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Textile Tweets & Trends: Gone Plaid

April 5, 2011

Source4Style is going gaga for plaid.

Plaid’s been prancing around the runway for seasons as seen at practically every design house (from Dior to Tory Burch), but it can’t get any prettier than with Lulan’s 100% handwoven silk in rich “stepping stone river” brown. Lulan’s collection of exquisite handwoven silks from Southeast Asia feature bold colors and inspiring weaves. The fabric is ideal for adding flair to skirts, blouses and other high fashion items. For more on this exquisite textile click here.

Lulan unites a love for singular design with the desire to create thriving local community businesses. Honoring the exquisite talents of master weavers throughout South Asia, the textile manufacturer renders authentic craftsmanship through contemporary designs. Its all-natural hand-woven silk fabrics are each hand-dyed and expertly-woven using low-impact, artisan-quality materials. Each piece holds a story of a people, a past and a more promising future.

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Uniform Project sources on Source4Style

March 9, 2011

One of our favorite design partnerships – the Uniform Project – has invited our Co-founder, Summer Rayne Oakes to sport her own Little Black Dress (LBD) for the month of March. The dress was expertly designed by Terri and Cassandra Rosenthal of Carasan Designs using all Source4Style-sourced materials, including a black 70% silk charmeuse – 30% hemp blend, hand-woven Thai silk and 55% hemp-45% organic cotton plain weave.

Every month the Uniform Project releases a new pilot and a new Little Black Dress that will later be sold after the monthly pilot is completed.

“Source4Style has been an invaluable tool in sourcing sustainable fabrics to create The Uniform Project’s diverse range of Little Black Dresses,” says Tara St. James, resident designer at UP. “Each dress requires a unique fabrication appropriate to its design. We would not have been exposed to the wide range of textiles previously unavailable to us if not for the platform offered by Source4Style.”

100% of public donations raised at the Uniform Project will go to charity: water, an organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Payless ShoeSource has agreed to match funds dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 on the site.

a close-up of the silk-hemp material of March’s Little Black Dress at www.theuniformproject.com

Every month the Uniform Project releases a new pilot and a new Little Black Dress that will later be sold after the monthly pilot is completed.

a close-up of the silk-hemp material of March’s Little Black Dress at www.theuniformproject.com

Fashion Ideas Webinar: How to Source Sustainably

January 23, 2011

Source4Style teams up with the National Associate of Sustainable Fashion Designers to launch the inaugural "Fashion Ideas" Webinar Series Jan 26, 2011.

Join the National Association of Sustainable Fashion Designers and Source4Style on January 26, 2011 from 6PM-7PM on the topic of sustainable sourcing. Presentation covers how to source sustainably, with a specific emphasis on the independent designer; what a designer should consider when making critical sourcing decisions; benefits and challenges of sourcing locally vs. globally; and a discussion of what Source4Style offers. Also, a bonus session showcasing the top trends in sustainable textiles for the upcoming season.

Registration to the presentation can be done at http://fashionideas.eventbrite.com/. Please note that all *registered* members to Source4Style receive a free pass to the January 26th session. Stay tuned for the January 25th newsletter with discount code for free access.

SOURCE4STYLE: OCT-DEC ‘10 PRESS ROUND-UP

December 7, 2010

And the news keeps rolling in! Check out Source4Style's Top 10 recent press hits.

The Innovators. The Guardian reports on Summer Rayne Oakes’ and Benita Singh’s Innovation in Sustainable Design with Source4Style.

In Vogue. Vogue Italia takes a closer look at Source4Style’s solution to sustainable sourcing.

Green Marketing gives a quick overview on sustainable materials for designers.

Treehugger.com asks how much silk does a silkworm silk? and helps designers understand their supply chain.

Vogue UK reports how the prettiest young things came out to celebrate the launch of Source4Style.

Fashion Marketing attends the first Source4Style Atelier in New York City.

Ethical Heaven reports that Source4Style is the best kept designer secret in town.

NICE, our Nordic colleagues, says this is “Sourcing made easy.”

Ecosalon talks about Ecointegration 101 at the inaugural Source4Style Atelier.

Social Alterations reports from Vancouver Eco Fashion Week & Oakes’ presentation on the Art & Science of Sourcing Sustainably.