Part of the Earth Pledge’s overall mission is to connect designers with green textile resources, and the annual FutureFashion runway show is used as their public centerpiece. This year they invited 28 of the most respected designers in the industry (Marni, Burberry, and Yves Saint Laurent to list a few) to create a one-of-a-kind ensemble using sustainable fabrics and organic fibers exclusively.
Not To Be Missed: Entermodal Sample Sale
This is stealth luxury. This is knowing luxury. Instead of bells, whistles, and shiny things, there is quality and an integrity from the best Italian vegetable tanned leathers to ancient leatherworking techniques. Like only a very few European ateliers, Entermodal makes one bag from one hide. There is no assembly line. Each bag is handcut and sewn by one person. Every Entermodal wallet is completely handstitched. Every bag takes at least 10 hours to create and each of the bags in the Creative collection requires more than an entire workday of handstitching.
Debrief: Junk to Funk
photo: Jaycob Desrosiers
The vogue word for Portland fashion in 2007 is sustainability. We have witnessed an exponential growth spurt of eco-friendly and “green” fashions. Green may just well be the new black. Portland is the top ranking recycling city in America and with a statistic like that to its moniker it continues to live up […]
I Want To Take You Higher
When you say “funk,” we say Sly, George, or Mr. Brown, or the artist once and always known as.
The word comes up in the rhymily named Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest happening this weekend. Here we’ll put the “funk” in quotation marks and the word “fashion” as well. In actuality, Junk to Funk […]
New From Queen Bee: Re-Wool Bags
Rebecca Pearcy of Queen Bee Creations introduces a new line of totes and satchels made of recycled wool, plus studio sale on Sunday
