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Ecofashion Label Toggery: A Look Inside

I’ve been a fan of Kate D’Arcy’s line, Toggery, for some time. Her comfy, simple, and stylish pieces are all a little more than basic, with great detail. Best of all, they come in COLOR! and lots of it. Kate’s an ecofashion designer who works in way more than neutral. The better to accessorize with!

Kate explains a bit about what dyes she uses and why, and the inspiration behind her line in this video:

Toggery by Kate D’Arcy from Style House PR on Vimeo.

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Fab Green Thanksgiving Weekend Sales

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by Starre Vartan · 11/23/07

OK, so I totally forgot and just bought used books despite the fact that I was trying to partake in Buy Nothing Day. If you’re also doing a little shopping this weekend (trying to get a head-start on holiday gifts, of course!), then check out one of these eco-friendly boutiques:

Kaight is having a store-wide sale at the boutique in the East Village, or if you prefer shopping from home, enter “Thanksgiving” in the coupon code box at the checkout to get 15% off everything through Sunday.

Modify (a new online ecofashion store) is offering 25% off everything except vintage and pre-sale stuff… this new online store carries some of my fave brands including Toggery, Moral Fervor and Loyale. Sale through Monday.

We LOVE Etsy (the online source for recycled and handmade clothes, accessories, home decor and more that you buy directly from the creators) and they are having a 20% off sale this Sunday, November 25, as well as next Sunday, December 2. Check out the Etsy Trashion page for details on which creators/artists are participating.

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Toggery Collection by Kate D'Arcy

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by Starre Vartan · 08/22/07

Kate D’Arcy with some of her Fall designs

Designer Kate D’Arcy, 26, is a new up and coming ecofashion designer, and I was lucky enough to get to check out her line in person last week. Kate’s debut line for her label Toggery, is made up of basics with flair, and as you can see from the pictures, tons of color too! All fabrics are super-soft, and for autumn I particularly loved the organic cotton fleece cropped jacket (not shown below) and the soft and comfy cowl-necked dresses. Her designs look great and are flattering to the female figure, yet all the pieces I checked out seemed versatile enough so that I could see wearing them to work and for hanging out on the weekend.

Kate says that she wants to make clothes for people who are from all walks of life, including but not limited to treehuggers and environmentalists. She says that by creating a line of fashions that are both fun, affordable and gorgeous, even non-eco chicks will want to pick up her stuff, just because it looks great. It’s that kind of attitude that is bringing ecofashion out of the ‘green’ corner, and will get lots of people into organic cotton whether they do it on purpose or not!

Kate uses organic cotton and sustainable dyes, and all her fabric is made, dyed and sewn in her home state of Pennsylvania, which I think is super-impressive since fewer resources are used to ship fabric around (reducing Toggery’s carbon footprint). Also, by having her designs sewn in the U.S. D’Arcy is supporting American seastresses, who are paid a fair wage.