Suzanne Lee Quotes

Depending on the season, between 20 and 30 percent of my collections contain some sort of eco or sustainable element, whether it's a beautiful organic fabric or a natural dye. And obviously I don't use animal skins or fur of any kind.

In the future, fast-fashion retailers might change their philosophy toward real efforts to create a world of their own. One can only hope.

Biologically inspired materials could revolutionize materials science. People looking at spider silk and abalone shells are looking for new ways to make materials better, cheaper, and with less toxic byproducts.

Pretending that the fashion industry isn't in part based on leather would be quite stupid of me, but at the same time, there is another way of doing things - even outside of leather. I don't use PVC either, for example, because it is harmful.

My job is to make desirable, luxurious, beautiful clothing and accessories women want to buy. My first decision is always based on, 'Can I do this in a more sustainable way without sacrificing design?' If I can, then there is no reason not to.

I'm always on a quest to find the next best natural fiber.

Twine from trees and plants can make good floss!

Innovative companies have started to realize there are not enough 'green consumers' willing to pay more for something just because it's green.

I'm not suggesting that microbial cellulose is going to be a replacement for cotton, leather or other textile materials. But I do think it could be quite a smart and sustainable addition to our increasingly precious natural resources.

I call upon governments to start supporting companies to use more sustainable materials in their products instead of continuing with antiquated incentives, such as import duties on synthetic materials that are in principle much higher compared with those placed on leather goods regardless of the environmental footprint.

I want to try and wear as many Australian designers as I can because I'd like to support my Australian colleagues in the industry as well as find things that are eco-friendly. I love the green concept of wearing more sustainable garments at events.

I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.

Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.

As a group, we want to follow good and green strategy. Setting targets is one element of that. The second part is to design products which meet environmental goals.

We have to find alternative ways of producing our raw materials without asking nature to do it for us.

Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.

It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.

Fashion is a logical place to start to raise awareness for sustainable causes.

I try to apply the organic concept to my clothes and bedding as well. There's nothing like swimming in organic cotton sheets.

It is extremely important to me that the social and environmental issues associated with the production of fashion clothing are addressed.

I am always trying to find fabrics that are more friendly to the environment - working with Virgin Atlantic, they managed to research into this and find more eco fabrics.

What I really want to happen is for all companies to become eco - especially fast fashion companies.

Design shouldn't have to take a backseat to sustainability and making things responsibly.

Sustainability goes across everything I do with Adidas and everything I do with my own house, so the Olympic kit is no exception. It is incredibly environmental in the way that it is manufactured. For example, there's no leather; it's free from PVC. There's lots of woven materials, which means a lot less waste.

Right now, we're trying to make sure that what we produce is as good for the environment as possible or, at least, helps clean up another problem.