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fashion
EMPOWER
Through
Sustainable
Fashion
W By Whitney Alexandrahat first the trendy and empowering
swept creatives who focus their
through talents on wearable art that
the food industry, bringing benefits the environment.
awareness to organic, Lindy, who loves to make
environmental sensibilities, woman feel valued and
has now made its mark in confident through fashion,
the fashion world in 2016. It’s has established her line,
considered fashionably chic, Organic Beginnings.
super stylish and awesomely Aimee Kent, who has been
By: Whitney Alexandra | Photos: Bri Johnson | Model: Kristy Parsons | Hair & Makeup: Carey Duprey empowering to rock sustainable designing clothes since the
and local handmade clothing age of 16, studied design at
and accessories. the Glasgow School of Art in
Being a fashion stylist Scotland, where she currently
requires me to keep up with resides. Sustainability has
the latest trends, and to find always been important to
unique pieces for my clients Aimee, who focused her final
that provide more than your year at school on the future
average-Joe, fast-fashion looks. and sustainability of the textile
Living in NYC allows me to be and fashion industries. Aimee
surrounded by tons of locally recognized the need for a
handcrafted shops, where I can more eco-friendly method of
find fun pieces that you can’t screen printing, so in 2012 she
get anywhere else. One of my launched her brand, which
favorites is the African Market focuses on highly innovative
in Harlem. The handcrafted designs and products using a
unique, one-of-a-kind creations special environmentally friendly
I find there add so much more textile screen printing system
heart and value to each piece. and fairly traded organic and
Besides local becoming recycled fabrics.
widely popular, many well- It is exciting and satisfying
known and up-and-coming to support those who are
brands have taken on the passionate about our world
sustainability movement. and their art; if that isn’t
Designers Lindy Fox and fashionably empowering, then I
Aimee Kent are leaders among don’t know what is.
24 INSPIRE HEALTH september | october 2016
EMPOWER
Through
Sustainable
Fashion
W By Whitney Alexandrahat first the trendy and empowering
swept creatives who focus their
through talents on wearable art that
the food industry, bringing benefits the environment.
awareness to organic, Lindy, who loves to make
environmental sensibilities, woman feel valued and
has now made its mark in confident through fashion,
the fashion world in 2016. It’s has established her line,
considered fashionably chic, Organic Beginnings.
super stylish and awesomely Aimee Kent, who has been
By: Whitney Alexandra | Photos: Bri Johnson | Model: Kristy Parsons | Hair & Makeup: Carey Duprey empowering to rock sustainable designing clothes since the
and local handmade clothing age of 16, studied design at
and accessories. the Glasgow School of Art in
Being a fashion stylist Scotland, where she currently
requires me to keep up with resides. Sustainability has
the latest trends, and to find always been important to
unique pieces for my clients Aimee, who focused her final
that provide more than your year at school on the future
average-Joe, fast-fashion looks. and sustainability of the textile
Living in NYC allows me to be and fashion industries. Aimee
surrounded by tons of locally recognized the need for a
handcrafted shops, where I can more eco-friendly method of
find fun pieces that you can’t screen printing, so in 2012 she
get anywhere else. One of my launched her brand, which
favorites is the African Market focuses on highly innovative
in Harlem. The handcrafted designs and products using a
unique, one-of-a-kind creations special environmentally friendly
I find there add so much more textile screen printing system
heart and value to each piece. and fairly traded organic and
Besides local becoming recycled fabrics.
widely popular, many well- It is exciting and satisfying
known and up-and-coming to support those who are
brands have taken on the passionate about our world
sustainability movement. and their art; if that isn’t
Designers Lindy Fox and fashionably empowering, then I
Aimee Kent are leaders among don’t know what is.
24 INSPIRE HEALTH september | october 2016
