La Revue: FutureFashion LA 2008

Last week, Greenloop gave our readers the heads up on a very exclusive eco-fashion soiree at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa. On the lawn of the Getty House, the founders of fashion trade show Designers & Agents presented various pieces by both established and up-and-coming eco designers alike, which were crafted from sustainable fabrics donated by co-sponsor Earth Pledge. We were so lucky to have eco fashion stylista Monique Marco on the ground at the Mayor’s house to give us her review…

Seventeen designers were requested by the Mayor, D & A and Earth Pledge to create custom pieces to specifically exhibit on the night to showcase the versatility, beauty and scope of sustainable textiles. Each outfit was displayed on an all white mannequin arranged around the border of a small wading pool at the back of Villaraigosa’s garden, giving guests the opportunity to delight in the individual designs. Mayor Antonio’s garden is more like the size of an estate, which is lucky because there was a sizeable crowd of media insiders, website representatives like Lime.com and Fashion TV, and fashion luminaries such as Lloyd Kline and Anthony Camargo of Anthony Nak were all there hobnobbing.

Fashion-forward designers such as Organic, Hazel Brown and Magda Berliner participated as well as Roze Nichols who designed an ensemble utilizing organic cotton, soy protein, silk chiffon, organic wool jersey, silk satin and hemp. Another innovative example is from NYC based designer Bahar Shahpar, who created a deep periwinkle blue pleated baby doll dress made out of soy protein coupled with a matching organic cotton vest. Also feted were Deborah Lindquist who designed a sweet spaghetti strap dress in soft pastel lime with a shirred waist and delicate pink appliqued flowers out of soy protein, silk chiffon, hemp and silk satin. Trina Turk put an eco-spin on a traditional trench coat by fashioning it out of white organic cotton denim.

In particular it was really thoughtful of the Mayor to gratefully acknowledge the influence of his eldest daughter Natalia, who loves fashion, as the main inspiration and motivation to host FutureFashion LA. All in all it was an elegant and classy affair…

Thank you Monique Marco for the inside scoop.