NEW YORK - THE WORLD’S MOST COSMOPOLITAN FASHION CAPITAL IS GENERATING MANUFACTURING HEROES THAT EMBODY THE NEW PATH FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. NEW EXCITING BUSINESSES ARE EMERGING FROM NEW YORK WITH A FIRM FOCUS ON THE HAND-CRAFTED. FROM INITIAL SKETCH TO PATTERN MAKING AND PRODUCTION, OUR ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS TAKES PLACE WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF THE NYC GARMENT DISTRICT. EACH COLLECTION IS PRODUCED BY SMALL ARTISAN AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES. FROM OUR DESIGN STUDIO WE CAN VISIT LOCAL FACTORIES DAILY TO SURVEY AND MAINTAIN THE HIGH QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCTION PROCESSES. WHILE DESIGNING AND PRODUCING IN NYC WE ARE DEDICATED TO HIGH QUALITY, INTEGRITY AND LOWERING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT – MADE IN NYC.
SERIES: PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE US | NINA HEIMLICH
NINA HEIMLICH EMBODIES THE MANY FACETS OF THE MODERN WOMAN: CREATIVE, STRONG, INDIVIDUALISTIC, ENERGETIC, CONFIDENT, AND CURIOUS. THE JULIA JENTZSCH TEAM VISITED NINA IN HER STUDIO IN BERLIN-KREUZBERG IN MAY 2022. WE LEARNED ABOUT WHAT DRIVES HER AND HOW SHE MANAGES TO COMBINE HER LIVES AS AN ARTIST, ACTRESS, MODEL, AND MOTHER.
WHAT MAKES ORGANIC COTTON
ORGANIC COTTON IS GROWN USING ORGANIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS THAT HAVE A LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. TO BE DEFINED AS “ORGANIC”, THE COTTON MUST COME FROM ORGANIC PLANTATIONS THAT MEET FOUR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. THE SEED IS GMO-FREE. NO USE OF ANY CHEMICALS, FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, OR PESTICIDES. THE CULTIVATED LAND HAS PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS.
THE DEFOLIATION OCCURS NATURALLY FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURE OR THROUGH WATER MANAGEMENT. THIS ALLOWS FOR HARVESTING COTTON WITHOUT USING ANY TOXIC CHEMICALS.
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