Samantha Pleet is one of my favorite eco fashion designers. She is able to create pieces that a fashionista would want to wear; all with the plus side of it being eco friendly. By looking at her pieces you can't tell that they are eco.. until you read the garment tag. One thing I love is when you pick up a piece just becuase you like it, somehow it appeals to you. When you read the tag and find out it is made out of organic cotton/silk/vegetable dyed, you feel like you are doing your part in the world. Am I right? I don't do the whole crunchy granola bar "green" and neither does Samantha.
To me it is extremely important for a garment to have hanger appeal. All of Samantha's pieces have incredible hanger appeal and most of all body appeal. She is really in turn with the feminine body and I can appreciate that. Her creations are very whimsical, girlie, yet still classic. Vintage with a twist.
Here is a little ditty of her creating a newspaper sketch and creating it live in her Brooklyn studio.
So talented!!
"Samantha is one of the creators behind the Yesterday’s News Do-Gooder Design Challenge, wherein they are to create an original design using recycled newsprint.
According to the site:
The key here is that they are not being compensated – they’re doing it all for charity. Before being auctioned off for charity, their one-of-a-kind designs will be unveiled at a Green Catwalk Event in New York City this fall."
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