La Fenice
Turning Trash into Luxury Fashion
Creating a Zero Carbon Footprint Luxury Collection is not just a challenge, but also a new way of living/thinking/being. Taking environmentally toxic items that have been treated and transformed into textiles inspires me to continue this planet loving process. Limiting cutting and sewing wastage by only producing what is ordered was a natural choice. Adding garment post-life options are my next developments - offering re-tailoring and ultimately a recycling program where I buy back the item, offering credits for a next purchase (reselling the used item). RRR
Company/Institution
Lawrence Pizzi Collection
Gender-Nautral Negative Carbon Footprint Luxury Fashion. Proving that saving our planet can make you look GREAT! Using mostly 100% recycled plastics (with 100% organic responsibly farmed USA cotton or Egyptian linen), waterless-dying & printing help keep the waters clean and our landfills a little emptier. All notions/trims/accessories are made with 100% recycled cardboard or food industry waste (buttons + buckles), tires, iron from oil tankers, using technologies that help limit any byproducts. All packaging and printed materials used are biodegradable, made from apple or corn waste.
Country
United States
Designer(s)
Lawrence Pizzi
With almost 40 years in the fashion industry, Lawrence worked for many internationally known designers/houses worldwide. Giorgio Armani, Missoni, Alfred Sung, Alexander Wang, Autumn Cashmere, Sassoon, Roberto Cavalli, Coach, KooKai, Elise Overland, LL Bean Signature, Brian Reyes, Charlotte Ronson, Members Only, Bill Blass, Adrienne Vittadini, Earl Jeans, Von Dutch, Lonsdale, Sassoon Jeans, Helmet Lang, Hugo Boss, John Bartlett, Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Studio Clasics, Zara International, Club Monaco. Lawrence has also taken many courses at The Underswell, for sustainability in fashion.