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Above | JUNE DRESS recycled excess factory chambray from Cambodia
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Note from the Designer
I never quite know what to write here—you know the spot where I am supposed to say something profound and inspirational about this collection. I have been sitting here for three hours...watching 13 Going on 30...yes true story...and reading inspirational blogs—still nothing. I thought about telling you the simplicity I felt sitting in one of my seamstress's one room dirt floor houses playing connect the dots by candlelight because we didn’t know each other’s language, and I thought it would be a good idea to live with their family for a week. I thought about talking about when we had an honest discussion with our seamstresses in Honduras about what it would mean to truly partner together—after which everyone in the workshop was crying. Or telling you all the gory details of when I begged my Haitian ‘mother’ to let me walk 3 hours with her to the market. Or the time I walked into Goodwill, and they said, “Oh so you’re the button down shirt lady.” After they collected literally ten thousand shirts for us to recycle. But while these stories give a small glimpse of what life is like for the women who are impacted by sewing these clothes and the process of making them, it does not give you the whole picture. The truth is, the reason I have nothing to say is because there is so much more here than I can explain in words. Sometimes the language barriers are exhausting, sometimes it can be so hard to create a true partnership with people from two completely different cultures, and sometimes people look at you very strangely when you ask for ten thousand used shirts. But I do know fair trade production does actually impact women in developing countries. And while it can be very difficult to quantify these changes and sometimes it’s messier than we would like you to think—time and again I have seen that it is a sustainable way to help women out of poverty. I wish you all could meet the people behind these clothes, and hear their stories, and walk three hours with them...but until then—please know your purchase actually does have an impact on their lives. Thank you for your support!
-Liz
Left | CECILIA TOP handwoven cotton from Honduras DILSI OVERALLS handwoven cotton from India Above | MIRIAM DRESS handwoven and hand block printed cotton from India BANGLES handmade from brass in India
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Last Page & Below | LACY DRESS Pima cotton from Bolivia Right | FLOR SHIRT handwoven cotton from Guatemala BANGLES handmade from brass in India FELICITY PENCIL SKIRT recycled t-shirts from Honduras
Above | FLOR SHIRT handwoven cotton from Guatemala Right | TIRSA TANK recycled cotton from El Salvador SUSAN MINI SKIRT handwoven cotton from Cambodia
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Right | TIRSA TANK recycled cotton from El Salvador SUSAN MINI SKIRT handwoven cotton from Cambodia Above | ZULMA DRESS recycled cotton from El Salvador
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Below | TILLY DRESS handwoven cotton from Cambodia FEATHER EARRINGS handmade from brass in India Right | MARTHA TANK handwoven and hand block printed cotton from India LISA SKIRT recycled jersey rayon and cotton from Cambodia
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Right | KARINA DRESS recycled jersey rayon and cotton from Cambodia INDIGO EARRINGS handmade from brass in India Below | TILLY DRESS handwoven cotton from Cambodia
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Left | ANNABELLA PANTS recycled Cortes from Guatemala Below | VICTORIA SWEATER baby alpaca from Bolivia Right | SILVY SHIRT recycled jersey rayon and cotton from Cambodia Right | RAY SHORTS handwoven and hand block printed cotton from India
SUZY DRESS {RECYCLED POLYESTER} CAMBODIA
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DOLORES JUMPSUIT recycled rayon from Cambodia WIRE CUFF handmade from brass in India Next Page | HAITIAN EMBROIDERED CLUTCH recycled button down shirts
CASEY TOP {RECYCLED T-SHIRTS} HONDURAS, RAY BIKE SHORTS {HAND BLOCK PRINTED COTTON} INDIA
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Above | SUZY DRESS handwoven and hand tie dyed silk from Cambodia Right | SOFIA DRESS Pima cotton from Bolivia
DORIS TANK {BANANA FIBER} NEPAL, CHARLI SKIRT {RECYCLED IKAT} GUATEMALA, TIRSA TANK {RECYCLED YOGA FABRIC} EL SALVADOR
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Left | DOLORES ROMPER recycled rayon from Cambodia BANGLES handmade from brass in India SASHA CLUTCH handwoven cotton from Cambodia Below and Last Page | ALANA TIE DYED DRESS recycled tshirts from Honduras
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Below and Right | BREANNA DRAWSTRING DRESS hand batik on recycled fabrics from Ghana WIRE CUFF handmade from brass in India Next Page / ALANA DRESS recycled t-shirts from Honduras INDIGO EARRINGS handmade from brass in India HUIPIL CLUTCH recycled traditional Guatemalan fabrics
SARITA DRESS {RECYCLED COTTON} BANGLADESH
Thanks to all the talented people who helped with this catalog: Photography | NATE CANADA natecanada.com @ncanada Photography | LISA SANGIORGIO @fairy_tulle Photography | TYLER HARRISON @tylertypewriter Model Left| KARINA RESKE karinastylediaries.com Model | SOFIA DIACOU bethanydiacou@gmail.com
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