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Bright Young Things Debuts Convertible Clothing at Urban Outfitters
“Starbuck isn’t compromising on any of the ideals which made her inaugural collection highly regarded. When it comes to design, she’s still thinking about overall functionality and long-term wearability…”
Bright Young Things’ Urban Outfitters Collection Can be Worn Multiple Ways
“Halters that flip upside-down to become skirts, coats that transform into minidresses, and sarong wraps that sling over the shoulder or around the waist. Yup, that sounds like Eliza Starbuck of Bright Young Things all right. The Brooklyn designer, best known for creating The Uniform Project’s now-iconic little black dress, has partnered with Urban Outfitters on a four-piece capsule collection with more moves than Optimus Prime and Megatron put together…”
BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS DEBUTS AT URBAN OUTFITTERS
“Eliza Starbuck says the collection was inspired by the idea of updating American classics in an effort to offer basics that are multifunctional.”
Buttons Goes To Work
WRITER/DIRECTOR Ace Salisbury is at it again.
Do you ever wonder who makes your clothes? Buttons the Cat is back to explain how things work.
Amber Jean, Day 7
My sisters wedding we all had to find our own LBD, worn with silver dangle earrings, a really cool silver vintage bracelet that happens to be from my great aunt. Old skool Saks 5th ave purple and black pumps i bought for 10.00!!!!!! I got the purse at the same store. Also the silver moon pendant. All of us went bare legs!!
Amber Jean, Day 6
Worn to Terence Hammonds’ art opening
White slacks under the dress
Pearl necklace and earings vintage white beaded bag from Vietnam
Same outfit outside!
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 5
Modern day farmers. This is the same outfit seen on the motorcycle (below).
This shot was a lot of fun to get. Taken at a local bar called the Comet, it was bike night and there were tons of bikes to choose from. Everyone at the bar was si willing to work on this project, they more then willing to arrange the bikes around. We decided on the the bright yellow duck bike. LBD is worn with Pink cowboy boots , thigh high grey knit socks, silk scarf paired all with torquise jewelery.
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 4
Lbd worn with knit socks, frye cowboy boots.
A view from the back, it shows all the buttons…. also worn with a mini fashion jacket found in my sisters closet. The pink bow was from on of my grandmothers old suits.
Love,
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 3
Yes I really took a ride in this outfit
Motorcycle boots
A beautiful vintage white slip under the dress tied the waist with a silk scarf
Vintage Jackie O sun glasses
This is the sameoutfit standing up
You can see the foe gold pendent
Love
Amber Jean
Bright Young Thing Wear-a-thon, Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 2
You can see the train that plays off the pleats in the back
I am going to wear this again and hit the town!
These photos are just the beginning I am hoping to get a better camera and have so many ideas! I am wearing the dress in a wedding on the 16th!
Amber Jean
Amber Jean, Day 1
Going on set to be an extra in a movie your dress may be on film!
Worn over jeans and another 60′s style white and pasley dress.
I want to layer because I wasn’t sure what I would be doing
I started the shoot with the lbd on then took it off for the night club scene.
Went home and it was my jacket
Lots of Love,
Amber Jean
NYC Fashion Week: From Bright Young Things’ LBD Springs The Ultimate Convertible Wardrobe
“The New York-based line debuted on the runway at The GreenShows during New York Fashion Week last Tuesday night with not models, but real women wearing eight versatile and multifunctional wardrobe staples, designed for the woman who has a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear; Starbuck believes in personal style…”
This Lady Goes Gaga for “Slow Fashion”
“Slow Fashion isn’t just about using greener fibers, installing more advanced machinery to reduce waste and pollution or taking into account how far an item has to be transported (though those are important factors) it’s about being a conscientious consumer. Not only considering every purchase carefully but also where products come from and how they are made. Starbuck argues that people should be “investors in fashion and really everything in life”. Starbuck strives for quality over quantity, durability and versatility instead of single-use, and local made-to-order production versus massed-produced overseas factories.”
What Do Bright Young Things and Ecouterre Say About the H&M $4.95 Dress?
“If they’re making garments that quickly, the quality is completely lost” Eliza Starbuck says. “There’s no promising what quality will be like.”
“Designer Eliza Starbuck likens the new, cheaper clothing to candy wrappers. “It’s throwaway fashion or ‘trashion,’” she says. “If their prices are that cheap that people are throwing their disposable income at them—only to find that the clothes fall apart on the hangers and after a wash or two—they’re just creating garbage.”
“It takes such a huge amount of human energy and textile fibers, dyes, and chemicals to create even poor-quality clothes,” she says. “They may be offering fashions at a price anyone can afford in an economic crunch, but they’re being irresponsible about what happens to the goods after the consumers purchase them.”
Inside the Green Shows with Ecouterre
“We’re obsessed with Bright Young Things, and impressed with designer Eliza Starbuck’s concept of multi-purpose clothing. “If people could…get more use out of items, we’d produce a lot less waste,” she said. Point taken.”- EcoStiletto
Minialism, Recycled Opulence, Urban Renewal and Modern Retro at The GreenShows/NYFW
“Sending “real people models” down the runway, Bright Young Things, a label that started with one little black dress, showed an expanded collection of eight pieces, all very simple, minimalist and wearable, but with a certain something that makes them stand out in a crowd. There were shorts, skorts, dresses, pants and wrap tops, all in a simple, but elegant, color scheme of black, beige, purple, rust and khaki. The original black dress — designed for The Uniform Project where Sheena Matheiken wore it every day for a year, styled with vintage accessories — received plenty of runway love as well. Differently styled, and now available in beige as well, it proved again to be one of the most versatile pieces of clothing out there.” -Goodlifer
From the LBD Springs a Convertible Wardrobe
“Bright Young Things presented eight versatile garments–perfect for a modern girl in search of essential clothing staples–at their Spring 2011 runway show at The GreenShows during New York Fashion Week last Tuesday night. The fresh new label, which launched out of one little black dress–or LBD, for short–expanded their line to show how garments can be multifunctional–they can be flipped inside out, backwards, and frontwards–and dressing can be creative and fun.”-Emma Grady of Treehugger
