While it’s been easy to go green in some aspects of our everyday lives—we only use reusable grocery sacs and buy local produce wherever possible—it’s been a bit more difficult in the fashion department.
Amanda Anderson, the designer behind Vancouver’s Kulus Designs, now makes the task much easier. For her second collection, she uses an ethically-sourced fabric blend of 66% bamboo, 28% cotton, and 6% spandex and will only use such eco-friendly textiles going forward.
Beside the reasonable price points (pieces range from $40 to $160), we love this season’s bright colours (think yellow and fuchsia), Grecian-style draping on dresses, jackets, and tops, and of course, the First Nations motifs by B.C. artists John Livingston and Rande Cook.
We also can’t resist the stories behind each piece. Case in point: The Dzunuk’wa halter ($100) tells the myth of a wild woman who lurks in the shadows and steals children at night; it can be worn scrunched with a cowl neck, which blurs her “face,” or stretched flat to reveal it. Other standouts include the Diving Butterfly dress ($160) and the Thunderbird vest ($120) – so on-trend this season.
Dressing green never felt—or looked—easier.
Kulus Designs
www.kulusdesigns.com
Available at:
Dream
www.dreamvancouver.com
311 W. Cordova St. (at Cambie St.)
604-683-7326
Shop Cocoon
www.shopcocoon.com
3345 Cambie St.
778-232-8532
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