Designer Daily: John Bartlett

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

With male models smothered in mud and sailor stripes, cloaked in the Pendleton blankets of the 1800s, John Bartlett fused the little barbarian boys of “Lord of the Flies” with Steve Zissou’s aquatic life for a chic longshoreman’s collection. It also appeals to the eco-conscious, as John Bartlett has just taken the leap to make his company entirely cruelty-free. As a longtime vegan, this jump was “the best, most important, and simplest choice I’ve ever made,” he explained to Ecouterre. Bartlett now uses recycled materials, like his own blankets for the striped coats and ponchos, along with leather substitutes like ultrasuede. It’s his first collection back after a couple years off the runway, he’s been busy saving the animals; most notably his true love, dogs. How he jives his environmental and fashion loves into one.

She Finds 10 Trends from Bloggers on Bluefly

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Bluefly has gone all Fly and Mighty on us with its cool new blog. They’re working with bloggers all over town to show us what we want to see, and then have it in stock. She Finds dug in to the blogosphere to extract 10 trends to work you into the cold front from top indie fashionheads. See the trends She Finds searched, sifted and found fly and mightily. Try saying that 10 times fast.

Designer Discovery: Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons

Edited by Kirby Marzec

 

 

Dare I say that this jewelry designer has got a bit of tribal voodoo and Lord of the Flies on the brain, but the dark accessories of Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons have landed a coveted spot on my Christmas wish list. Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons is the work of Brooklyn’s Derrick R. Cruz. Inspired by unending energy of the city’s life and fashion scene, Cruz’s densely detailed paintings appear painted on ivory pendants. Some of the dangling animal heads and praying hands may give off a sort of creepy religious yet morbid vibe, but pair one of these with a simple solid v-neck and a blazer and you’ve got yourself one killer look.

 

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