EILEEN FISHER - Behind the Label and more...

Recently I had the opportunity to meet Shona Quinn, Sustainability Leader at Eileen Fisher, who so graciously shared her knowledge about sustainable fashion on at the inaugural Beyond the Label Event. Learning more and more about what Eileen Fisher is up to as a brand and as a person is game changing.  Not only does she implement brilliant and strict guidelines for her own brand, she works with the CFDA to educate students and consults other brands to design more mindfully.  

Here is a quote from Eileen that neatly sums up the impact of sustainable fashion:

"We always ask ourselves, “How can we help make a positive change in the world?”  Becoming more mindful about clothing means looking at every fiber, every seed and every dye and seeing how to make it better.   Our goal is simple: design without negative impact right from the start. We want to make sustainability our way of life; we want it to be universal.   We want to rally other fashion companies to do the same because our future depends on it.”

Another wonderful program that Eileen Fisher has put into place - The Social Innovators initiative.  Eileen designs a sustainable line, and she also takes responsibility for the textile waste created by her clothing.  

"Essentially designers are taking old EF pieces that we receive from our Green Eileen recycling program and upcycling it into incredible new product or simply mending it to then be resold. At the end of the day, we want to create a zero waste environment and take on the role of extended producer responsibility to ensure it doesn’t end up in a landfill," Marie Larson shared.

Take a peek at the full program here – some really incredible stuff!
click here or here http://www.eileenfisher.com/remade

As a Recycle-a-holic "Behind the Label" is truly inline with the Beyond the Label mission.  We are elated to give consumers and designers new ways to look at clothes! 

​-Taryn Hipwell

P.S. Some of my fave picks...as a tank top and jeans kinda girl. (Love me some Bluesign fabrics and Viscose...so soft!) click here