Eco-Friendly Fashions from Piece & Co now at Shopbop

The Piece & Co. x Shopbop collection features responsibly produced fabrics and high-end designers.

Piece & Co., a textile company that works with artisans worldwide has collaborated with online retailer Shopbop on a limited edition capsule collection featuring sustainable designs.  This is no ordinary eco-friendly fashion collection–the Piece & Co. x Shopbop collection features contributions from top fashion brands Diane Von Furstenberg, Veronica Beard, Mara Hoffman, and alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet.  I’m in love with the Mara Hoffman pieces pictured above, especially the Mara Hoffman bustier dress (already selling out.)

A Veronica Beard striped mini-dress & three pieces by Mara Hoffman in the Piece & Co. x Shopbop collection.

The Piece & Co. x Shopbop collection, which spotlights responsibly produced fabrics within the fashion industry, features pieces created by Diane Von Furstenberg, Mara Hoffman, alice + olivia, and Veronica Beard. The Piece & Co. x Shopbop collection, offers seven styles ranging from dresses, blouses, and a short-suit ensemble, uses fabrics created responsibly by skilled artisans in the Tamil Nadu region of India, masters of the traditional dobby weaving technique.

“The mission of Piece & Co. is to create a more responsible fashion industry,” says Piece & Co. founder Kathleen Wright, “and it has been an honor to work with such talented designers, sourcing fabrics that make the most impact socially, and the least impact on our environment.”

The alice + olivia dress and short is a display of the colorful workmanship and handwoven technique that was inspired by embroidery work. In the female-led weaving community that created this special textile, weaving is a way of life, providing sustainable work for women to support their families.

While the same dobby technique is used to create all the fabrics, the raised yarn process makes many different designs and patterns possible. The geometric design and floating threads created for the Diane Von Furstenberg top, for example, are inspired by what would usually be the reverse side of the material and exemplify the versatility and skill of dobby weaving.

Check out Piece & Co. x Shopbop on Shopbop for a limited time.  Sizing ranges from O to 12.  I’m ordering the Mara Hoffman ruffled top before it sells out!