tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:20:36 +0000sustainable fashion and designhttp://blog.titaniainglis.com/noreply@blogger.com (titania)Blogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-4279382119193796135Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +00002010-03-15T18:27:37.391-04:00american apparelgarance doreyokoobasicsvogelOne of my favorite bloggers, the delightful Garance Doré, posted today with her 10 basic pieces, and so perfectly Garance they were. The whole idea of 10 pieces is the essence of the French wardrobe to me — way back in middle school, my French language teacher told us that Frenchwomen tend to own fewer clothes than Americans, but excellent-quality, versatile pieces that they can wear repeatedly http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/03/my-10-basic-pieces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-4693770201910800127Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +00002010-03-13T17:45:03.329-05:00textilestechnologydigital fabric printingDigital prints, from left: Alexander McQueen SS09; Mary Katrantzou FW09; Michael Angel FW10In spite of my environmental leanings — and really, the entire philosophy underpinning my line — I'm reluctant to apply the label of eco-fashion to my work. Why? As Barneys' Julie Gilhart pointed out in the enlightening Pratt panel discussion I reviewed earlier, customers seem to associate "eco" with "http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/03/techno-vs-eco-why-choose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-1974708796956213388Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:45:00 +00002010-03-13T17:49:38.608-05:00waxed cottonhow-toSo as part of my design process, I've decided to experiment with one natural fabric finishing technique for each collection. Last season, it was rust dyeing, which created the the lovely, dripping, stained effect on the center panels of some of the garments. For fall, I finally tried my hand at creating one of my favorite fabrics: waxed cotton. Commercial waxed cottons are often created with http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/02/how-to-waxing-your-own-cotton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-1668418948326120123Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:58:00 +00002010-02-12T17:33:04.980-05:00Super fantastic photo shoot on Monday at K Studios in Williamsburg, with photographer Red de Leon. I've put thumbnails up on the new, redesigned main site; full-size pics to come soon!http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/02/from-fw10-photo-shoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-49918014603398716Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:04:00 +00002010-02-11T18:37:01.834-05:00alexander mcqueenIf I'm completely honest with myself, my own fashion aesthetic (though it has evolved) crystallized in the moment I first discovered Alexander McQueen's work, while paging through stacks of hefty design tomes in the school library. His dramatic shows, collaborations with innovative artists and jewelry designers and musicians, created unforgettable moments of theatre; but most of all, the clothes,http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/02/farewell-alexander-mcqueen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-3931579022756116610Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:23:00 +00002010-03-13T16:05:54.313-05:00prattethical fashionfashionnew yorkThat's Julie Gilhart's sage advice to would-be eco-fashion designers, and sensible it certainly is.After last night's panel discussion on sustainability at Pratt, the Barneys New York fashion director was swamped by eager young design students. But in the course of an evening of discussion about slow fashion and different ways of implementing sustainability in clothing design, Gilhart's only http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/01/julie-gilharts-advice-to-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-2460005833370708046Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:53:00 +00002010-01-22T13:49:31.015-05:00vintage clothesglovesThe phrase "fits like a glove" must have lost its meaning en route to our present-day status of baggy mittens and sloppily made gloves. Somewhere along the line, the art of glovemaking seems to have been lost. Take these beautiful vintage gloves, which I picked up for $12 at my favorite antique store upstate. Lapped seams with teeny tiny stitches, diamond gussets between the fingers, and rows of http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/01/i-heart-vintage-gloves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-4897933820274077269Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:35:00 +00002010-01-21T09:35:56.454-05:00ethical fashionedunsharon wauchoblvmhWell, last year the Louis Vuitton group bought an interest in Bono and Ali Hewson's ethical fashion line, Edun, and now it's proceeded to do what LVMH does best: match up-and-coming design talent with brands in need of a strong creative eye — think of the surprising, and surprisingly successful, pairing of American designer Marc Jacobs with ultra-French house Louis Vuitton.The new Edun designer http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/01/sharon-wauchob-to-head-edun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-6304317902994626288Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:51:00 +00002010-01-18T17:40:40.540-05:00zero wastefashionIn the wake of H&M's and the NYPD's clothes shredding scandals, the current wave of zero waste clothing designers seems more prescient than ever. The concept behind a zero waste garment is that the pattern pieces fit together like a puzzle, so that they can be cut out of a rectangle of fabric with none of those odd-shaped pieces left over, as in Timo Rissanen's example here:Designers http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2010/01/zero-waste-clothing-as-puzzle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-1163405811525919363Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-12-17T10:44:23.487-05:00designer collabosfashionbicyclingsonia rykielClearly, I've spurred this trend singlehandedly... Here's a shot from the Sonia Rykiel for H&M show, via NYT:http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/12/more-models-on-bikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-5672233637268117312Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:25:00 +00002009-12-15T10:01:19.207-05:00natural cosmeticsbeautymakeupThese days, it seems like we all worry about the chemicals that go into our food, our water supply, the paint on our walls... but I, for one, have to admit I don't put a whole lot of thought into the ingredients in the various soaps and lotions I put on my skin, a mix of cheap, familiar drugstore buys and fancy brand-name concoctions received as gifts. Until recently, that is, when I read "No http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/12/beauty-products-and-beast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-8428239245906993696Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-12-14T17:23:14.609-05:00bicyclingnew yorkYesterday I had a lovely ride home from work, cycling amid clusters of bikers fast and slow, all crossing the Manhattan Bridge en masse back into Brooklyn. It was something I've been noticing more and more since I started riding regularly last spring: the volume of bike traffic in New York has been growing tremendously — up 26 percent from last year, according to the latest city stats!It's a