A woman who designs for women will always find an audience, regardless of the economic climate.
Such is the case for Frock L.A., a Los Angeles-based clothing company founded in 2009. The sustainable principles it lives by (most of all, ‘Waste Not, Want Not’) have only seemed to strengthen the creative team in building clothes based on tailoring and a demanding look at what women want.
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Who ever said kimonos were out of date apparently has not heard of Ms. Wood.
The Portland, Oregon based designer has been inspired by the Japanese kimonos since 2007. Since the beginning of her beautiful collection, she’s expanded to offer leather accessories, shoes, and bags.
While her sustainability would never be questioned (her husband, a wood maker, takes care of all things, well, wood and the leather comes from in and around Portland), her attention to the tailoring of the kimonos is most impressive. Ms. Wood’s collections, seen as ready-to-wear and on the runway, are as beautiful as they are versatile.
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Stella McCartney is a woman who I truly admire, not only for her ethics and innovative designs.
So when I heard she teamed up with LeSportSac (for a second time!) to do another collection this season, I had to check it out:
This are just some of the new pieces the British designer has made for the All-American handbag company.
McCartney, one of fashion’s most forward thinking designers, is a vegetarian and refuses to use animal products in ANYTHING she does (her skincare line, simply named CARE, is made with absolutely no animal by-products). In the past, she has teamed up with Adidas, H&M, and Chloe. Her ability to produce provocative and feminine designs have made her one of the most sought after designers of our generation, and her ethics have led to a gigantic wave in eco-conscious fashion.
LeSportSac, which has been upping it’s profile in the last couple of years with collaborations with Jonathan Adler, Diane von Furstenberg and Gwen Stefani, was founded in 1974 and has contained all of the manufacturing processes in the USA. They, too, are socially responsible, and the continuation of the collaboration between these two powerhouses is not surprising.
This year, as well as last year’s collection, is whimsical and features all recycled and eco-friendly constructs (i.e. - The body of each bag is constructed out of 100% Recycled Eco Polyester and lined with 100% Eco Mesh (also polyester) and comes in the signature dustbag, which is biodegradable).
I, among others, hope to see this collaboration continue throughout the years.
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