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Issey Miyake + Reality Lab = 132 5

Nov. 29, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Japanese icon/designer Issey Miyake recently collaborated with engineers and pattern makers to launch his first clothing line in more than a decade called 132 5. The collection was created from a fusion of both theoretical math, attractive design inspired by origami and a hi-tech new polyester fabric made from recycled plastic bottles. In the name […]

EcoSalon Asks, 6 Designers Answer

Nov. 23, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

I work with many sustainable designers and one of the more common questions I’m asked is usually about who another designer uses for manufacturing or dyeing. I will never forget the loss of a U.S based non-toxic dyeing facility that one of the designers below regularly used – and eventually had to close its doors. […]

Greensource CEO David Basson Retires

Nov. 19, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

While initially that headline might not mean anything to you, under David Basson’s leadership at Greensouce, organic cotton was sourced for the very first time to Walmart. In fact, since 1999, the company has planted over 8,000 acres of organic cotton fields. No small feat. Under Basson’s reign, Seattle’s Greensource is now ranked as the […]

Drawing Fashion Exhibit Illustrates a Dying Art

Nov. 18, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

The London Design Museum’s exhibit “Drawing Fashion,” which runs now through March 6, 2011, is a unique exploration of 20th and 21st century fashion illustrations reminiscent of a time when couture and glamor were far more chummy than today. The exhibit reflects the artistic style of each decade, through Art Nouveau to Art Deco and […]

Emma Watson and Alberta Ferretti Channel Jane Birkin

Nov. 15, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

One can only guess why prolific designer Alberta Ferretti is collaborating with young actress/designer Emma Watson to create a Jane Birkin inspired organic collection. Watson – young, beautiful and ready to launch her last Harry Potter flick started her own designer career around the same age as Ferretti and made her mark in fashion first […]

Toggery’s Racer Tank Giveaway

Nov. 13, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Toggery designer Kate D’Arcy created her classic, easy-to-wear jersey styles to easily transition from casual to dressy and from season to season. We love everything about the line – from the styles to the fact that they domestically manufacture right in Pennsylvania where D’Arcy lives. D’Arcy says the brand’s classic ribbed race tank (The Cruz) […]

Fair Trade USA Launches New Garment and Textile Certification

Nov. 12, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Fair Trade USA, the only third-party fair trade-certifier in the U.S, has launched a clothing certification that guarantees consumers that the clothing they purchase was not made in a sweatshop. Heather Franzese, Senior Category Manager for Apparels and Linens at Fair Trade USA has led the development of international fair trade garment certification standards, meeting […]

Fashionable Technology Series Symposium in NYC on November 19

Nov. 11, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Think fashion and technology are the way of the future when it comes to tapping into our emotions, charging cell phones or just wearing “living jewelry?” Then if in New York City, head over to Parsons, The New School for Design on November 19, 2010 to hear alumni of the school’s tech program as well […]

Matt & Nat Take a Bite of the Apple

Nov. 08, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

With technology accompanying us wherever we go, more and more companies are realizing that we need stylish protection for them. Matt & Nat, known by many in the sustainable community for their vegan handbags and accessories, has collaborated with Apple to give us the techy style we so crave. The inspiration behind the Apple collection […]

Project Green Search Launches Its Second Season

Nov. 05, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

With Project Green Search, season two now underway, group co-founder Aysia Wright has her green cap on and is ready to tackle the big job of finding the next fresh face to represent social and environmental ethics in the green realm. I caught up with her this week to ask some questions about just what […]

The CFDA and Lexus Announce the Eco-Fashion Finalists

Nov. 05, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Sustainable fashion just got another big push from mainstream, this time by Lexus and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The program’s goal of increasing sustainable practices in the fashion industry, just picked their ten finalists, three of which will be selected to receive support from Lexus for their Fall 2011 show or presentation […]

Ecouterre’s Denim Challenge, Burda Style Parties and Anna Wintour Gets Called Out

Nov. 02, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

There’s always something going on in the fashion world despite the crowned achievements of fashion weeks and celebrity collaborations taking center stage. For instance, a good contest for budding designers to partake in, news so juicy you won’t be able to stop talking about it and of course, a trend someone has picked up on […]

Video Interview: Shana Yansen of Jute And Jackfruit

Nov. 01, 2010 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Designers aren’t alone when it comes to being held responsible for their claims of eco-design; so are the boutiques that carry them. In fact, as greenwashing heats up and the public is able to be more informed, all participants of the manufacturing and selling process are being held accountable and nobody wants to look stupid. […]

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