Mehera Shaw, a Family-Owned Fashion House, Launches Its Fair Made Campaign Targeting the Emerging Eco-Conscious Fashionista
Carrboro, NC (ContentDesk) July 5, 2006 -- Ever wonder where that cute-as-can-be dress came from? Who made it?
Did the stitchers get paid fairly for it? The tough questions few want to ask much less hear the answers to - especially when its not so easy to find great or even stylish fashions in the sustainable fashion realm.
Mehera Shaw, a small, family owned fashion house in North Carolina has, since its formation in 1999, been making fairly made fashions.
Mehera Shaw grew out of owners, Mark and Shari Kellers, long-standing relationship with India, its people and indigenous design. The Kellers have developed a style that translates traditional Indian methods of manufacture such as hand block printing, treadle sewing machines and pintucking into upscale, western design. The result?
A vivaciously feminine collection of cotton blouses, skirts, and dresses that restore both the diginity of workers and classic notions of femininity, says designer, Shari Keller.Shari comments: Finally there is an emergent market niche: conscious style.
Women are searching for the Mehera Shaw combination of fairly made, natural fibers clothing and vibrant, feminine styles.
Fair made has always been an integral part of our company philosophy.
Now we are also able to promote our philosophy to like minded consumers who really care that a garment was made ethically and want something really fashionable, vibrant and feminine. The small fashion house has always had a vision for the future: to connect eco-friendly and fair traded clothing with truly feminine sensibilities and to make their clothes accessible to the conscious and stylish woman.
Their shop at the Carr Mill mall in the triangle region of North Carolina and their website both offer a dynamic collection of sophisticated casual wear.Mehera Shaw, is also developing a line of stylish organic/fair trade cottons.
Their organic cottons will be incorporated into their seasonal spring/summer and fall/winter collections.
They plan to carry their new product later this year in their Carr Mill boutique in Carrboro, NC and on the web at www.meherashaw.com..
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While online shoppers are looking for the best Leather Products, many may find it difficult and not know where to go or look because there are so many options.That's why Glenn Sarault, owner of SunBright Publishing, launched http://1st-in-leather.com this week. "There are so many companies and so much information out there that can make it difficult to shop for Leather. But at http://1st-in-leather.com, we've done all the work so our customers don't have to," Sarault said.Sarault features individually selected companies on the Web site that provide a large selection of name brand, high quality products, dedicated customer support and expert information. Sarault researches and tests Leather companies and posts the better-quality companies on http://1st-in-leather.com. The company review process includes examining each company's...
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Fun - Feminine - Fabulous - MaterniTee by Swanky's Website Gets a Facelift
Kristin Scully, owner and designer of MaterniTee by Swanky, wanted to give her customers stylish maternity apparel and a stylish website as well."I am guilty of leaving a website if I am not immediately attracted to what I see.
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Mrs Lewis of Wiltshire used her old tights (legs only) for crocheting bath mats, and, whilst the crocheting bug was still with her, used up the rest of her old tights by treating the dog to a new cover for the inside of its basket. As she says - "it is simple to wash and quick to dry". She crochets these circles along the same lines as we used to make shoulder handbags. Do you remember them ladies? We used to crochet two matching circles plus a long narrow strip and then join the circles to the strip and hey presto! a bag which was very fashionable at the time . .
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Embroidery is the embellishment of cloth with designs
Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative
needlework in which designs and pictures are created
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another material. Most embroidery uses thread or wool
stitched onto a woven fabric, but the stitches could be
executed in, for example, wire or leather strands, and
embroidery can be worked onto many materials. ...
An embellishment of a fabric or garment in which
colored threads are sewn on to the fabric to create a
design. Embroidery may be done either by hand or
machine.It is A term applied to a hill or mount with
several copings or rises and falls.
Decorative stitching on fabric. Generally involves non-
lettering designs but can also include lettering and/or
monograms.
Evidence of embroidery exists during the
reign of Egyptian pharaohs, in the writings of Homer
and from the Crusaders...
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