Written on August 27, 2010 at 1:52 am, by merely
Freedom and Fashion Photoshoot BTS from Sean Armenta on Vimeo.
Check out our 2nd photo shoot of the year. This magazine is going to be hot! Make sure to get your tickets once sales open in about two weeks!
Written on August 14, 2010 at 11:18 am, by merely
I’m here 7000 ft. above sea level in Mexico City working with a team to rebuild a once orphanage turned into a sex-trafficking shelter called “El Pozo.” Within a few weeks, 6-8 Mexican girls will be situating themselves in these once dusty rooms. These girls spent years under the control of someone else, being forced to engage in sexual transactions everyday.
If you would like to follow on what El Pozo is doing please follow their blog.
-Bonnie
Written on July 19, 2010 at 3:43 am, by merely
KRISTINIT is the label of designer and artist Kristina Lenss. Kristina studied costume design at the renowned Wimbledon School of Art in London and has an M.F.A. in Costume Design from UCLA. Working in various design arenas including theater, opera, film, commercials, ballet, and illustration, Kristina has designed and exhibited her award winning designs all over the world.
Founded in 2006, Kristinit was named Lucky Magazine’s “One to Watch” designer and has been featured in Teen Vogue, OK Magazine, Style.com, Nylon, Agenda Magazine, and Apparel News. Celebrity clients include Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Zooey Deshanel, Bobbie Thomas, Finola Hughes, and Julia Anderson.
Inspired by nature, history and art, the label fills a niche for inspirational and sophisticated fashion for the elegant and eco conscious woman. A key tenet of Kristinit’s mission has always been to design with more than just style in mind: The line uses innovative organic fabrics, local manufacturing, and fair trade practices, and Kristinit continues to donate a percentage of each sale to the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Pachamama Alliance. (Original post from Kristinit.com)
Freedom and Fashion was pleasantly surprised to pick up Kristinit’s clothing line. Her designs are unique and keeps us excited to style for our next photo shoot!
Written on June 15, 2010 at 5:43 pm, by merely
Freedom and Fashion is revealing exclusive “Love Bunnies” in its new product line at the 5th annual Talent 1 Media Film Festival June 18th and 19th which will take place at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, CA. The “Love Bunnies” were originally designed and created by Freedom and Fashion members, Rea Kim and Carol Shih, who were inspired by the metaphor of taking innocent bunnies and imbuing them with sexual overtones, such as that of the Playboy Bunnies.
The bunnies will be limited-edition for this launch and are 2.5” tall, made of fair-trade wool felt by our partners, Made in Mongolia, and will be donning various outfits of the country they are representing, which have high incidences of slavery (North Korea, India, Thailand, Mongolia, Africa). Freedom and Fashion is sewing love, innocence, and justice back into the lives of the enslaved, to raise for their 2nd annual fair-trade fashion show later this year, which will showcase affordable fair-trade fashions from our partners to prove that conscious consumerism is not out of reach.
Written on May 8, 2010 at 6:48 pm, by merely
Information on how to get involved with Freedom and Fashion by signing up or coming out to our Scarf parties!
Written on December 16, 2009 at 3:02 am, by merely
The room was filled with anticipation as people started coming into the doors of Ackerman Grand Ballroom on UCLA’s campus. From the backstage AVEDA hair+make up team, to the models, all of production team, volunteers and staff were ready to make this event a success. And it was. The models strutted their stuff as they blended in the backdrop of music most appropriate for the lines. With a combined total of over $6,000 in non-profit organization / fair-trade company profits that night, we’ve helped more people than expected! Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, volunteers and supporters! If you would like to read an in-depth report on the night, feel free to visit the Media/Press section and read an article or watch a video on what happened.
You can also watch it here you weren’t able to attend:
Here are some pictures for your enjoyment:
(Photo credit: Eileen Liu)
Also, don’t forget to support our partner organizations by making a purchase!
After all, without them, this show could not have happened. Look through our partner page for brands and names! Have a Merry Christmas and a happy holidays to you all!
XOXO,
Merely
Written on November 27, 2009 at 10:49 am, by merely
Written on November 21, 2009 at 3:38 pm, by merely
WRAP UP PARTY POSTPONED!
Better date.
Nicer Venue.
Same awesome people.
Details to come…
Thank you for your understanding. Thank you for attending the show and shopping to support the organizations!
