what?     who?     why?     how?     where?     |     partners     news     contact     home       about the creator Summer Rayne Oakes is a model and social entrepreneur based in New York City. In August 2004, Oakes moved to New York City from Upstate New York after college to pursue her modeling, social and environmental pursuits. Since that time, Oakes has combined her image and expertise within the fashion and environmental industries to bring about socially responsible change and awareness. A Cornell University graduate, Morris K. Udall Scholar and NWF Fellow, Oakes' previous work spanned multiple disciplines, all which was deeply imbued in environmental research. Her studies in organic contaminants & environmental health, rainforest regeneration, invasive species, and aquatic entomology overlapped with her "modeling with a cause." Because of that, she has become largely known as "The Eco-model". Oakes currently consults a variety of clientele on market research, sustainable business, and socio-environmental communications. She travels throughout the world as an expert, spokesperson and partner, assisting companies and organizations with events that seek to tie in style with sustainability. These include: The Ethical Fashion Show (Paris), Catwalk on the Wild Side (SF), the Fair Trade Fashion Show held during the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial (Hong Kong) and the ECO-PETAL Fashion Event (LA), among others. As a United Nations's US Partnership Youth Emissary, Summer Rayne focuses much of her efforts on sustainability education, and launched "ECOFASHION 101" (a conscious curriculum with style) as a pilot program with Recyclebank to help connect children to the issues through traditional subjects. She has spoken at a variety of outlets on topics ranging from sustainable style to green marketing to entrepreneurship. Through her company, SRO, Summer Rayne produces and writes her own eco-fashion editorial entitled, "Behind the Label" for global fashion magazine, Lucire. At the end of October, Oakes took over as Acting Editor for the magazine. In September of 2006, Summer Rayne launched S4, a fashion industry insider on sustainability, which takes an in-depth, research-based approach to the latest trends in sustainable style. Her most recent work, however, is focused on developing and hosting television programs focused on environmental topics. She has made various appearances, contributions, and interviews for a variety of multimedia outlets and is currently the host for Eco 4 the World, an international prime time show debuting on teen media channels throughout Asia. Visit Summer Rayne Oakes' Official Website: www.summerrayne.net. Click here to find out more about the partners behind ECOFASHION 101.

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