We’ve had the utmost pleasure of working alongside Jessa Brinkmeyer, owner of the renowned eco-boutique in Chicago’s West Loop, Pivot, to create Chicago Fashion Week’s first sustainable style museum and design forum, opening Thursday, Oct. 2-Oct. 5. The event culimnates with panelists Sara Snow of GreenTV’s Get Fresh with Sara Snow, and Lara Miller, the eco-style phenome , at 2pm Saturday, followed by a reception sponsored by Cru Cacao raw catering and chocolates and Veev vodka.  Checkout the below media coverage for more details, or today’s Julib, Modern Luxury’s e-zine coverage, below.

http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/09/22/chicago-showcases-sustainable-fashion-at-moss/

http://www.afreshsqueeze.com/articleDtl.php?id=48e13cc2cb7d2

http://www.dailycandy.com/chicago/article/39310/The+Weekend+Guide

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/sales-events-calendar/events-calendar-100208chicago-065035

http://www.idealbite.com/chicago/archives/model-behavior
 
 10.02.08
today in chicago: museums aren’t just a rainy day excuse to stare at dinosaur bones and sculptures anymore. with the opening of the museum of sustainable style today, there’s an eco-friendly alternative for you to get your learn on in style.

jessa brinkmeyer, owner of pivot, the city’s first eco-fashion boutique, curates moss to show that taste and fashion need not be sacrificed in the name of sustainability. featuring more than 25 local clothing, accessory and furniture designers, the first exhibition will also incorporate installments devoted to defining the components of sustainable style. the feel is quirky overtones (think “petting zoo” of sustainable swatches presented by the website ecolect) with a sharp aesthetic bent. and since just thinking about recyclables gets you all hot under the organic cotton collar, make sure you pencil in saturday’s eco-experts event. rainy day or not, a panel featuring designer lara miller and television show host sara snow will grace the moss. and not that you need an extra bennie, but veev and cru cacao are sponsoring the complimentary cocktail reception that follows. you were just saying it’s time to turn over a new leaf.
moss chicago
1109 west fulton market
at aberdeen
312.243.4754
now open
www.mosschicago.org
  
 
 
 

Below are images from this weekend’s West Coast Green conference in San Jose.  Featured is Philip Reno, in front the Eco-Fabulous ladies’ showcase, which they unbelievably constructed and designed with designer Will Wick’s help in what seems like, one week!  Congratulations Zem and Emilie, and thanks so much for letting us be so involved! xx, Jill

To MoSS, the Museum of Sustainable Style that J. Marie Agency is promoting alongside of Jessa Brinkmeyer, owner of Pivot eco-boutique.  Look for more details, please see www.mosschicago.org.

See you there! xx, jill