ELLen downes – country coordinator vietnam
FASHION REVOLUTION
ROLE: COUNTRY COORDINATOR
Fashion Revolution Vietnam
Coordination
Ellen coordinated the Fashion Revolution global movement in Vietnam 2018-2020. She managed a team of 25 in Hanoi and mentored 5 student ambassadors. In 2019 she co-curated and designed an exhibition funded by The British Council at The Vietnamese Women’s Museum with artist Ellie Shipman. Ellen also programmed and curated a festival of countrywide events for Fashion Revolution Week 2019.
Collaboration
Ellen created national and global partnerships with ELLE Vietnam, The British Council, The Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Fair Wear Foundation, TedX and others. She created educational schemes to promote sustainable fashion in schools and universities including London College of Design & Fashion and United Nations International School.
Press
Ellen’s has been widely covered in Vietnamese media, with over 7 national TV channels and 17 articles reporting on the opening night of the Who Made My Clothes? exhibition. Ellen was featured as a leading change-maker in ELLE Vietnam’s 2019 Green Issue. She appointed Brand Ambassadors Vu Thao, founder of Kilomet109 and Laura and Diego Cortizas, founders of Chula Fashion House.
Country Coordinator Ellen Downes with artist Ellie Shipman in Vietnam
‘Who Made My Clothers’ Fashion Revolution Exhibition – Hanoi
WHAT IS
Fashion Revolution?
Fashion Revolution is a not-for-profit global movement with teams in over 100 countries around the world.
Fashion Revolution campaigns for systemic reform of the fashion industry with a focus on the need for greater transparency in the fashion supply chain.
Fashion Revolution has designated the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh as Fashion Revolution Day.
In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 millions of people around the world called on brands to answer the question Who Made My Clothes? The hashtag #whomademyclothes became the no.1 global trend on Twitter