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At the second Green Carpet
Fashion Awards Chopard crafts the “Oscars of sustainable fashion”
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ashion and entertainment’s finest, took Milan by storm with the second edition of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia. Despite being a new addition to the fashion calendar, the awards have established themselves as one of the world’s foremost sustainability and fashion events. Kicking off the evening in true Hollywood style, guests including Cate Blanchett, Armie Hammer, Julianne Moore, Elle Macpherson and Colin Firth, descended upon Milan’s iconic La Scala to celebrate and award key change makers and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to and investment in positive change. Thirteen awards were given at the ceremony. Chopard designed an iconic statuette for The 2018 Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia. Made with ethical gold, the award was presented to The Green Carpet Fashion Award
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winners at La Scala theatre. Guests included Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Cindy Crawford, Cameron Russel, Elle Macpherson, Livia Firth, Marica Pelligrinelli, Alison Brie, Bianca Balti, Alba Rohrwacher, Leonie Hanne and Petra Nemcova, all sparkling in Chopard Haute Joaillerie. Created from rescued fishing nets and other nylon waste, this year’s carpet provided the basis for la Scala’s garden, with everything to be recycled or repurposed after the event. Following the awards, guests including Dame Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful and Sinead Burke attended a private dinner hosted by Carlo Capasa, Chairman, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan, Livia Firth, Founder and Creative Director, Eco-Age, Caroline Scheufele, Co-president and Artistic Director, Chopard, and Raffaele Jerusalmi, CEO, Borsa Italiana. Following the dinner, guests attended the after party held at Gallerie d’Italia.
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