Evelyn Mora
Evelyn Mora | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kimia Moradzadeh 9 April 1992 Vaasa, Finland |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Helsinki Fashion Week |
| Website | evelynmora |
Evelyn Mora (born Kimia Moradzadeh; 9 April 1992) is a Finnish entrepreneur known for her work in sustainable fashion.[1][2][3]
Early life
Mora was born in Vaasa, Finland, and raised in Helsinki. She is French-Finnish and of Iranian descent on her mother's side.[3][4][5]
Career
Mora worked as a fashion photographer in Paris and London before returning to Finland.[3] She founded the modelling agency Studio Eneas in 2014. The company was renamed Evelyn Mora Corporation in 2016.[6]
In 2015, Mora acquired the trademarks for Helsinki Fashion Week and re-launched the event.[7] It has since focused on a sustainable approach to the fashion industry.[8] In 2019, Mora announced that Helsinki Fashion Week would no longer use leather in its collections.[9][10]
Mora served as a Board member for the Nordic Fashion Week Association, which supported Helsinki Fashion Week.[11] In 2021, Nordic Fashion Week filed for bankruptcy.[12]
Mora founded Digital Village, a metaverse space and marketplace. In 2022, the company received $600,000 in funding from British Fashion Council.[13]
References
- ↑ "Industry Insiders: Evelyn Mora, CEO of Helsinki Fashion Week". Launchmetrics. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Meet Evelyn Mora, the Sustainability Trailblazer Behind Helsinki Fashion Week". Vilda Magazine. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- 1 2 3 Kosonen, Susanna (24 July 2014). "Evelyn Mora ilmestyi kuin tyhjästä ja perusti Helsinkiin yli 300 mallin mallitoimiston". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
SUOMALAIS-RANSKALAINEN Evelyn Mora ... syntyi Vaasassa ... synnyinnimi on Kimia Moradzadeh
[Finnish-French Evelyn Mora ... was born in Vaasa ... her birth name is Kimia Moradzadeh] - ↑ Malvasio, Gabriela (7 June 2018). "La fotógrafa que se convirtió en guerrera de la moda sustentable". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
De madre iraní, Evelyn Mora
[Of Iranian mother, Evelyn Mora] - ↑ Press, Clare (19 July 2018). "Meet the millennial behind Finland's disruptive sustainable fashion week". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ "Mallitoimistot puhuvat suoraan: Maksulliset mallikansiot silkkaa rahastusta – "Selfie riittää meille"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Helsinki: the first 100% sustainable fashion week". Vogue.it. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "HFW Schedule 2016".
- ↑ "Fashion "needs to rapidly develop" beyond animal leather says Helsinki Fashion Week founder". Dezeen. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ Conlon, Scarlett (17 August 2018). "Helsinki fashion week to ban leather as vegan fabrics catch on". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ "Helsinki Fashion Week Bans Leather". Vegan Designer Bags. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ Kauppalehti. "Nordic Fashion Week ry | Yritys- ja taloustiedot | Kauppalehti". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ Benissan, Ezreen (2 February 2022). "British Fashion Council invests in adaptive intimates and the metaverse in new fund". Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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