label GAZER
There is a little white label on
At uluru, there is great intent in
clothing, usually tucked away
each silhouette, seam, and detail. I
behind the brand tag or sewn
believe that less is more. I believe
into a side seam. Thankfully,
clothing speaks your identity and
that label is becoming
that your identity should be yours;
increasingly more important
fluid not fickle, and definitely not
as many of us want to know
defined by a label. There is space
how, where and from what
in my garments for women to
our clothes are made. Today,
interpret, move, accessorize, layer,
ethical fashion is an option.
and wear.
Sustainable fabrics, fair trade and social enterprises are all
My inspirations come from
on the rise. LabelGazer.com's
history, others and mine. A time
goal is to shine a spotlight on
when fashion (or life for that
the many wonderful
matter) was slower, producer and
designers exploring various
consumer were closer
areas of socially responsible, ethical and eco-friendly fashion.
ULURU
Founded by high school sweethearts, Eric Koger and Susan Gregg Koger, and built on a foundation of love for vintage and retro clothing, ModCloth.com is an online clothing, accessories, and decor retailer that aims to provide a fun and engaging shopping
With a team of writers that spread across
atmosphere for you, our customer. We do this
four continents, EFW (Eco Fashion World)
by interacting with you via social network sites
offers all the latest eco-fashion news and
like Twitter and Facebook, requesting your
reviews, designer Q&A’s, store profiles,
feedback through the ModCloth Blog and
launch updates, and interviews with their
product reviews, and asking you to vote on
“favorite ethical divas.”
potential inventory with the Be the Buyer program, all with the intention of running a
I peruse their “comprehensive eco fashion
fashion business in a democratic style.
finder” for brands or shops and resources
stella MCCARTNEY
ENCOUNTERRE .com In a society obsessed with instant gratification, novelty, and
communities, where poverty
conspicuous consumption, it’s easy to dismiss fashion design as
prevents farm workers from
frivolous. Skirt lengths and platform heights appear
taking the necessary
inconsequential when juxtaposed with real-world concerns like
precautions, miscarriages,
climate change, economic strife, water shortages, and hunger and
premature births, and sickly
malnutrition. But if you consider the fact that clothing is
children are rampant.
something we envelope our bodies in every single day, to ignore the apparel industry’s environmental and social impact would be
Like any good product design,
negligent, not to mention foolhardy. $2 billion of hazardous
clothing production can be
pesticides are used every year to grow cotton—more than any
accomplished in a better,
other agricultural crop.
smarter, and more socially and environmentally sustainable
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Clothing uses more water than any other industry besides
way. Ecouterre is about
agriculture. Conventional cotton, which is grown in more than 70
changing people’s minds about
countries and comprises almost 50 percent of textiles worldwide,
what “fashion” design entails,
also happens to be the most toxic crop in the world. Roughly $2
beyond fleeting fads and
billion of hazardous chemical pesticides are released into the air
mindless consumerism. Like
every year, accounting for 16 percent of global insecticides—more
any good product design,
than any other agricultural crop. (To put this in context, it takes
clothing production can be
about a third of a pound of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to
accomplished in a better,
grow enough cotton for a T-shirt.) The World Health Organization
smarter, and more socially and
estimates that at least 3 million people are poisoned by pesticides
environmentally sustainable
every year, resulting in 220,000 deaths worldwide annually. In rural
way.
eco FASHION
around the globe to save myself time sometimes.
world
Born and raised in London and the English
Manhattan’s Soho, London’s Mayfair, LA’s
countryside, Stella McCartney graduated
West Hollywood, Paris’ Palais Royal and
from Central St Martins in 1995. A signature
Milan, and recently opened doors in Rome
style of sharp tailoring, natural confidence
and Miami. Her collections are now
and sexy femininity was immediately
distributed in over 50 countries through 600
apparent in her first collection and after only
wholesale accounts including specialty shops
two collections, in 1997, she was appointed
and department stores.
the Creative Director of Chloe in Paris and enjoyed great success during her tenure.
In addition to the main line collection, a long-term partnership with adidas was
In 2001, Stella McCartney launched her own
introduced in September 2004. The critically
fashion house under her name in a joint
acclaimed sports performance collection
venture with Gucci Group (now the PPR
“adidas by Stella McCartney,” has since
Luxury Group) and showed her first
successfully grown to include several athletic
collection in Paris in October 2001. A lifelong
disciplines including running, gym, yoga,
vegetarian, Stella McCartney does not use any
tennis, swimming, golf, winter sports and
leather or fur in her designs. Her collections
triathlon. In September 2010, Stella
include women’s ready-to-wear, accessories,
McCartney was appointed Team GB’s
lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and organic
Creative Director for the 2012 Olympics by
skincare. Her first perfume, “Stella”, launched
adidas – the first time in the history of the
successfully in September 2003.
games that a leading fashion designer has designed the apparel for a country’s team
Stella McCartney now operates 17
across all competitions for both the Olympic
freestanding stores in locations including
and the Paralympic Games.
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