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Indie Designer Interviews: Third-Hand Designs

Email thisPosted Sep 20th 2008 at 4:47PM by Mallory Whitfield

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

We have great respect for clever artists who can take something old and create something new and beautiful with it. So of course we love the reconstructed clothing designs of Evy Godwin, creator of Third-Hand Designs and today's featured indie designer.

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Indie Designer Interviews: Barbe Saint John

Email thisPosted Aug 6th 2008 at 8:10PM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Haute Home, Accessories, Style in the News, Interviews

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's interview is with Barbe Saint John, who designs one of a kind jewelry and and other wearables, often made from recycled and vintage materials. In addition to wearable art, Barbe also creates mixed media assemblage pieces for your home as well as handspun art yarns.

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Top 5 ways to green up your wardrobe

Email thisPosted Apr 22nd 2008 at 4:04PM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Style for a Cause, Green Fashion

By this point we've all heard how important it is to buy eco-friendly products, and that includes fashion. But is it all just hype? Just another marketing gimmick employed by corporate America to try and get us to spend more dollars but feel less guilty about doing it? Many companies have been accused of greenwashing, and it's certainly true that buy buy buy is not the way to help our environment.

No matter what though, people will always want to dress in a way that makes them feel good about the way they look. We shouldn't have to compromise style in our quest to save the planet. Sure, we need to adjust our habits, but that doesn't mean that we'll all end up looking like a bunch of dirty hippies. Here's our list of the top 5 ways to really green up your wardrobe.

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Indie Designer Interviews: Moop

Email thisPosted Mar 4th 2008 at 11:16AM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style in the News, Interviews

The following is part of an ongoing segment I call Indie Designer Interviews.

Tell me a little about yourself and your company. I'm Wendy, the owner, operator, designer, model, seamstress, copy editor, accountant, ad rep, pin pusher, house keeper, material sourcing researcher, etc. of Moop. Moop is a small company (myself and my husband) devoted to well designed and fabricated handmade bags. We're working really hard to grow Moop into something that will last a long long time. I feel like I'm in a unique position to take advantage of the attention and energy surrounding Moop to keep this going with a focus on sustainability (80% of every bag comes from up-cycled materials left over from major manufacturers and fabric wholesalers) and fair labor (as we grow we're committed to keeping things here in house, not outsourcing to fabricators).

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