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The Green Girls,
winner of TreeHugger's Best of Green: Best Style Twitter
Feed award, recently featured Mountains of the Moon,
calling us "a perfect example of how ethical style can be
hip, fresh and sustainable," and stating "the quality of the
pieces created by Mountains of the Moon is incomparable.
Every bit of effort goes into making these clothes
beautiful and
green." |
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In their February
27th issue, Fashion, Evolved featured an
interview with Mountains of the Moon designer Melissa
Baswell, stating "There are some pioneers who have been
paving the way for the evolution of fashion for years. To
wit: Melissa Baswell," and describing our designs as
"gorgeous, stylish sustainable clothing made with the
highest standards of material and manufacturing." |
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Style Hive,
the world's largest social shopping community,
recently featured Mountains
of the Moon President/Head
Designer Melissa Baswell in their article Breaking Eco-Clothing
Stereotypes, describing Baswell's designs as having
"clean lines with a retro flair."
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Beloved Green,
The Sustainable Wedding Resource for Midwest Brides says
in their March 24th issue: “I think I am in love. Truly in
love. Mountains of the Moon, a Chicago-based
eco-fashion design group, has some beautiful options for
dresses that would look simply stunning for a bride or
bridesmaid. And so gorgeous, everyone will want to
wear them again and again instead of tossing them into a
heap to be left for the inevitable thrift store or
landfill."
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Eco-guru Victoria Everman recently
interviewed Melissa Baswell
for Victoria-E.com
and
Eco-Chic Weekly.
Everman says: “I am elated to
bring you a fantastic interview with Mountains of the Moon
founder and designer, Melissa Baswell. Read about Melissa’s
childhood fashion curiosities, Chicago’s
growing sustainable community, what it’s like modeling
her own designs, exciting milestones, and what sets
MOTM apart from other eco-fashion brands…,” and
calls
the interview “one of my most engrossing interviews yet.” View the entire piece
right here.
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Mountains of the Moon
Head Designer Melissa Baswell was
photographed/ featured by Women's Wear Daily
in their June 22nd
They Are Wearing
section for a piece "hip fashion"
at this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival.
The August 12th issue of
Feelgood Style: Beauty with Integrity
listed Mountains of the Moon's Organic Cotton Emma Dress
as one of
the four Best Green Dresses
of Summer, stating they they
"can easily be integrated into an early Fall wardrobe as
well." |
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A Fashion Makeover,
Nutcracker Style
Mountains of the Moon Designer/President
Melissa Baswell was chosen the winner
among a group of Chicago's top fashion designers by the
Joffrey Ballet and the Apparel Industries Board for a
new dress design for Clara in the Joffrey
Ballet's Nutcracker.
Melissa, who chose sustainable vintage fabrics for the
design, was honored at a Press Conference in December in
Chicago.
(Fashion Illustration © 2008 Melissa Baswell)
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Sweet Chic at the Museum
of Contemporary Art
Melissa Baswell was one of fourteen
Chicago fashion designers chosen to design a Couture Dress
made of recycled candy wrappers and boxes. The designs were
shown at Sweet Chic, the finale event to Chicago's Fashion
Week. Baswell's dress was exhibited at
the
Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago,
and will be displayed at upcoming events throughout the
country.
(Model: Angela Carroll, Elite Chicago) |
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Museum of Sustainable Style
Mountains of the Moon's 55% hemp 45% tencel
Sophie Pants
were featured in MoSS (the Museum of
Sustainable Style), part of Fashion Focus.
MoSS featured clothing, accessories and furniture that inspire and respond to current form and function necessities, without compromising our
environmental abilities to meet future needs.
(Photo: Kristen Carter/Pivot
Boutique) |
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For the third year
in a row, Mountains of the Moon was chosen one of the top
ten nominees for
Green America's Business of Year. |
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