Hand-made Thursdays

Etsy shop Megami Moon/Lovelina is a small, socially-conscious, indie clothing company dedicated to creating flirty, romantic, vintage-inspired pieces. All of their garments are hand-made locally so they guarantee that they are sweatshop-free. They also offer eco-friendly pieces made from sustainable materials such as organic cotton, soybean, and bamboo! So for that….. they get two postings. [...]

snoflake - organic cotton in Canada

Debbie Sutton is the Toronto-based designer behind snoflake, an emerging contemporary women’s boutique line. Snoflake provides quality, great tailoring, feminine detailing, and inspired flourishes - and a few of the pieces are organic cotton twill. Like the Isabella, a gathered short sleeved blazer with double pocket detail, made in Canada from 100% Organic Cotton Twill. [...]

sublet clothing: eco-apparel - Spring 2009

Best friends turned business partners, tara and inessah, met in 2005 through a Craigslist post for a summer roommate. In their search for an environment that fostered creativity and collaboration, they decided to create sublet clothing. Based in New York, sublet clothing’s mission is to design and manufacture sustainable garments for the creative community that [...]

Frank & Faith - beautiul clothes ethically made

Frank & Faith is a Dorset based, socially conscious clothing label launched in Autumn 2006 by fashion designer and buyer, “Faith”, and her Chartered Accountant husband, “Frank”. Frank & Faith clothes will always use organic, recycled or sustainable yarns and fabrics, be made ethically, and with equal importance – will always be fashionable. Sounds magnif-eco! [...]

Taxi CDC - Recycled Wears

Taxi CDC (Corrugated Design Collective) is the conceptualization of multi-faceted, Los Angeles based designer Deborah Brosenne. Always wanting to work with vintage,  Taxi CDC’s sole aim is to redesign and reconstruct vintage materials, transforming them into fashion forward, eco-friendly and fun to wear pieces. Like this Tube Top, rebuilt from a vintage men’s western shirt [...]

Magnif-eco products from Australia

So many gorgeous things to show you from Australia. Starting with:

Hopeless Handmade Lingerie specialise in high end lingerie and sleepwear, handcrafted from silk, organic cotton and the softest bamboo jersey, with exquisite detailing and vintage flair. This Dahlia Bra was inspired by the singing garden in Alice in Wonderland. There is little bow to the [...]

Magnif-eco products from New Zealand

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day. That got us thinking about all the great eco stuff down-under and how maybe Magnif-eco hasn’t been showing enough love to New Zealand and Australia eco-designers. So, in no particular order, let us present some great products from New Zealand:

New Zealand bag maker WAS takes Billboard ’skins’ that have had a [...]

Hand-made Thursdays

American Apparel seems to be the shirt of choice for shirt artists, like Etsy shop Eliza+Axel who creates one-of-a-kind & limited runs of tees embellished with 100% recycled materials. Each creation re-uses existing ‘waste’ to create new looks from pre-loved garments and antique finds. This Flora Tee, with flowers that cascade from shoulder to hem, [...]

Earth Day - taking a break at the Earth Embassy

It wasn’t hard for me to decide how to celebrate Earth Day. I booked myself for a week at The Earth Embassy. Founded in 2000, it is located at the base of Mt. Fuji, where they operate the Solar Cafe Farm and Guest House and Eden Homes. They are open year round for visitors, [...]

Gypsy05 - Celebrity eco-fashion

“Good planets are hard to find” is the motto that began Gypsy05’s exploration to fight against environmental exploitation. Through the art of fashion, Gypsy05 aims to communicate that the beauty of nature is a marvel. Their one [...]