Chic Eco Designer Contests

Britta Reynolds = Creative Women's Apparel 2nd Runner-up Tie

2010-04-19T23:56:00.000-07:00

Britta’s creations are handmade with a contemporary style described as upbeat, spiritually youthful, and fun.

Elena Garcia = Creative Women's Apparel 2nd Runner-up Tie

2010-04-19T23:38:00.000-07:00

Elena's work blends daring design, traditional techniques, and luxurious, eco-friendly textiles to create beautiful, timeless pieces for women of all ages.

Elena is a tied winner with America’s Britta Reynolds as second runner-up for Chíc Eco’s 2008 Best Eco-Creative Women’s Fashion Designer Poll.

Nina Morgan-Jones = Creative Women's Apparel 1st Runner-up

2010-04-19T23:15:00.000-07:00

Announcement of Chic Eco’s poll for the Most Creative Women’s Apparel Designer honored London designer Nina Morgan-Jones as the first runner-up on September 2008.

Nina creates sustainable apparel and accessories that are beautiful, sexy and fun.

Best Eco-creative 2008 Women's Apparel Designer Award

2010-04-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

Sophie Rieu wins Chic Eco's Best Eco-creative Women's Apparel Designer 2008 award.

Licensed trade fashion buyers contact Delia at Chic Eco for line sheets.

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Recycled Tires, Tubes and Splaff Flopps

2010-01-25T17:45:00.000-08:00

Recycled car tires are converted to soles; used bicycle inner tubes are made into straps; hemp fabric is in the foot beds, covers the straps; and the mid sole is made from Regupol®.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition Summary

2009-10-16T20:15:00.000-07:00

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People like Carrie, Tina and Rachel offer a unique style that buyers truly appreciate. I’m glad to relay the competition brings attention to creative ideas from each designer nominated.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition Winner is Carrie Jekogian

2009-10-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

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Designer Carrie invites custom queries. Can you imagine? Just let her know if you have something specific in mind, and she might just whip it up in her Maryland sewing room.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer Sandy Swan for Holy Cow

2009-09-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

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It’s obvious that Sandy pays special attention to the detail of each piece. After all, the Holy Cow mission is to design and produce the best clothing on Earth.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Design Team: via Hani Hong for Fierce Hugs

2009-09-16T18:49:00.000-07:00

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Like a form of social fashion, independent artists make delightful eclectic images for Fierce Hugs. The partners describe their designs as playfully offbeat and mildly edgy in a fuzzy, baby-safe way.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer: Tina Bossy for Bossy Baby

2009-09-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

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Tina is another great talent discovered from nominations towards the Best Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer. That competition ended September 1st. The winner, who received the most votes, will be announced with runner-ups by October.

Ecoluxury Infant Clothes Designer: Jennifer Murphy for Chapter One Organics

2009-09-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

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Jennifer not only designs for her clothing company, Chapter One Organics, she collaborates with a U.S. manufacturer that trains women facing significant barriers to employment. The women learn sewing skills, earn a living wage, attain productive work habits, establish careers, and begin their “Chapter One.”

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition: Rachel Hart for Miss Sugar Pops

2009-08-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

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Vintage pieces are incorporated into designs that bring a little from the past into the present. Her favorite materials to work with are tulle, velvet, speciality ribbons, laces and good quality silk flowers. That's recycling fun!

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition: Carrie Jekogian for LolaBabiez Organics

2009-08-28T14:23:00.000-07:00

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Styles are hand-chosen for embellishment to pass Carrie's hip, green, and fair trade status loving energy. The baby clothing ranges from size 0 to 4T.

Deadline Approaching Fast 4 Best Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer Poll

2009-08-27T15:23:00.000-07:00

Calling all infant wear designers, There are only a few days left to nominate the Best Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer! Self nominations BEFORE September are accepted and detailed instructions are here, (read below footwear winner announcement).

The winner will be announced by varied press release avenues from green fashion media, to editors, publishers, blog sites, etc. A custom award seal that can be posted with pride will be honored to the designer, which everyone is free to share.

The winner will be notified and announcements distributed late September 2009. Designers may cater to any gender from newborn to 18 month-old sizes. Materials may be organic and/or sustainable, which includes recycled, salvaged or vintage. There are NO hidden fees to participate or win! Summarized Instructions:

Cast your vote by email to Info@ChicEco.com.
Write NOMINATION in the subject line.
Submit the designer's name and business in the message field with their site address and contact information. Hyperlinks accepted.
One vote per identified person whereas self-nominations, employees and friends are fine.
Details about the designer, vote reasoning and images are sincerely appreciated!

