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SSF Style Ambassador and SASS Founding Editor Sean Schmidt sits down with model/actress Angela Lindvall at the fall 2004 Fashion Week in New York City to talk shop.
Model and actress Angela Lindvall is, by far, the reigning queen of couture conscience when it comes to social and environmental responsibility. Other eco-aware fashionistas have come before her, from designer Katherine Hammet to model Cindy Crawford, but Angela has captured the media's eye in a way that others have not. More importantly, she keeps it looking directly at how living a socially and environmentally responsible life can be fabulous, fun and yes, even fashionable. Per Angela, "I'm so inspired by all the amazing people out there finding ways to grow economically and be more ecologically sustainable. And it's a lot of fun, too. A celebration of life, I hope...a festival of possibilities." Most importantly, Angela is a person who walks her talk. Having been a long time ‘environista’, she founded the Collage Foundation in 2002 to engage youth on the many ways their lifestyle choices can make the world a better place. Angela describes Collage as a "montage, a quilt, a collage of people, ideas, talents, creativity, and passions —- coming together to focus on solutions to restore our planet." Throwing fabulous parties is one of Collage’s specialties, whether it be a post party for Fashion Week or a pool party in LA to launch their online magazine, they always strive to integrate sustainability into their own ‘conscious events’ as well as inspiring other to do the same. From organic t-shirts to musical guests jamming on solar power, they’ve been able to prove everything is possible. It’s not all about what can be done to engage pop culture and the mass media though. Angela and her husband, William Edwards, have applied the values in many ways across their lives. Most recently, they finished a complete remodel of the tugboat ‘Lakota,' they moor in New Jersey and now call home, at least during the warm months. As seen in the September issue of The Sierra Club, VH-1’s Save the Music, the Rainforest Association, the Global Renaissance Alliance, and the Leukemia Society of America and she is currently the spokesperson for The Heart Truth, a national awareness campaign on women’s heart health. Regardless of where she is, each time Angela steps in front of an audience her deep concern and passion for the state of the world shines through. Humility and modesty abound too, “believe me, I'm not perfect, standing here holier-than-thou, like I have all the answers or have it all figured out. I'm just on this journey, trying to be more aware of what's going on and thinking about actions I can take in my life to affect the larger whole. But it's got to be a collective effort. We all have to come together in this movement, awaken our own consciousnesses, and recondition our selves.?
Whether supermodel or superhero it’s great to know Angela is working to make the fashion world future friendly. Even better, she’s not just posing, she’s doing
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