RADICAL
TRANSPARENCY
AustralianlabelElkhasrampedupitssustainability
effortswiththelaunchof itsfirstTransparency
Report, a comprehensiveinvestigationintoevery
aspectof thebusiness.FoundersMarnieGoding
andAdamKoniaras,whohaveeliminatedall
bubblewrapfromtheirpackagingandoffsetthe
company’scarbonfootprintby 100 percent,hope
to inspireotherbusinessesto followsuit.ADAM FLIPP; SANDRA GONCALVES; IVANA MARTYN. PRICES APPROXIMATE. SEE BUYLINES FOR STOCKISTS. ADDITIONAL TEXT BY GRACE O’NEILL
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Thanks to fashion’s new era of textile innovation,
sustainable synthetics are more sensual than ever
before. For A/W 2020 (in stores in February),
Melbourne-based label Ena Pelly will release a
collection of faux-fur jackets each made from about
60 x 600ml recycled plastic water bottles. A polished
answer to summer-office AC.EASY DOES IT
Amsterdam-based Rika Studios’s cleverly cut tailoring
and loosened-up separates reflect the eclectic nature
of the modern woman’s life. Established by Ulrika
Lundgren in 2005, the brand sells its archive on a
digital outlet to offset deadstock and has just been
picked up by e-tailer My Chameleon.Ena Pelly jackets, $349 each,
enapelly.com.au.OutlandDenim
jeans,$229,
outlanddenim.com.au.Arch& Hookcoathangers,
priceonapplication,
archandhook.com.OUTLAND DENIM.RIKA STUDIOS.GOOD JEANS
Outland Denim’s new Alchemy
collection one-ups the modern
wardrobe staple by fusing clean lines and
gritty washes. Since launching in 2011,
the label has employed more than 100
staff from varying backgrounds of
vulnerability, many of whom are female
survivors of human trafficking in
Cambodia. Australian founder James
Bartle owns the factory where the
denim is manufactured, ensuring the
brand’s ethical credentials (organic
cotton, natural vegetable dyes, recyclable
packaging) are maintained.THE HANGOVER
Arch & Hook’s bespoke clothes hangers are
sourced from sustainable materials (wood,
upcycled marine plastic, bamboo and metal) and
100 per cent recyclable. The Dutch company,
which has designed for Saint Laurent and
Vetements, aims to reduce the tens of billions of
clothing hangers that end up in landfills annually.ELK.65 HARPERSBAZAAR.COM.AU^ December 2019