Bless all eco designers,

Delia Montgomery d/b/a Chic Eco
Environmental Fashion & Design ~ Consultant & Broker
Pahoa, Hawaii 96778 U.S.A. www.ChicEco.com
cell 859-619-2704

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition Features Amanda Searancke for NUI Organics

2009-08-18T23:28:00.000-07:00

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I encourage all readers to submit a vote on behalf of Amanda Searancke as the Best Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Designer. Chic Eco contest votes are welcome until September.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition: Featuring Sckoon Organics

2009-08-09T17:32:00.000-07:00

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Designer Satoko rightfully describes her baby clothing collections for Sckoon as a blend of eastern aesthetics and western practicality.

Eco-luxury Infant Clothes Competition: Featuring Zia and Tia

2009-08-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

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Julie and her company design luxury, practicality and beauty with handmade and vintage-inspired organic designs.

Cliff Drill for Splaff Inc Wins Best Sustainable Footwear Designer Poll

2009-07-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

Perfected simplicity is where he's at.

Modern Techniques and Materials Equate to Terra Plana Footwear

2009-05-25T12:10:00.000-07:00

The company makes many different types of shoes, but the Terra Plana collection is the most traditional “green” and design students are paying close attention.

Famed Birkenstock Shoes Update

2009-05-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

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Birki’s stands for comfortable and healthy walking. And there’s a strong company focus on ecological responsibility. This is not new, but the progress report is.

Sustainable Footwear Rocks in Ethiopia

2009-05-05T23:15:00.000-07:00

Production is authentic and "green" by Ethiopian heritage, not because of conscious trends. Bethlehem, now Cofounder and Managing Director, points out that zero carbon output is the norm since Ethiopians recycle as a way of life. They don't even refer to the process as recycling.

A Prime Example of Eco Footwear

2009-04-18T21:51:00.000-07:00

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Creative sourcing kudos for materials such as recycled carpet padding, which consist of scraps and recycled foam. Also natural latex rubber, which is tapped from trees to make all kinds of footwear parts.

Nikki Sayavanh for nikster™ Wins the Best Eco-creative Swimwear Designer Poll

2009-03-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

Best Eco-Creative Women's Fashion Designer Poll

2008-07-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

Want to nominate your favorite, out-of-the-box women's apparel designer?
Cast your invited nomination for the most creative sustainable women's clothing designer! The item or collection can be classic or trendy, but must be innovative.

What
A Fun Women's "Sustainable Green" Fashion Contest
Where
Global via Internet
When
Nominations Honored July 9th thru August 10th, 2008
Why
To Expand Awareness of Exceptional Green Designers
How
Email Vote to Info@ChicEco.com with Nomination in the Subject Line
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What
This is a fun contest to be exercised quarterly, beginning with creative women's apparel designers in the green market. Each poll will feature a specific type of sustainable designer from categories of apparel, accessories, art, interiors, buildings, gardens, and more.
Where
There are no boundaries! Each contest is global and can honor any eco designer anywhere. Just ensure the designer is an active merchant or is employed by an existing business.
When
The first design winner will be announced late August 2008. A new eco design contest will be created by mid September 2008. As the process is more streamlined, dates will become more specific.
Why
Skillful designers deserve recognition! From the beginning (1997) Chíc Eco has been about knowing who is making what in the world of environmental designs. Through imaginative collaborations, the mission continues to help influence manufacturing to become a sustainable process around the globe. Enthusiasm grows as innovations expand into the green market.
How
The requirement is to cast your vote by email with the designer's name and contact information. That means correct name spelling with at least a valid email address and/or phone number for the designer. Further details about the designer, reasoning and pictures are appreciated. Remember Nomination in the subject line.
All nominee submissions must include a reply address for potential queries and may not be duplicated. Oh yes, your elected designer can offer unisex garments. But please save the best men's creative designer for another nomination time. Only eco-creative designers suitable for women this round. And that means adult sizing.
Each nomination is reviewed and counted. A confirmation reply is emailed to the voter. If failed, the submission is disqualified and deleted. Voters may be contacted with queries later if their nomination wins.
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The winner will be announced by varied press release avenues from green fashion media, to editors, publishers, blog sites, etc. A custom award seal that can be posted with pride will be honored to the designer, which everyone is free to share.
Please avoid greenwashing! Nominated designers must hold valid sustainable material certificates, or verification of recycled materials, in order to win. This is particularly important for designers that work with popular and controversial bamboo. Here's a tip: reliable material certification company examples for bamboo are Oeko-Tex, Soil Association, SKAL, or KRAV.
Follow guidelines, partake and enjoy!
Can you guess who has been nominated thus far? ...