///GREEN REVOLUTION

During a special summer edition of Streetlab Businesscase presented 2night Hiphonest presented the new trends in Ecofashion. Here are the links and visuals.

Inspired by Cradle-to-Cradle

Refinity, Mona Ohlendorf, Oat, Nike, Christine Vriesema

New technologies

By-wire

Via Ecouterre

Artez Graduation Show

///FASHION Footwear

I am seriously wondering when the first Hiphonest sneaker concept store will open it doors.. Do you know already one? Anyway besides fun labels like Veja, Ohema Ohene, Worn Again, Keep, Simple shoes newcomer label: !SYOU walks in this green-conscious shoebidoo-joehoe market. What I like most is !SYOU is their Co-Design concept. ‘A creative and commercial handshake across the world.’

So !SYOU co-design is the unique collaboration between emerging local talent – drawn from a diverse selection of proud nations – and established fashion designers. For every pair that’s sold, 10% of the purchase price is directly donated to the local talents from the country the model is inspired from. The first batch of co-designed, first edition !SYOU Burkina Faso sneakers have recently landed in Europe.

Read about Butterfly Works’ involvement with !SYOU.

///EVENT

Love this FRESH greenie (plus smelly) art work! Made by Vera Verseput for Nederland Bloeit, an initiative to promote the agriculture in the Netherlands. At the 9th of May on Mother’s day Nederland Bloeit will organize this wicked biking/picnic/ art tour event in the southwest of NL! It’s my job to promote this.

///FASHION FOOTWEAR

Spring is here and its time to keep your feet looking funky fresh in a pair of OH! Available for immediate delivery check out at Ohema Ohene Online boutique.

Ohema Ohene’s mission is to bring to the world total Royal splendour! Producing products which reflect and pay homage to the beauty of Africa fit for any Queen or King! A taste of colours, influences, prints and concepts which are prestigious to Africa, a beautiful and often misrepresented continent.

The rich prints are directly sourced from Ghana using authentic traditional motifs blended with more contemporary imagery.The brand gives the wearer a sense of glamour and clever design. Great quality products which are fashion forward, wearable and culturally influenced.

///WALL OF FAITH

An ode to the people who make this Hiphonest movement happen. At the page Wall of Faith you can meet the enterprising creative pioneers who dare to stand out. ‘Dare to share because you care!’

Fashion designer Meiling Chen, Based in New York City.

Meiling Chen’s designs are a free-spirited journey into the uncharted terrain of contemporary ready-to-wear and eco couture. The NYC-based designer launched her first sustainable fashion collection in 2008, and has since participated in runaway shows during New York Fashion Week as well as numerous gallery exhibitions. She also collaborates with Ekovaruhuset (‘House of Organic’), Paris, New York, and Stockholm.

Meiling’s work is organically interdisciplinary with creative ideas patterned after her Taiwanese upbringing. A family tradition of bespoke tailoring led her to pursue fashion design at FIT, post-graduation from the School of Read the rest of this entry »