By Chere Di Boscio
Barbara i Gongini isn’t your typical designer, and her Nordic avant-garde fashion label based in Copenhagen, doesn’t take a typical approach to design.
The Gongini collections, made for both men and women, employ on the highest quality silk, wool and leather and recycled fabrics acquired from a sustainable production chain. For example, Gongini has used discarded packaging to create bold accessories, such as plastic vests and towering, Masai-style coiled collars. Speaking to Glass magazine about the difficulty of being environmentally friendly in the fashion industry, she says: “We implement the sustainable elements that we can. Some seasons we manage to be about 60% sustainable, this season we are all the way up to 80%. The production companies we use are also fair trade.”
Although based in Denmark, the Barbara i Gongini online shop allows access for worldwide lovers of conceptual fashion to access these uniquely ‘green’ designs. The designer will also show in Vogue Italia‘s collaborative fashion show with the Dubai Mall this October in Dubai, but whether her fetishistic, futuristic take on fashion will be a hit in the conservative Arab country is anybody’s guess.
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2 Comments
Michael Hermansen
Oct 15, 2013 at 4:25 pmPhotos by http://www.michaelhermansen.com
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Chere
Oct 15, 2013 at 4:26 pmA very good point! Added immediately! Thank you!