Stella McCartney has brought an 18 piece "green" collection exclusively to Barneys New YorkThe specialty retailer asked the designer, who has famously renounced meat and leather, to create the line. Barneys last February began an initiative to introduce eco-friendly and ethically produced products into its stores with the launch of the Loomstate for Barneys collection in 12 Co-op units.
WWD reports on Barneys continued eco-obsession, and their new exclusive collection by Stella McCartney, along with her organic skin care line, Care.
In addition to Stella, Barneys will also have special items from Rag and Bone, and Henry Cuir, Rogan as well as a collection from Phillip Lim made entirely from organic cotton. Barneys will soon stock bamboo skateboards - is the assessment about Stella's line, from fashion director Julie Gilhart:
"It does not read organic in any way, shape or form."
If Stella's new line looks like her normal clothing, that's good news for shoppers, but some new issues do arise:
Are organic garments as durable as synthetically made ones, or will they self destruct - much like some of Stella's very expensive handbags?
And is eco-fashion really going to fix anything? Or is it too late (and too naive) to think that saving the world can happen with some earnestly sewn jeans?
via WWD
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