Eco-fashion designer Anna Gilkerson may be winding down her label Deux fm (at least for now), but she’s not done dressing Halifax. MAKENEW is a curated bi-monthly vintage collection, loving pulled together by Gilkerson, who’s sorted through the bins to find true vintage and special, quality pieces that are in great condition and union-made, meaning […]
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Laura Chenoweth moves to top three in the Design Forward awards
As we wrote, about a month ago, local designers Laura Chenoweth and deux fm were competing in the semi-finals for Fashion Takes Action’s first FTA Design Forward awards, dedicated to finding the best sustainable clothing designers in Canada. Close to 40 designers made the first round, then it was 14, and now Chenoweth–who is passionate […]
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deux fm and Laura Chenoweth competing for eco-fashion supremacy
Laura Chenoweth Proving that environmentally conscious fashion design is more than just a season’s trend, Fashion Takes Action is launching the first FTA Design Forward awards. Close to 40 designers made the first round, and it’s now down to 14, including locals deux fm and Laura Chenoweth. But what makes these awards interesting (and credible) […]
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Home from NY: deux fm Q&A
As we reported last week, deux fm is back from New York’s Greenshow, coinciding with NY Fashion Week. It’s our dream to appear in the Huffington Post, but it looks like Anna Gilkerson and her Hollywood-glam, eco-friendly collection have beat us to it. Gilkerson took some time out of her crazy schedule to talk about […]
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Media reports from NY Fashion Week: deux fm
photo from ecoterre.com My favourite ecofashion website ecoterre.com just reviewed deux fm‘s NY Fashion Week show, calling Anna Gilkerson‘s designs “very easy on the eyes,” and brimming with “old Hollywood glamour.” Yes, that’s how we roll here in Halifax. It’s not surprising that the fashion media is eating up deux fm’s new collection. You can […]
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Green with envy: deux fm heads to New York
We wish we were a devil wearing Prada. That way we could attend The GreenShows Eco Fashion Week in New York. Dedicated to eco-friendly, sustainable fashion that you’d actually want to wear (i.e. no hairy hemp sacks), the first event was held in September, during New York Fashion Week. This time around, 10 designers will showcase their fall/winter 2010 collections, including our own deux fm. Anna Gilkerson, deux fm’s style genius, shows her line next Wednesday, and has promised us photos and updates from the runway.
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deux fm & SaintOnge: A sample plan
Go wild with SaintOnge’s animal bags. If you’re sick of the mall scene and churned-out gift ideas, consider a private sample sale. How posh! Local designers deux fm and Michelle SaintOnge are hosting an exclusive event on Thursday, December 17, 6-10pm, which includes 50 to 80 percent off all clothing, accessories and jewellery, including never-seen-before […]
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Dive into deux fm
Although it feels like summer’s just getting started, some of us are already excited for fall’s cozy knits and sleek dresses. Get a head start on your autumn fashion shopping this Sunday at deux fm’s fall collection trunk show at The Hub (1673 Barrington, second floor), 1-5pm. There will be a mini-boutique, live models, wine […]