Posts tagged Fashion
12 Peugeot Bikes Get Wild Revamps by Big-Name Designers for Charity (Slideshow)
Jul 16th
Photo copyright: Guillaume Malheiro.
From heart-shaped frames to carnival mask handles and LED-equipped wheels, these bikes by 12 top fashion designers — including (including François and Marithé Girbaud, Kenzo, and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada — are not your typical two-wheeled ride. A collaboration between car manufacturer Peugeot, the Idenium press office, and La Chaine du Coeur, the Be Cycle & Fashion campaign will benefit <a href="http://www.act-responsible.or…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Loomstate, Rogan, Tommy Hilfiger, DVF, and Vena Cava Design Stylish Solar-Powered Handbags for Charity (Photos)
Jul 8th
Elle handbag designed by Diane von Furstenberg. Image courtesy of Elle.
Nine top fashion designers–including TreeHugger favorites Loomstate and Rogan-have teamed up with fashion mag Elle to create bright, stylish, solar-powered handbags. The one-of-a-kind creations are available through an eBay auction–bidding open now(!) through July…Read the full story on TreeHugger
World Cup’s African Vibe Hits the Fashion World
Jun 15th
Image from Nearfar
It’s in the air: that African vibe is hitting music, t.v. and the fashion scene. Vibrant, colourful and wild prints are de rigeur for this summer’s sun dresses; on the catwalk and in the shops.
It has taken awhile, but finally African prints have gone global. They have always been very sophisticated, combining local culture with wonderful patterns and colours. But now some big-name fashion designers are taking a serious interest in working on socially responsible projects with African craftswomen….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Pap(i)er Fashion on Display in Zurich Museum
Jun 4th
Images from ATOPOS
This looks like such a great show–it’s been in Paris and now it’s in Zurich, at the Museum Bellerive, if anyone is travelling there this summer.
Called Pap(i)er Fashion and created by ATOPOS, a Greek cultural organization, the exhibition examines the use of paper in modern fashion: in design, art, advertising, sound, video, and catwalk shows. The fashions reflected what was happening in art, politics and culture at the time; Pop Art and Op Art, comp…Read the full story on TreeHugger
