Broken Doll Clothing – new take on stripes
When we wrote about the ‘rebirth’ of stripes as a trend (back in 2009), we honestly thought is was a seasonal thing. But it continues, and we love the way Canadian label Broken Doll Clothing has adapted the trend, making it more ‘french-riviera meets festival-girl’. This over-sized boxy top comes as shown or in coral. $89.00 CAD
Broken Doll Clothing offers women a chic and comfortable line of easy-to-wear styles. Striving to put emphasis on eco-friendly fabrics, designer Leah Bohnet chooses bamboo jersey and modal as the two principle fabrics in her SS12 collection. This striped shrug $89 CAD. Ships everywhere.
Urban Lace – Inner tube jewelry
Handcrafted bracelets made from recycled bicycle inner tube
In Portland, Oregon we have a large biking community. While this is great for fossil fuel consumption, it poses another issue: what to do with all those inner tubes? Here’s where Urban Lace steps in!
Barbi started making jewelry in her small garage in Portland, OR in 2006 for friends and family. When the demand became too great for her to keep up she partnered with Aaron Sheer and Urban Lace was born.
Barbi and Aaron Collect old bicycle inner tubes that are destined for a landfill from local bike shops, all within walking distance from their home. “ I’m very inspired by nature,” Barbi says. “Roots and lichen especially. Aaron is more inspired by architecture, his designs have a much cleaner look and a sharper edge. In the end, we work on our final designs together so both of our views are incorporated.”
Urban Lace has been working on two new lines that will debut next weekend. The collections are inspired by the intricate work of local bridges and mirrored images of nature, Magnifeco! Keep the collections coming Urban Lace, we never knew old tires could be so chic!
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Tiffany ’s love for eco-fashion grew when she started to research environmentally friendly options for crafting her line of jewelry. Tiffany scours the streets and the web to share with you the best eco-friendly brands and accessories. When not contributing to magnifeco you can find her hard at work in her Portland, OR studio or at www.stonezjewelry.com.
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Anjaly- yoga inspired essentials
Anjaly Yoga wear
The truth be told, I’m not a very good yoga student. I love it, and try to go as often as I can but I spend most of my practice daydreaming. I know I’m supposed to be focusing on my third eye but, to be honest, since most of my day is spent with my focus less than two feet away from me (on my computer screen) yoga class is a chance to scan, scope and stare. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise you that when I found myself next to this model (above), I recognized her immediately.
Anjaly - Practice Makes Perfect outfit
In the category of “it’s a small world” I bought a piece of Anjaly‘s gorgeous organic cotton yoga collection while I was in Tokyo and was researching the brand on the same day their model (a student in Tokyo) was at practice. And now Anjaly have (finally) launched their online shop and you can get these magnifeco pieces for yourself. These lightweight, fitted capri yoga pants (€55) are paired with a practice tank (€35).
This Spider Back Tank (€45) is perfect for yoga or pilates. Anjaly‘s guiding principals are simplicity and harmony. The collection carries very little buttons or zippers, and their labels are printed on the fabric. No extras. Only what you need. Plus, Anjaly uses the softest, highest-quality organic cotton to allow for freedom of movement and comfort of being. Ships everywhere.
Tout le Monde celebrates world Fairtrade Day
KeoKjay t-shirts
When Jessica Marati headed off to Cambodia to begin exploring the world of socially responsible style, she couldn’t help but come home with a selection of curated items that reflect not only her ethical ideals for free-trade, but her love of the country.
“The power of fair trade to create change in developing countries is tremendous, and you often have to witness the effects first-hand in order to really understand it” says Marati. “The artisan social enterprises that I collaborated with on the Tout Le Monde Cambodia Collection have done incredible work: people are being trained, women are becoming empowered, children are being educated, and Cambodians are regaining their pride after decades of genocide and oppression. This isn’t just a label; this is a global human rights movement.” Magnifeco.
Silver Cutlery Jewelry from Friends-International
Marati got a chance to meet with many of the NGO’s that are having an impact on the lives and livelihoods of Cambodian artisans during her three month stay in Phnom Penh. However, bringing products to western markets is still a challenge. Marati’s Tout Le Monde Cambodia Collection plans to change that. The small collection includes:
- Silk ikat scrap and naturally dyed Goel cotton clutches, designed by me and produced by Watthan Artisans.
- Screen-printed recycled jersey tee-shirts, from KeoK’jay (featured on this blog in March 2011).
- Recycled mosquito net laptop and iPad cases, from Smateria.
- Screen-printed traditional krama scarves, from Friends-International.
- Silver utensil jewelry made from recycled forks and spoons, also from Friends-International.
The Cambodian Collection is available online, or if you are in NYC you can see them at the Hester Market, May 12th and 19th.
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World Fair Trade Day is a worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations. A third of the world’s population lives on less than two dollars a day. The global crisis confirms the need for a fair and sustainable economy locally and globally. Trade must benefit the most vulnerable and deliver sustainable livelihoods by developing opportunities for small and disadvantaged producers. Millions of producers and traders, business and policy makers, supporting organizations and volunteers have contributed to the substantial growth of Fair Trade. For more information visit: World Fair Trade Organization.
