sustainable fashion.

Naomi is a fashion textiles designer and researcher from the UK exploring values that could shape ethical and long-lasting fashion. Recently her focus has been examining approaches to create alternatives to animal materials, building on her PhD research. Her work is regularly featured in various publications, exhibitions and through invited talks at conferences, universities and businesses. She previously undertook a residency in the Amazon Rainforest exploring alternative ways of recording exotic animal life through textiles. Recently, she completed a residency in Sweden developing a circular system of renewing classic items of clothing for the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Justine is a lifestyle blogger at sunnyinjune.com. She writes about family travel, low waste living, non toxic alternatives, plant based yums, and her perfectly imperfect life. As a military spouse she has moved seven times over the course of 8 years with her husband and three young kids. She was frustrated and embarrassed with how much stuff they were buying, wasting, packing, and unpacking with each move, so after the third move (or was it fourth? or fifth?) she made the executive decision that they were done buying nonsense. Living in SEA has opened her eyes to the effects of mass consumerism, fast furniture, fast fashion, and plastic has on the environment.

Hannah is your everyday consumer who can’t throw away her old polyester s*it for fear it ends up in a landfill as a final resting place. Through aNERDstore which she co-founded with Tony Sugiarta, Indonesian-born Hannah is reintroducing Batik and Tenun as creation of traditional techniques made using human hands, not mass-produced machine prints. This, and her legal training, allows her to advocate for fair wages and decent treatment of garment workers while directing them towards sustainable practices. This includes incorporating the fabrics into quality contemporary wear, while innovating ways to fully utilise the fabric for minimal waste.