From Head To Toe

My last post was a little heavy on the head with its factual insight so here's a little a little peek into whats happening in terms of shoes in the eco-fashion world!

Dolce Vita

Sam Edelman




Bloch Couture

All of these and a lot of other stuff is available at a great little website called www.tobi.com.

Fresh Out The Frying Pan Into The Fire

I'm sorry about this blog post because it is quite dry and absent of much visual stimulation, however I think the topic covered is fantastic so do give it a read it if you have the time/patience!!

The Great Debate: Eco Fashion vs. Fast Fashion by Becky Lyon is quite self explanatory and is pretty much what it says on the box but gives us a very researched and intelligent bit of knowledge. Hats off to her for providing us with this factual inquisition.

Eco-Soldier - Focus on Coopa-Roca

Coopa-Roca are a Brazilian female design duo who maintain a focus on ecological fashion. As of late, they have been spotted collaborating fashion designers, product designers and artists in hopes of trying to extend the reach of their projects. Their collaborations include Carlos Miele, Tord Boontje and Ernesto Neto amongst others but this blog post chooses to focus their collaboration with Osklen. This collaboration, amongst others, has recieved attention by FIT and more importantly is contributing to the bigger concern; the need for sustainable fashion.

It seems that Brazil are regular contributors to the eco-fashion industry but when is the rest of the world going to get their act together? It seems ignorance is more convenience than bliss these days.

Sans Fashion in NY? Eco Soldier Focus

Sans, with their clever yet possibly offsetting play on words, are the next to be jumping on to the New York sustainable fashion bandwagon, and seem to be doing a pretty good job at it too by getting recognition from the likes of FIT.
This tag team consists of Lika Volkova and Alessandro de Vito worked with a 'see through theme' for their SSO8 collection which they expressed sheer materials and experimental designs, not to mention their use of ecologically developed materials and technologies to contribute their 2 cents. Some of the work they churned out was quite interesting so check them out at their website or through the quick visual synopsis below.

A Bright Green Day In Gloomy London Town

It was indeed a bright green day in London on the fashion week front when the legends at Esthetica (LFW's designer space dedicated to sustainable fashion), unveiled the new list of designer collaborations fair trade craft specialists. Collaboration is indeed the way forward to amplify the the impact of green fashion, after all, as Margherita Missoni says, eco-fashion will be a necessity more than a matter of choice within the next few years. Anyhow, the new members to jump on the good ol' green bandwagon at Esthetica include the likes of Thakoon, Richardo Nicoll and Bora Aksu.

Heres a quick look at what Richardo Nicoll had to offer at LFW SSO8









To read more about the Esthetica movement check out an in depth write up here.

Eco-Soldier - Focus on Bassike

Bassike, are an Australasian based project by Deborah Sams and Mary Lou Ryan who are both ex members of the Ksubi team, are working purely with organic cotton jersey in their push towards ecological sustainability within the fashion world.

They represent simplicity yet remain to be effective with their product working with clean cut silhouettes churning out very refreshing and comforting looking products. They work pre-dominantly in luxury basics using interesting shapes and cuts.








Check out them out at their website which links you to their boutique for online shopping or shop for more of their products at http://www.mycatwalk.com.au/pages/bassike.html

Limited Edition... Everywhere?

As one of the many many by-products of Al Gore's documentary, I want everybody to take a look at the initiative launched by Mariel Gamboa.
She is a true Eco-Soldier who has launched the Limited Edition New York Project (LENY), whose primary focus is to mobilize the fashion industry to unite for the greater good. The LENY icons are an alliance of celebrities ranging from the likes of Carla Sozzani to Richard Branson with contributions form Kate Moss, Jade Jagger, Gwenyth Paltrow and many many more.

To get a clearer understand of the project check out the video



The LENY project offer very cool t-shirts and handbags customized by the partnering celebrities. Heres a look at some of them..








There are more to check out on the website so be sure to check this for the signature tees and bags or for more information on the project check out the website.

I hope this initiative and its potential excites you as much as it did me!