A beautiful and virtuous luxury: our selection of eco-friendly accessories
The Chloé striped dress
For her first collection at Chloé, the Uruguayan Gabriela Hearst, champion of the environmental cause, bets on sustainability. Say goodbye to synthetic fibers and welcome to reused vintage pieces, organic silk and recycled cashmere yarns for knits like this long striped dress that is as desirable as it is responsible.
The Loewe tote bag
It's called Woven Basket, it's woven by hand with leather scraps from old collections and it's part of Loewe's Surplus Project. A project that uses recycled, upcycled and organic materials to create new ones that are just as beautiful. Demonstration with this tote launched under the leadership of Jonathan Anderson in 2015 and which is now one of the classics of the house, in all its variations.
The Chanel suit
For the first time in its history, the rue Cambon house is launching four eco-responsible versions of its legendary woven fabric. Presented in May during the Cruise in Provence fashion show, the collection (marketed in November) therefore offers jacket and skirt in tweed made by Lesage with more than 70% of yarns certified by the GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and GRS (certifying to the less than 20% recycled fibres). Ultra-seductive!
The Patou black jacket
It is in organic cotton and wool tweed with a removable collar in organic poplin. Because at Patou, 70% of the materials in the autumn-winter collection are eco-friendly or recycled. A sustainable orientation that Guillaume Henry wanted to drive upon his arrival in the venerable house relaunched in 2019. Also on the program: innovative and recyclable packaging, from the hanger to the cardboard packaging, and QR codes on each piece which reveal the entire cycle. Creation. Welcome to 2021!
The Vivienne Westwood corset
From the punk movement to political and ecological activism, Vivienne Westwood has always had a subversive streak. For more than ten years, she has also conveyed her ideas through her committed fashion. As proof, her iconic corset, which she presents this winter with a motif inspired by a painting by François Boucher integrated into an ultra-innovative denim in terms of eco-responsibility.
The Fendi Baguette and Peekaboo
The two iconic models of the house are now playing the green card within the FF Green Intrecciato capsule. Created using the artisanal technique of interlacing, they are available in organic cotton and recycled polyester. Available in green of course, a symbol of sustainability, but also in dark tobacco, Fendi's signature color.
The Maison Margiela bag
After Replica launched by upcycling pioneer Martin Margiela in 1994, here comes Recicla, a concept that the house's current artistic director, John Galliano, presented in 2020. The idea? Restore or transform existing pieces into clothing or accessories. For the next collection, 5AC bags (each of which has a label listing their origin and period) produced from high-end leather scraps will be offered for sale in limited editions.
The Balenciaga bucket bag
With its cylindrical shape with an upper drawstring for quick closure, its graphic logo and its multiple variations - black, white, grey, pink, red, with flowers or polka dots - Balenciaga's Wheel bag has something for everyone. It is mainly made of recycled nylon for the interior and organic cotton for the lining, which makes it doubly attractive and definitely so chic!
The unisex Louis Vuitton trainer
It bears the sympathetic name of Charlie, it arrived on the market at the end of October and it is part of Louis Vuitton's sustainable development program called Our committed journey. Above all, it was designed with 90% recycled and biosourced materials, which does not prevent it from being comfortable and ultra-stylish with its minimalist and graphic design. Success guaranteed!
Emporio Armani cape jacket
Part of the Italian brand's Sustainable line, which highlights Giorgio Armani's active commitment to the environment through the use of innovative and sustainable materials, we particularly like this windbreaker jacket topped with a cape in a beautiful autumnal color. In recycled nylon crepe and regenerated wool, it definitely unites our desires for style and nature.
The Prada corolla skirt
Miuccia Prada's favorite skirt has also been reworked in Re-Nylon, the sustainable version of the house's iconic material. This new nylon is obtained by recycling and purifying plastic waste collected from the oceans. And, as a bonus, it can be regenerated indefinitely, without loss of quality. Prada now uses it on a wider range of accessories or clothes that are definitely in tune with the times.
The Ronald van der Kemp couture coat
The Dutch designer says it all: in 2014, he was the first to create a couture label that respects sustainable development. How ? By creating exceptional garments from stocks of unused fabrics, vintage fabrics or industrial waste. The proof with this spectacular fur-effect coat made from recycled and shredded denim on bridal lace.
Tod's shopping bags
Using the patchwork technique, the house is launching a collection of precious shopping bags and clutches made from recycled materials. Baptized Mosaic, this collection has its origins in a local Italian custom: that of women employed in factories who handcraft small shopping bags using scrap leather. An eco-responsible approach that inspired the Italian brand in its luxury cycling process.
The Stella McCartney coat
The great pioneer of green fashion is pushing the eco-responsibility slider thanks to conscientious partners, such as the wool supplier Chargeurs, which places animal well-being at the center of its his activity. So welcome to its new Nativa-certified wool, a label that guarantees the quality and traceability of the fibers throughout the production chain, from the farms where the sheep are raised and shorn to the finished product. A 100% virtuous production that gave birth to one of its most beautiful oversized coats of the season.
The Marine Serre leather trench coat
In just a few seasons, Marine Serrea has won over the fashion world with its radical creations, half of which come from upcycling. For fall-winter, the designer also unveiled her recycling work around silk, jeans and leather through videos. Like this luxurious trench coat reworked from salvaged skins. For an exemplary and desirable fashion where nothing is lost and everything is recreated.
The Gucci sneaker
Designed for those who want to limit their environmental footprint, the Gucci Off The Grid collection is made from recycled and sustainably sourced organic materials. On the shoe side, the GG nylon in Econyl (this famous infinitely reusable nylon) was used in particular to create high and low versions of the Gucci Tennis 1977 basketball. We love its cobalt blue color as much as its fundamentally green attitude.
The Hermès bag
Here comes the Victoria tote in a new version as beautiful as it is eco-friendly since it was created from… mushrooms. Explanation: Hermès made it with the filaments of the latter (the mycelium) in association with the H canvas and the Evercalf calfskin. A high-tech (and patented) process that gives, once passed through the hands of tanners and leatherworkers, an exceptional natural material that is incredibly soft to the touch.
The Bottega Veneta rain boot
It's the kind of shoe you couldn't miss, both for its funky gummy candy look in pop colors and for the craze it brings. 'she arouses with trendy girls and boys - seen on Rosie Huntington-Whiteley or Justin Bieber, for example. The icing on the jelly: the Puddle, as it is called, was designed by Daniel Lee, the artistic director of Bottega Veneta, in a biodegradable polymer. An object of desire that ticks all the right boxes.