http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/11/nyc-bike-commuting-takes-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-7989058160704112377Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-10-28T12:38:36.468-04:00me me meYay, my very first profile is out! Written by the fabulous Kate Bryant, on Sheepless.org!http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/10/titania-in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-1567827587705179053Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +00002009-12-14T17:25:00.568-05:00creative reuseDutch designbooksUnlike certain catastrophic Project Runway episodes, this Vogue UK editorial makes recycled fashions look hotter than ever — at least between its covers, as it's hard to imagine how well a paper doily top would hold up in real life (not very, especially as I tend to spill food down my front on a near-daily basis).In my San Francisco crafty days, I used to be fascinated with each new issue of http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/10/diy-at-its-best-and-worst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-2497255485317170434Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-10-25T23:17:45.328-04:00beijingbicyclingchinacitiesJust got back from a trip to Beijing, where bikes may no longer rule the streets, but remain a force to be reckoned with in the city's transit.The number of vehicles in the city has multiplied sevenfold in the last 16 years, and the new high-tech subway lines link downtown to the outskirts like never before. But bicycles are the wheels that get everyday Beijingers to where they want to go — and http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/10/beijing-bike-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-7651227987160322924Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +00002009-10-21T16:07:38.752-04:00carbon neutralenvironmentny timescitiesSome eco-organizations, like Make Me Sustainable, have tried using Facebook-style networking to get people to lower their carbon emissions. But nothing, apparently, is as effective as shame -- a tactic used successfully by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which essentially gave 35,000 test customers a report card on each monthly bill, comparing their usage to their neighbors'. Customershttp://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/why-save-energy-peer-pressure-of-course.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-3569229717981097875Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:55:00 +00002009-10-21T16:06:48.289-04:00Obamagraphic designnonprofitsDuring last year's presidential campaign, I'd been planning to write a post about the superior design of Obama's campaign logo and merchandise, vs. McCain's. But while I was slacking, the Obama juggernaut rolled on to glorious victory, and the association of fantastic design with our socially conscious president has continued: with the drooling coverage of Michelle's wardrobe, the instantaneous http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/when-design-and-politics-go-hand-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-2548653907816801143Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:13:00 +00002009-10-21T17:29:03.723-04:00carsObamaenvironmentMaking good on his campaign promises, President Obama… yes, let's savor that phrase, President Obama… yesterday ordered the government to reconsider letting California implement stricter emissions laws for cars. Automakers, as usual, set up a hue and cry insisting that, according to the NY Times, "rapid imposition of stricter emissions standards could force them to drastically cut production of http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/saving-auto-industry-in-spite-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-7855027328226708934Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:09:00 +00002009-10-21T17:32:26.021-04:00Photo via NY Timeshttp://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/good-bye-despair-hello-hope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-2276544442126375161Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:33:00 +00002009-10-25T23:28:43.580-04:00africarecyclingchinasweatshopsny timesColumnist Nick Kristof makes an eloquent point in the other day's NYT in favor of sweatshops as creating jobs in third-world countries. Factory jobs, he points out, are at least in the shade and not atop a steaming landfill, where junk collectors work. And as long as conditions and pay are up to reasonable standards, sweatshops can be far, far better than the alternative. This isn't news, really;http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/bright-side-of-sweatshops-and-dark-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-8528547242225257120Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:33:00 +00002009-10-21T17:31:10.631-04:00biofuelcreative reusezero wasterecyclingRemember in Fight Club, how Brad Pitt made fancy soaps from liposuctioned fat he stole out of dumpsters -- and then sold it back to the same wealthy ladies who had presumably jettisoned the fat in the first place? Possibly one of the creepiest forms of recycling, it came with a sort of poetic justice. Well, Pasadena-based Further operates on a similar principle, though without the yuck factor of http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2009/01/soap-now-as-grease-reincarnate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-1713762044306293922Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:22:00 +00002008-11-16T18:23:44.497-05:00www.citedudesign.comCity-Eco-Lab sectionhttp://blog.titaniainglis.com/2008/11/design-biennal-saint-tienne-france.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juli)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-5099479319821266462Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:50:00 +00002009-10-21T17:31:49.258-04:00european unionzero wastelocavorefoodHeritage tomatoes are some of the gnarliest-looking objects I've seen, but they're meant to be absolutely delicious. So much for the correlation between perfect looks and perfect taste, at least when it comes to food. Lately, the European Union has come to agree, ending restrictions on selling bent and imperfect food that had led to the waste of tons of innocent fruits and vegetables. Given the http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2008/11/cult-of-imperfect-vegetables.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-4666509318296320629Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:17:00 +00002009-10-21T17:31:29.924-04:00immigrationlaborny timesIn Arizona, apparently, they see us as beasts of burden who can be dumped back over the border when we have outlived our usefulness.-- Jesús Torres, father of legal immigrant Antonio Torres, deported in a coma to MexicoVia NY Timeshttp://blog.titaniainglis.com/2008/11/quote-of-day-beasts-of-burden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061180835357530177.post-5407061598389301270Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:21:00 +00002009-10-21T17:38:51.246-04:00creative reusezero wastebicyclingI've been fascinated with bike tubes as a material for years now, and I'm not alone; the smooth, flexible rubber makes such a lovely leather substitute that quite a few budding designers have fashioned the tubes into strange, lumpy messenger bags and wallets. Finally, the mysterious Watercycling have gotten it just right. With no website and no designer's name attached, at least not in English, http://blog.titaniainglis.com/2008/08/watercycling-does-it-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (titania)0