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The Holstee Original & Holstee Dress are Here!
We are so excited to announce that the Holstee Tees are back, and with a women's line to join! Made with love from Hemp and Organic Cotton, the Holstee Original and Holstee Dress are how we do sustainable fashion. Comfortable and stylish, the Tees feature our favorite pocket and pack into themselves. Check it out:
The Future of Fashion
Last night, Dave joined a panel of amazing and inspirational champions of fashion and social change at the Be Social Change New York Meetup at Green Spaces. The panel came together to discuss the question Can fashion be a catalyst for social change? And, if so, how can style and sustainable social impact merge to dictate a new future of fashion? This is a subject that is integral to the work that we do at Holstee, as we seek to create a more sustainable world through conscious design that makes a positive social impact. Here were some take aways of the goals in looking toward the future of fashion:
1. Raise awareness of what is happening in the fashion industry and where it is headed: We want to rethink why and how we are producing and work to create an environment of mindful consumerism. The goal is to use fashion as a tool to create awareness and social change. We want to create a conversation where our values extend from the aesthetics of fashion to the whole production circle and how our decisions contribute to the larger world around us.2. Address the current efforts being made by brands: A significant number of big brands are showing more and more support for social change, which is an encouraging reflection on the shift in consumer demand for positive social impacts. The more authentically these efforts increase within the mainstream, the stronger it allows our impact to be.3. Explain how people within the fashion industry are developing innovative ways to create sustainable impact: Accountability needs to increase on the production end throughout the fashion industry. The goal is to create awareness through education, dialogue, and visibility to the supply chain so that we are more conscious of our impact. The more this knowledge is conveyed to consumers, the more you can hold us (the producers) accountable. As designers our greatest challenge is to create products that enable people to consume less. We can do this by designing products that last longer, that can be "tuned up" and/or in other ways easily upcycled and reused.4. Show how people’s responsible choices can create a positive impact: We vote with our money! Each decision that we make on an individual level has the ability to make an impact. It takes only one drop to cause a ripple in the ocean :)Thanks to Be Social Change and Green Spaces for hosting the event! And many thanks to such a great panel: NOW Showcase, Source4Style, INDEGO AFRICA, Save the Garment Center, and moderator Carmen Artigas.Support @GUILDEDstate : Where philosophy meets practice
"GUILDED is the new industry standard
for the way we think about design – it is where philosophy meets practice."
Good friends of Holstee, Tara and Bahar have launched Guilded in an effort to raise the bar for sustainable fashion and make it easier for designers to create with ecology in mind.
Learn more about their inspring mission on GUILDED and help make this concept become a reality by supporting them on Indiegogo.
Sexy Period
I recently got introduced to Julie Sygiel. Together with her former classmate at Brown University, Eunice Png, she co-founded Sexy Period - Protective Underwear to prevent period leaks!
What underwear do you tend to wear during your period? Well, my $40 embroidered Victoria's Secret Panties definitely remain in the closet, that's for sure! But thanks to Julie and Eunice and their beautifully designed undies: they make rock outs in see-through white dresses and advanced yoga positions a confident option 365 days a year. The Sexy Period Girls spent two years designing the soft and breathable patent-pending fabric. It consists of 3 layers—2 absorbent layers (closest to your body) and 1 leak resistant layer (furthest from your body). The absorbent layers capture and wick liquid keeping you dry and comfortable, while the leak resistant layer traps spills and protects you from embarrassing period leaks. But Sexy Period Panties are not designed to stop major waterfalls, so always wear Sexy Period panties as a good looking period BACKUP!
Interested in learning more? Check out their website and shop for Sexy Period Panties here!
Raison D'Etre-From France to NoLita
The reason for being expands beyond the borders of France to NoLita. There steps a beautiful footprint on the soles of the city across the Eco-conscious globe . Coclico has captured the timeless Art of three generations of shoe making in a magnificent display of responsible and stunning forms pour les pieds. Keeping it Eco by using vegetable dye based patina for the supple, nude hues of the leather. Place your feet in soft cut outs of whimsical deliciousness without being overly aggressive. Coclico combines a tremendous couture design principle with comfort. Owner Sandra Canselier personally stamps the shoe making process with her green thumb by creating these beauties in the most conscious, natural way. Combining French, Spanish and NYC hands, the concept and execution are pleasing to the eye and soft to the soul. Visit: www.coclico.com Coclico Boutique 275 Mott Street (NoLita) NYC 212.965 5462
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