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Organic Fashion Design: It’s Not Just for Hippies

by Marianne Salina
Fashion School Review Columnist

October 13, 2006


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When Nina Va
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lenti graduated from fashion design school, she found the fascinating interplay between nature and technology was the precise location to start her own clothing line. Her passion for architecture, Egyptian art, and Radiohead album covers led Nina away from her street wear clothing designs and into heavy experimentation with natural fibers and deconstructed fashion design. The result is ‘Naturevsfuture’ an organic line that is anything but granola gear.


Clothing Design From the Earth
Nina began using naturally occurring and sustainable materials such as organic hemp, soy, bamboo, and fibers from recycled soda cans within her clothing designs. She then went on to construct designs with a focus on deconstruction, reconstruction and asymmetry. For example, a shirtdress made of polyethylene sporting its buttons in a zigzag down the front creates an intriguing imbalance that her customers love. Her designs have even made a few memorable appearances on shows like the Gilmore Girls and Late Night with David Letterman.

A Seamless Transition
Nina found a rather smooth transition from fashion design school into her own line of clothing because she thoughtfully incorporated her sources of inspiration into her fashion design career. Rather than taking a traditional approach to clothing design, Nina experimented with alternative materials and drew upon elements of style outside the realm of fashion.

Pave Your Own Way in Design School
As you begin to plot your own fashion design career, you will find that in order to achieve a level of freedom to explore with different materials and concepts, a solid background in the basics is needed. First gain a proper foundation in fashion design school and then let your artistic instincts guide your career.

Sources:
Nylon Magazine
Naturevsfuture
Not Always What it Seams

About the Author
Marianne Salina is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington. She writes about pursuits in education and degree opportunities.

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