Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable fashion’
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 Thing Wear-a-thon, 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
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.”
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
Let’s Walk The Sustainable Talk
“It was great to feel special in conjunction with the diversity of lovely models that BYT designer, Eliza Starbuck, had hand-picked. In addition to a line up varying body types, ethnicities, and professional backgrounds, Eliza also included two women considerably older than your average runway nymph…” -Abigail Doan of Ecco Eco
The Little Black Dress That Could
“We were pleasantly surprised at the Bright Young Things (BYT) collection on the last day of the GreenShows at the Metropolitan Pavilion.
While it had its moments of off-the-cuff flair (a Carey Mulligan-esque model sporting a sequined head brace, for example), BYT was all about one thing: staples…” -Amanda Wills of Earth 911
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Bright Young Things Champion’s DIY Minimalism
“Eliza Starbuck of Bright Young Things may have graduated beyond the little black dress she started with, but her ethos of less is more could not be more apparent. At The GreenShows during New York Fashion Week, Starbuck presented a Spring/Summer 2011 collection that comprised just eight basic pieces. Still, we were mentally scrambling to keep track of where each one appeared in the assembly of looks the followed, from halter-neck tops that can be worn as bottoms to jackets that reverse to become shirts.
When dresses that transform into skirts started coming down the catwalk, we threw our hands up in exasperation.
When dresses that transform into skirts started coming down the catwalk, we threw our hands up in exasperation. Flipped, reversed, molded, and folded, each garment opened up endless styling possibilities. Who needs a credit card when you have creativity on your side?”
- Yuka Yoneda and Jill Fehrenbacher of Ecouterre
Bright Young Things, On Sustainability
In an ideal world, Eliza Starbuck would own a factory in her neighborhood, and train a team of workers to redesign garments out of used materials. Unlike robots, these factory workers would be highly trained DIY styled individuals that could cut up last season’s discarded fashions and create this season’s stunner. The world needs to be reprogrammed into thinking that they should buy only what they need, or simply what they plan to wear season after season. This mindset has leaked into the fashion world, with brands like Bright Young Things. Starbuck speaks sustainability. Read More>>
Your One-Stop-Shop for the Top 20 Eco-Fashion Sites
“One of the coolest ideas that came around last year to bring an awareness to how many clothes we have and how little we need was from designer Eliza Starbuck designer of Bright Young Things.
Starbuck designed her LBD inspired by how to make a dress “universally wearable yet individually specific,” not to mention sustainable and fashionable. Then she paired-up with Sheena Matheiken of The Uniform Project and women taking on their wardrobes in the form of wear-a-thon’s ensued. Her site chronicles a few women currently participating in their own – utilizing her (Starbuck’s) very own LBD for sale on her site.” -Amy DuFault of EcoSalon
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The Only Dress You’ll Ever Need?
“Eliza Starbuck: You might not know her name, but you may have seen her dress. She’s the designer behind the little black dress worn by the Uniform Project’s Sheena Matheiken during her 365 day campaign to raise funds for the Akanksha Foundation , and now she and her company Bright Young Things is on a simple mission to raise awareness about hyper-consumerism and sustainability.”
-Julie Gerstein of The Daily Green
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Jessica Valenzuela, Day 7
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 7!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 6
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 6!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 5
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 5!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 4
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 4!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 3
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 3!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 2
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 2!
Jessica Valenzuela, Day 1
Jessica Valenzuela, founder of digital branding agency, Mavin Digital, Inc., master blogger at Just Kite It, an avid kiteboarder and snowboarder rocks the LBD for Bright Young Things. Day 1!
Fresh New Fashion Label Launches with One Little Black Dress
“From the Designer of The Uniform Project dress–Brooklynite Sheena Matheiken made it famous by wearing it 365 days, 365 different ways–comes a fresh new fashion labelBright Young Things. The catch: the label is comprised of one season-less LBD, designed to be worn continuously and made to order, locally in New York City. Could it be the most sustainable dress on the market?” -EMMA GRADY of Treehugger
Check out Emma Grady’s video interview with Bright Young Things’ Founder & Designer, Eliza Starbuck.
What is sustainable about fashion?
When posed with the question, “What is sustainable fashion?” the fashion world has come to no agreement… Read More>>
