The “Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion” exhibit opens today at the Pratt Institute in New York.

Featuring designs by brands like Bodkin and Loomstate, consider the project a can’t-miss:

The first American exhibition to explore the work of artists and designers who seek practical and symbolic solutions to the question of integrating sustainable practices into the fashion system.

The exhibition is organized around three main themes: Reduce, Revalue and Rethink, expanding on the traditional ecological mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by acknowledging the importance of aesthetics within fashion design.

The exhibit will be on display through February 20, 2010, with a panel discussion with the artists and designers open to the public on January 26.

Need more info? Check out the project’s page on the Pratt Institute website.

The Pratt Institute, 144 West 14th Street, 2nd floor, New York, N.Y. 10011 212-647-7778.

(Thanks to reader Clara Berg for the reminder!)