Habitude “Fashion in Partnership with the Planet” Launches Fall 2008 Collection
Posted: 9/1/08
Habitude is a casual feel-comfy collection made from organic cotton, hemp and organic wool. As the slogan implies, Habitude fashion is clothing manufactured in partnership with the planet. Having tired of the regular fashion scene, after ten long years in New York, Laura Chapuis, packed up and moved to Texas where organic cotton is grown.
Coupled with her eco-friendly ideals and having the raw materials so close by, she started her Habitude line of “good clothes for a happy planet”.
The neat part about this clothing is although it is casual and comfortable, the pieces are nice enough to dress up with scarves, jewelry and other accessories to make them quite fancy should the occasion arise. Take the Kimono Dress for example, from the Fall 2008 collection. Add a large piece of jewelry to the v-neckline and even a fancy shawl and this dress can become a winter cocktail party outfit.
Quite dazzling is the rust colored empire gathered sleeveless top that easily goes from office to evening wear. Wear it with a pair of dress pants, a pretty skirt or even jeans and the top is right at home in all circumstances. The rest of the collection consists of wide leg pants, scooped neckline kimono tee, long sleeve v-neck tee, short gathered rib waistband skirt, and a few other tops and skirts.
Excellent coverage in “green” magazines, quality workmanship, caring ideals, and sharp looking clothing has made Habitude’s line of casual wear very popular. Last year, they created a sexy holiday collection so it will be interesting to see if another collection is available for this year’s Christmas season.