Ecouterre

We came, we saw, we chronicled the hottest green shows at Spring/Summer 2013 New York Fashion Week. Get the complete rundown below, and let us know which collections are your…

Driven by the same cultural and social factors, fashion and music have shared an inextricable bond since the 1950s, when the first rumblings of malaise and discontent rippled among the…

JONES ON JOANS “My collections are inspired by a piece of literature and the album I listen to most or what’s connected to the literature,” Jones tells Ecouterre.…

Fashion and architecture are more than casual acquaintances. Both disciplines entail filling voids with contours, swoops, and planes, albeit on markedly different scales. Sometimes,…

SEEING GREEN AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK + Organic by John Patrick + Raleigh Denim + Gretchen Jones + Assembly New York + Titania Inglis + Lauren Moffatt + Costello Tagliapietra +…

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY As in previous seasons, Jones based her collection on a music album and a book (actually a book and a poem): Desertshore by Nico, Through the Looking Glass by…

Over at Honestly WTF, designer Gretchen Jones shows us how to make a bold statement necklace with brass rings and neon nylon cord. (Honestly WTF) Source4Style is launching “The…

WILD HORSES Each season, Jones cribs her inspiration from a book and a music album, this time from The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda and Horses by…

Superstar shoppers know how to get the best bang for their buck by picking classic pieces that transition seamlessly from season to season. Ecouterre paid a visit to Nordstrom’s…

GRETCHEN JONES FOR PIPERLIME The 14-piece line, which includes gold-plated necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and a body chain, draws inspiration from Egyptian pyramids and the 1973…

BLACK TEARS, STRANGE DREAM For her eponymous label’s debut, Jones assembled a collection from sources as disparate as Frida Kahlo, Jean Michele Basquiat, Kurt Cobain, Buckminster…

ORGANICALLY YOURS Through Inhabitat and now Ecouterre, we’ve been following John Patrick’s career for years. We’ve attended every one of Patrick’s seasonal…

One of eco-fashion’s own steamrolled the competition on Friday to win the inaugural challenge of Project Runway’s eighth season. Portland designer Gretchen Jones, who heads…