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What happens when French fair trade brand Alter Mundi recruits British Karl Lagerfeld stylist and man about town Adam Love to design their fashion label? Perfection! Inspired by the timeless allure of the tuxedo, Love designs beautiful basics with an elegant twist that can adapt to any situation from office to evening and weekends too. Mix and match separates and accessories in black, white, and the occasional neutral color.
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Beau Soleil |
When Anne Salvatore Epstein found out she was pregnant, she drastically changed her lifestyle. From living the excessive New York city life and working at Marc Jacobs, she started making green choices and founded her own label. Beau Soleil is the name of Anne’s favourite oyster and symbolizes the smart and sleek elegance of the collection.
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Beyond Skin |
Her own quest for beautiful vegan footwear drove Natalie Dean to create Beyond Skin. This U.K.-based brand attracts an international following, from Natalie Portman to Sadie Frost, with its pretty, feminine and classic collections.
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Ciel |
Sarah Ratty is the eco design pioneer behind the award winning UK
sustainable fashion label Ciel, which is known for making special and
beautiful style led fashion and lifestyle products that are built to
last , designed in a clean green way
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Deploy |
A white faux fur capelette for your city stroll that reverses to a black silk version for a night at the opera. Puffed culottes with different colored waistbands. A double-breasted jacket that turns into a classic bolero in a second. Deploy demi-couture creates multi-functional designer clothing that accommodates the needs of modern women’s hectic lives. Each piece of the Deploy collection is adaptable – a dress becomes a skirt or a blouse becomes a shirt - with the snap of a hidden button.
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Elroy Apparel |
With a fashion design background and a vegan lifestyle, designer Leanne McElroy started wondering why it was so difficult to find organic fashion outside the yoga class. Thus she created her own label: Elroy Apparel is a women's collection for the sophisticated urbanite.
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Fin |
Fin is an ambitious little brand whose aim is to be “more than
luxurious”. Designer Per Åge Sivertsen crafts the finest organic
cotton, baby alpaca wool and wild silk into his effortless chic
creations. The look is feminine and designed with movement in mind but
also has a hint of masculinity in the tuxedo inspired blouses and
dresses or biker inspired jackets and coats. The mate black and white
palette is accented by core highlight such as nordic ice blue,
anthracite grey or crimson red and intricate pleats and embroideries.
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Fundudzi |
Distinctively African, globally chic. Fundudzi provides a capsule
wardrobe for free-spirited women demanding sophistication, yet longing
for something different. Lead designer Craig Jacobs creates evocative
modern clothing from pants to gowns, each piece a travelogue unlocking
a piece of Africa.
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Global Woman |
Global Woman's mission is to create flattering, affordable and ecological ladies garments. With denim and corduroy trousers, jackets, blouses and t-shirts, the collection is composed of original separates that are not too trendy so they will last you for years!
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In Harmony |
The serene inspiration of Hindu culture melds beautifully with the
Western influences of Moorish and Roman architecture, Flamenco
costumes, and Art Deco style to create In Harmony’s distinctive look.
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Izzy Lane |
Isobel Davies is no Little Bo Peep, yet, this longstanding vegetarian businesswoman rescued 420 sheep from slaughter in order to start her own cruelty free wool collection in 2006. A British lady through and through, Davies knows her classics but has a modern eye and a taste for comfort. What that means for us is alluring coats, feminine suits and everything you need to stay warm in style.
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Junky Styling |
Edgy London style to stroll through the Old Truman Brewery on Sunday afternoons… Junky is recycled from the best quality second hand clothing, deconstructed, re-cut and completely transformed into a new product that belies the former identity of the raw material.
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Karen Cole |
A New Zealander by birth, Karen Cole left her country many years ago to
settle in hectic London, where she has built a successful fashion
brand. Her casual fashion looks clean and uncluttered with feminine
touches and classic tailoring. Luxurious silk cotton knitwear combines
perfectly with crisp linen shorts for a fresh look. Karen is famous for
her cardigans’ retro spots and other patterns will liven up any basics
wardrobe!
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Noir |
After having worked as a brand manager at Levi’s and Day, Birger et
Mikkelsen, entrepreneur Peter Ingwersen created Danish high fashion
label Noir. Modeled by the likes of Shalom Harlow, the brand stands out
for its sophistication and sleek sexiness. This has made Noir one of
the first eco labels to gain exposure in mainstream fashion magazines
such as Vogue and W. Noir’s newly launched men’s and lingerie
collections add to the growing luxury eco emporium.
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Quail By Mail |
Pretty and practical meet and get along famously at Quail by Mail. With a nod toward the 1940s, and especially wartime styling, including Land Girls who worked at farms while the men were away, Quail offers sharp, classy casual clothing that is work and pub ready.
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Rianne De Witte |
Slow but steady wins the race: De Witte’s vision to combine natural elegance with timeless design is symbolized by her logo, a turtle containing a dress symbol. Her designs are often a surreal mixture of materials and shapes created with an obvious sense of humour. After having built a strong client base for ten years, Rianne de Witte is now being widely acknowledged for her work. In 2006 she received the Dutch Design Award and she recently designed a collection with celebrity Wendy van Dijk for Dutch department store V&D.
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Ryann |
Designer and founder of Ryann, designer Raina Blyer, was born in Brooklyn and taught to sew by her mother at the age of three. She has been making clothes ever since. After attending FIT and working in the industry for a few years Raina felt it was time to fuse her love of fashion with her concern for the world as a whole.
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Spun |
Spun started from a father’s entrepreneurial mindset that inspired his daughter to found her own label. Sara Seumae spun her own story by indulging her fashion craving and creating a line of organic basics. Sara’s quality clothing is based on her personal three F’s: it fits, flatters and is fashionable.
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Thieves |
Thieves is a men and womens contemporary label.
Thieves by Sonja den Elzen is designed with a focus on sustainability, activist by nature: the Thief is reclaiming the encounter between fashion and self–expression. The Thief seeks to avoid any compromise between natural self-expression and high-end fashion.
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Untouched World |
New Zealand may be halfway round the world from most major fashion capitals, but it is the home of premiere ethical luxury brand Untouched World. Inspired by the New Zealand lifestyle, combining modern luxury with all-season practicality makes it seem like the Kiwis might just be ahead of the fashion curve.
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Van Markoviec |
Sharp jackets in grey tones combine effortlessly with sensual silk tops
in mustard yellows. Subtle underwear is designed to be invisible under
flattering dresses. Dutch women’s brand Van Markoviec is a promising
newcomer in our eco fashion world. Designer Kasia Markowska creates
sophisticated yet twisted pieces that are perfect for the modern woman
who likes to play with the different parts of her character.
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Zoica Matei |
The perfect crisp white shirt. It brings to mind the powerful style of such fashion icons as Jackie O., both Hepburns, and Marlene Dietrich. An enduring staple in the savvy dresser’s closet, the white shirt in various silhouettes and styles is the classic centerpiece of Zoica Matei’s collection.
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