Clothes That Look Good, But Make You Feel Even Better

we are in the village green which is an

we are in the village green which is an eco-friendly space everything that is

eco-friendly space everything that is

eco-friendly space everything that is eco-friendly sustainable having to do

eco-friendly sustainable having to do

eco-friendly sustainable having to do with preserving the earth death done

with preserving the earth death done

with preserving the earth death done here in terms of the show’s think this

here in terms of the show’s think this

here in terms of the show’s think this is an important show to do for some of

is an important show to do for some of

is an important show to do for some of the more eco conscious designers because

the more eco conscious designers because

the more eco conscious designers because it still hasn’t hit the mainstream in a

it still hasn’t hit the mainstream in a

it still hasn’t hit the mainstream in a way like you you don’t always see an

way like you you don’t always see an

way like you you don’t always see an eco-conscious designer in mercedes-benz

eco-conscious designer in mercedes-benz

eco-conscious designer in mercedes-benz Fashion Week and there’s I think there’s

Fashion Week and there’s I think there’s

Fashion Week and there’s I think there’s a number of reasons for that but it’s

a number of reasons for that but it’s

a number of reasons for that but it’s still nice to have the community here of

still nice to have the community here of

still nice to have the community here of support just to bring environmental

support just to bring environmental

support just to bring environmental consciousness to everybody and let them

consciousness to everybody and let them

consciousness to everybody and let them know that fashion can be cute and it can

know that fashion can be cute and it can

know that fashion can be cute and it can also be eco-friendly I realized that the

also be eco-friendly I realized that the

also be eco-friendly I realized that the one thing that I always missing was a

one thing that I always missing was a

one thing that I always missing was a great winter coat that was stylish that

great winter coat that was stylish that

great winter coat that was stylish that was warm and that was vegan and there

was warm and that was vegan and there

was warm and that was vegan and there was nothing out there so I quit

was nothing out there so I quit

was nothing out there so I quit everything I came home to Chicago where

everything I came home to Chicago where

everything I came home to Chicago where we have very long winters I spent eight

we have very long winters I spent eight

we have very long winters I spent eight months on fabric research so I started

months on fabric research so I started

months on fabric research so I started out finding fabrics that were a brand

out finding fabrics that were a brand

out finding fabrics that were a brand new technology they were never being

new technology they were never being

new technology they were never being made before their wind resistance no

made before their wind resistance no

made before their wind resistance no resistant he retaining and they’re

resistant he retaining and they’re

resistant he retaining and they’re completely recyclable and made in the US

completely recyclable and made in the US

completely recyclable and made in the US and most people would assume that oh if

and most people would assume that oh if

and most people would assume that oh if you can’t have your leather trimmings or

you can’t have your leather trimmings or

you can’t have your leather trimmings or you can’t I don’t know you just wouldn’t

you can’t I don’t know you just wouldn’t

you can’t I don’t know you just wouldn’t expect it to be as cute

I was first starting out it got all do a

I was first starting out it got all do a capsule collection because there was

capsule collection because there was

capsule collection because there was very limited fabric and I was scared I

very limited fabric and I was scared I

very limited fabric and I was scared I would be limited to be doing fashion you

would be limited to be doing fashion you

would be limited to be doing fashion you know with such a limited palette of

know with such a limited palette of

know with such a limited palette of fabrics but the more I got into it the

fabrics but the more I got into it the

fabrics but the more I got into it the more I was researching it the more I

more I was researching it the more I

more I was researching it the more I realized you know it’s kind of

realized you know it’s kind of

realized you know it’s kind of ridiculous to do one that’s not

ridiculous to do one that’s not

ridiculous to do one that’s not sustainable when that sustainable and

sustainable when that sustainable and

sustainable when that sustainable and and I would step up to the challenge of

and I would step up to the challenge of

and I would step up to the challenge of doing fashion with the limitations that

doing fashion with the limitations that

doing fashion with the limitations that I have and seek out more things and

I have and seek out more things and

I have and seek out more things and actually do the full collection as

actually do the full collection as

actually do the full collection as sustainable as possible there are now

sustainable as possible there are now

sustainable as possible there are now sustainable designers winning the ecco

sustainable designers winning the ecco

sustainable designers winning the ecco domani award and that they’re getting

domani award and that they’re getting

domani award and that they’re getting play in the pages of Vogue like that

play in the pages of Vogue like that

play in the pages of Vogue like that took eight years to do so I think that

took eight years to do so I think that

took eight years to do so I think that there is going to be that lag time and

there is going to be that lag time and

there is going to be that lag time and there are there certain pieces that pop

there are there certain pieces that pop

there are there certain pieces that pop out and you’re like wow I can’t really

out and you’re like wow I can’t really

out and you’re like wow I can’t really see that on you know the runway from

see that on you know the runway from

see that on you know the runway from here on out I feel like it’s only going

here on out I feel like it’s only going

here on out I feel like it’s only going to evolve and not only do you feel good

to evolve and not only do you feel good

to evolve and not only do you feel good because you look good but you feel good

because you look good but you feel good

because you look good but you feel good because you know that you’re wearing a

because you know that you’re wearing a

because you know that you’re wearing a good cause people think burlap sacks and

good cause people think burlap sacks and

good cause people think burlap sacks and really ugly pieces of clothing so shows

really ugly pieces of clothing so shows

really ugly pieces of clothing so shows like this really are putting it at the

like this really are putting it at the

like this really are putting it at the forefront of showing that it’s fashion

forefront of showing that it’s fashion

forefront of showing that it’s fashion forward it’s beautiful it’s edgy

forward it’s beautiful it’s edgy

forward it’s beautiful it’s edgy everyone can wear in its hip going green

everyone can wear in its hip going green

everyone can wear in its hip going green is the way to go the green is the new

is the way to go the green is the new

is the way to go the green is the new black nowadays