| The Fibre Issue, January 2009 |
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This month, we’re indulging our inner eco geeks by celebrating the International Year of Natural Fibers! Says who? The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has chosen 2009 as the Year of Natural Fibers with various activities around the globe to raise the profile of these fibres, to emphasize their value to consumers while helping to sustain the incomes of the farmers. Talking about farmers, John Patrick, our designer profile, is so obsessed with finding the purest fibers for his collections that he’s going back to the land to grow his own special crops! Of course, we’re bound to be a little partial but take it from the Vogue’s mouth, he’s the Calvin Klein for this millennium! If all this talk of fiber is still a bit All Bran for your taste, let our resident scholar Kim Poldner take you on a worldwide tour of these Flourishing Fibers, you’ll see that the clothes that we wear and the food that we eat are indeed very closely related. See how designer are using all these exciting ancestral materials to create some of today’s sexiest clothes and accessories with our Favorite picks for Men and Women. One such brand is Ekyog, who has materialized natural fiber fashion in its 21 boutiques in France and the UK. “Au naturel” made easy, accessible and chic? More please! |
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