By Lucy Evangelista.

Hollywood heavy-weights Suzy and James Cameron have put their considerable clout behind green issues and added a fashionable twist. 

I attended the official launch of the Red Green Dress contest unveiled by Suzy Cameron, wife of film director/producer James Cameron (famous for his Acadamy award-winning blockbuster hits Titanic and Avatar to name but two!) at the 8th annual, star-studded Global Green pre Oscar party held at the Avalon in Hollywood.

It was a glamourous event with a focus on the use of sustainable green resources in fashion.

Red Carpet Green Dress contest is an international competition, benefiting MUSE School CA and MUSE Global, to create a dress made of sustainable materials. The 2011 winner is Samata Angel, a London-based fashion entrepreneur who was flown to Los Angeles to have her own model walk the "red" (green) carpet.

Samata Angel said, "It has been an honour to walk the green carpet with Suzy and James, two environmental pioneers who are an absolute inspiration. To have an incredible model, Aine Rose Campbell-He, wear the dress was the icing on the cake. The Red Carpet Green Dress experience is a dream realized. To design a gorgeous dress made entirely of sustainable silks and dyes, and see it in this glamorous Hollywood setting, is truly a memorable moment in my career."

The Red Carpet Green Dress competition is a non profit organisation founded by Amis Cameron to provide resources to partner schools around the world. This includes assistance for basic operations, curriculum development and nutritious lunches for every student.

Suzy Amis Cameron said, "We must all work together to find solutions to climate change. I started Red Carpet Green Dress not only to benefit MUSE School CA and MUSE Global, but to show that sustainable design can also be beautiful. All of us wear clothing, and buying clothes that aren't energy intensive and don't use toxic dyes is one way we can reduce our impact. Samata Angel's incredible gown is proof that exquisite design and sustainability can come together.

It was fabulous and I loved the whole thing!

Lucy x