why discuss clothing at the Ecocity Summit?

why clothing...well for one thing, it's what we will all be enveloped in when meeting at the Summit. fundamentally worn to protect oneself from the elements and (in western societies) for reasons of modesty (yes, even the mini skirt hides something) the maintenance and cleaning of clothing is a huge consumer of time and energy. add that to the imapct the commodity has in the making and it's a fairly substantial bill.
the eco-sustainable fashion discussion, Second Skin, will look at best practice in the field...inviting reader contributions...

as a possible follow-up a symposium on eco-sustainable textile practice is planned for a location in the Mt Lofty Ranges of South Australia in 2009
visit http://eco-textiles.blogspot.com/ for more details