Eco Designer Leanne Marshall Wins Project Runway

You wouldn’t know it from watching the show (they haven’t said a word!) but Project Runway’s newly crowned winner, Leanne Marshall, is an eco-fashion designer, using mostly sustainable fabrics throughout her collection.  In fact, the Portland, Oregon native used eco-friendly fabrics for half of the creations in her final runway show.

As winner, Leanne received a $100,000 cash prize, a new Saturn hybrid, a spread in Elle Magazine, a year’s professional representation and plenty of industry exposure.

Ecorazzi reports that this isn’t the first time Project Runway has featured green fashion.  Earlier this year, Natalie Portman – actress and designer of a line of eco-friendly shoes – judged a special competition where designers had to use all eco-materials.

Congratulations to Leanne, and we hope to see lots of sustainable designs from her in the future!

Link [Ecorazzi]

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