New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Romancing the 40′s with Deux FM

The Deux FM show certainly didn’t look like any of the other shows during Fashion Week’s Greenshows. I spoke with designer Anna Gilkerson after her show and she told me that this collection “was inspired by the 1940′s because like today, people were getting glammed up again but there was no money around. I kept details modern though- no buttons, instead using zippers and ties as part of the styling.”

Gilkerson used a host of ecofabrics for her creations, including a jacket of organic cotton twill, dresses of viscose, organic cotton jersey, and a modal/cashmere mix, a denim trench made with GOTS certified yarn-dyed cotton, and a Melton car coat of 100% organic wool. Locally produced in Gilkerson’s native Nova Scotia, a few non-eco materials were used in the collection, but those were all locally-sourced.

Deux FM’s mission statement is: “We are part of the global movement for a sustainable future and our mission is to inspire ethical and environmental awareness by implementing sustainable action through innovative design.” Not to mention some really knockout pieces.

Designer Gilkerson (middle) celebrates after her show during New York Fashion Week.

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Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.