Category Archives: sustainability

ethical fashion, luxury consignment, sustainability

What is sustainability in fashion ? The perspective of a luxury consignment CEO

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04
Nov

Photo: Giji Gya at the Luxury Innovation Summit, October 2022. Photo by Matthew Croisier. Sapere Aude Associates interviews DOWNTOWN UPTOWN’s CEO, Giji Gya. Giji, you have been directing Geneva’s largest luxury consignment and ethical fashion boutique for almost 9 years and you come from a background in CSR/ESG and human security including with Fairwear in […]

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Genève, luxury consignment, sustainability

Luxury Innovation Summit, Geneva

Posted on by gg
11
Oct

We’ll be asking the hard questions at the Luxury Venture Group ‘s Luxury Innovation Summit and presenting solutions for slow fashion & sustainable style with luxury consignment & innovations in re-sale. Ms Gya states: “In the 21st century, addressing what and how we consume is becoming paramount to our future and the true essence of being “sustainable”. Preloved […]

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ethical fashion, Genève, sustainability

Une vie durable…

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18
Aug

Spearheading the slow fashion movement in Geneva with our international team, we are now featured in MySwitzerland and Ge-Reutilise. “Dans la ville la plus internationale de Suisse, le design et l’innovation sont appréciés et donnent de l’espace aux produits durables qui ont du style.” Our clients from around the world appreciate our curated second-hand style, […]

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ethical fashion, Genève, sustainability

Geneva’s Sustainable Clothing Scene

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22
Dec

The Quest to Mend Geneva’s Sustainable Clothing Scene By Sarah Zeines Tuesday, December 7, 2021 This post is an on-site edited version of The Geneva Observer’s SUSTAINED – The SDGs Decoded bimonthly newsletter, December 6 2021 edition. Below is an extract from the article: “Giji Gya, co-founder with her partner Christophe Obradovic, of the Geneva […]

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ethical fashion, Genève, luxury consignment, sustainability, vintage

In the luxury consignment world, we wish to touch, try and hear the story

Posted on by gg
01
May

Photo: Christophe Obradovic and Giji Gya, from Downtown Uptown Genève. © Enrico Gastaldello By Frédéric Thomasset, TDG. (Read the original article in French here.) In their boutique dedicated to the resale of luxury fashion, on rue De-Monthoux in Pâquis, Giji Gya and Christophe Obradovic have decided to take their time – a little bit. Around […]

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ethical fashion, Genève, sustainability

Challenges & solutions for sustainable fashion

Posted on by gg
06
Dec

Quels défis et quelles solutions pour une mode durable? Avec la Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève (MEG). Votre placard est plein mais vous n’avez rien à porter ? Ce défi typique auquel nous sommes confronté-e-s pour la plupart reflète une augmentation importante, près du double, de la consommation de vêtements au cours de ces vingt dernières […]

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ethical fashion, sustainability

Fair Friday, sustainable fashion & correct prices

Posted on by gg
24
Nov

Sales, soldes, discount! Did you know that it is primarily a psychological phenomena? Marketers are EXPERT in making you think you are getting more for less. It is a scam. Each season there is a business is caught out raising prices before “lowering” them for a sale. There is even a component of some business […]

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ethical fashion, New designer, sustainability, vintage

Giji goes DOWNTOWN UPTOWN & weekend relax on WRS

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26
Aug

Mrs Uptown chats slow fashion, 1960s vintage, second hand and ethical designer fashion, with Katt Cullen on WRS. Katt and Giji chatted about ethical style and listened to DOWNTOWN by Petula Clark on Wednesday: Then about customers and the change towards second-hand whilst listening to UPTOWN Girl by Bill Joel on Thursday. On Friday Katt […]

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ethical fashion, Genève, sustainability

Summer Pop-up chez Aeschbach!

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22
Jul

We are also on the left bank during August! Welcome to your luxury consignment experience….. Easy to access, opposite the bustling Place du Molard, you can find us in the central patio inside the new Aeschbach store, 40 rue du Marché, until 29 August 2020. We are super happy to offer you this beautiful space […]

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