fashion friday :: buffalo exchange

The first Buffalo Exchange opened in 1974 in Tucson, Arizona
by Kerstin and Spencer Block. To our knowledge, this was the 
very first store that bought, sold, traded and took clothing items 
and accessories on consignment.  Kerstin, being Swedish, thought 
the word 'Buffalo' was very American.  And since the store was 
going to be an 'Exchange,' the store's name was born.

Buffalo Exchange is a sustainable company that works to protect the 
environment by reusing and recycling clothing.  The EPA estimates 
12.4 million tons of textiles were generated in 2008, or 5 percent of 
total U.S. municipal solid waste.  Nearly half of the 2.5 billion pounds 
of postconsumer textile waste prevented from entering the solid waste 
stream is recycled as secondhand clothing, according to the Council
for Textile Recycling.

fashion friday :: kreatia

Kreatia
Originally from Poland, Agnieszka Kulon works professionally
as a fashion designer and photographer under label KREATIA.
As a fashion designer Agnieszka offers, to her clients, alternatives 
to main stream of industry. Her collection, featured in nation wide 
magazine Fiber Art Magazine, is built from one of the kind pieces.
In her photography she features quite often the same person,
but her strong background in make-up artistry and fashion design
allows her to alter images. She uses both digital and traditional 
photography, shooting film and processing her prints in wet lab.
Agnieszka specializes in portraits, fashion and humouristic 
sequences.

fashion friday :: mended mosaic

Mended Mosaic
founded in 2008 by Chicago natives KC and Louie Mendicino.
For years, KC sat behind the hum of a sewing machine, with the
assistance of her greatest mentor - her mother.  
Beginning creations were small vests for festivals, corsets, then 
bellydancing costuming, pants, and more. When KC and Louie 
met, he put his handiwork to the needle as well. After an
overwhelming response to their handmade wares, they launched 
their creativity into the bigger picture.

fashion friday :: xylem

Xylem
Founded in 2003 by designers Danielle Nelson and Jazzi Januari,
Xylem represents the designers passion to create sustainable,
eco-responsible clothing with an uncompromised dedication
to fashion forward style, versatility, durability and exceptional comfort.

fashion friday :: noir facade

Title: Performance
Magazine: Numéro No. 112 April 2010
Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski
Photographer: Anthony Maule


Title: The girl from Atlantis
Magazine: Vogue Nippon May 2010
Model: Alla Kostromicheva
Photographer: Sølve Sundsbø


Title: Chic At Every Price
Magazine: Harper's Bazaar US April 2010
Model: Toni Garrn
Photographer: Terry Tsiolis


Title: Room 828
Magazine: 25 Spring/Summer 2010
Models: Maryna Linchuk, Sal Morale
Photographer: Mateusz Stankiewicz


Title: The Wild Frontier
Magazine: The Sunday Telegraph Spring/Summer 2010
Model: Karmen Pedaru
Photographer: Catherine Servel

Noir Facade
the journal of uploaded images from international artists

fashion friday :: mina perhonen

Minä Perhonen
Head designer Minagawa and his team are always searching for 
new boundaries to what is technically possible.  This results in 
beautiful details that are hidden as little treasures in his garments 
and fabrics.  Design sustainability and craftsmanship are becoming 
increasingly important in the world of fashion.
Minä Perhonen represents these values in its design philosophy and
was founded in 2003 by head designer Akira Minagawa.  The design 
label is perceived as one of the most prestigious of Japan.  It is 
internationally known for its timeless design and associated with 
sustainability and craftsmanship reusing subtle details in 
multiple collections.

fashion friday :: vivalamoda magazine

VivaLaModa Magazine
"a bi-monthly magazine created to show the greatest
and coolest fashionable and hand made things that we can find.
But we don’t want to talk only about fashion
or beautiful stuff we find.
This magazine will also host articles about green products,
toys, decoration, product reviews and many more things.
We want to support indie designers and crafters who make things
with their own hands (not to forget we also love vintage!),
and give readers information about the handmade world.

This magazine is made with love, patience and a good eye
for great products..
and for that I have to thank all the fantastic collaborators.
You can find them on the last pages of the magazine
and in the collaborators section.
The rest of work: putting everything together, editing all the magazine,
designing the look and some articles, is up to me, Ainhoa, the editor!"