Birdelli is a busy gal this week – she went to Barneys and had a blast!
After she went she thought…hmmm, how green, or not, is Barneys New York? The Holiday Catalog 2007 was great, products were connected to charities. BIG Time in 2007 Barneys New York started it’s own green label. That is very good news. According to a web article Birdelii and I found (dated March 2007) “According to Barneys New York fashion director Julie Gilhart, Barneys New York is the “first high-end retailer to start [its] own green label.” It paired up with established organic denim designer Loomstate to create “lineup of sexy slip dresses, short-shorts, tanks, hoodies, jeans and minis made entirely from certified organic cotton and vegetable dyes.” (via Dallas Morning News) The collection shown online offers a sparse collection. Perhaps on-the-ground stores have more?At first glance, Loomstate for Barneys Green features sporty, form-fitting pieces. Simple patterns, clean lines. All sales benefit 1% For The Planet and are exclusive to Barneys.”
We went and checked and were delighted to see that 4 years later the Loomstate Label is still alive and well on Barneys website. It is still not a vast collection but it is there clothing, a few pairs of shoes, and a wooden bowl and cutting board. Another good thing Barneys has is “Green& Spring” a Natural and active skin care handmade in the British countryside. The USA countryside would be nice, and a greener footprint for USA stores, but I also realize the chain is International as well.-
We went hunting on-line looking for more “green” and good fashion news. This was exciting news. “Summer Rayne Oakes may have first gained recognition in the modeling world, but she’s more than a pretty face. When she’s not strutting down the catwalk, the multitasking multihyphenate is an author, a shoe designer, and a social entrepreneur. The thread that ties these disparate enterprises together becomes apparent with Oakes’ latest endeavor: Source4Style, a trade-only online marketplace that allows designers to find, compare, and buy sustainable textiles from a network of global suppliers at the touch of a button. Earlier this month, we snuck a peek at the upcoming site during a cupcake-filled preview in Brooklyn. Better yet, we managed to sidle up to Oakes herself to glean her thoughts about S4, sustainable fashion, and why community matters.”
An upcoming event in NYC sounds promising… Source for Style will be at the event- Join Ecouterre, Hessnatur for an Eco-Fashion Event in NYC on April 27
Join Ecouterre and Hessnatur this Wednesday, April 27, for an intimate cocktail event at Relative Space in New York City. Schmooze with eco-fashion’s elite, peruse Hessnatur’s latest collection, and knock back some organic tipple. Plus, you’ll hear some of the industry’s brightest—including model-entrepreneur Summer Rayne Oakes, designers Clodagh and Eviana Hartman, Anne Keane from Lucky, Kate Sekules of ReFashioner, and Jill Fehrenbacher, our editor-in-chief—during a panel on “Why Eco-Fashion Matters.” Just one catch: You need to RSVP to chao@evynblock.com fairly soon. Spaces are limited and will be offered at a first-come-first-serve basis.
So we are glad there is awareness peeking out…. tomorrow – Fashion and a NYC major store window not just for Holiday time anymore!
Looking for Weekend plans? Will you be in S. County R.I? Sat. April 30 8:15-4pm
Join the fun at RI Garden Symposium, “Gardens & Green Spaces” Browse the Gardeners’ Marketplace where Botanicals Beauties and Beasties will be. There will be something for everyone in the Gardeners’ Marketplace! Where? At the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences University of Rhode Island – Kingston, R.I. (register to go and get a $5.00 off coupon to use in the Marketplace)
More info: click for web site Visit the show- or just visit the marketplace.