Tag: organic

Organic By John Patrick – Fall 2010 – New York

This time around, John harkens the Scottish highlands with tweed and Balmoral served as the key inspirations. Check out the video interview.

story by Michael Fragoso
photos and video by John Lamparski
photo editing by Katie Piper
video editing by Charles Beckwith

John Patrick is a man of many trades. Living and designing all over Manhattan, The Hudson Valley, and Albany where he lives, his organic influences are truly rooted in his upbringing. Having been raised Macrobiotic, John sees designing using recycled/discarded/organic materials as second nature. This time around, John harkens the Scottish highlands with tweed and Balmoral served as the key inspirations. Nostalgic jackets, high waisted trousers, and beautiful shorts played up the themes.

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Natur Gala – Basel, Switzerland

It was nearly impossible to identify individual collections in the rest of the show, due to the wild mixture and diversity in styling. The focal point of this fashion show was not to present a single fashion label or their garments, but to present the audience with a variety of organic and fair trade fashion-savvy garments.

story by Boris Marberg and Alexandra Dawes
photos by Boris Marberg and Wolfgang Wöhrle

Parallel to the running of New York Fashion Week, the modaCYCLE Europe team covered the Swiss trade fair “Natur” in Basel. The highlight of that event was the big gala on February 12th, a platform for the “Schweizer Prix NATURE”, which is honoring sustainable projects. Continue reading “Natur Gala – Basel, Switzerland”