FairTribe works exclusively with socially responsible Fair Trade producers outside of the U.S. Our Made in the USA products are sustainable, organic and/or recycled and created by artists known to us.
Ideo
Our French partner in fashion, Ideo, has worked hard to establish high quality Fair Trade and Organic production in India and South America. Created in March of 2002 by Rachel Liu and Antoinette Giorgi. IDEO was born out of the sheer will to combine fashion, ecology and ethics. Its collections are entirely made of ecological materials and with respect of human dignity. All three lines, women, men and baby are created by the IDEO team of fashion designers.
The raw materials as well as the manufacture of the products are produced in India, Peru, Cambodia and Tibet. Ideo is sold in 200 retail locations in France and 60 in Europe and worldwide. The company has received 4 awards since its beginning, notably the Elan de la Mode (Fédération du Pret a Porter) and the Paris Developpement Durable (Sustainable Development).
Jewelry Producers
Much of our jewelry comes from New Delhi, India, and is created by a collective that was originally formed to support a small group of teenage slum girls. The girls were trained in jewelry making, and taught about design and market trends.
Formally incepted in the year 2000, the collective now works with 7 different groups of artisans and follows the principals of Fair Trade. In doing so, they are providing support to unorganized, marginalized and underprivileged craftspeople living in and around Delhi. The artisans are provided with proper feedback, training in management skills and marketing, assistance with education for themselves and their children, taught about the ills of child labor and the importance of empowerment for women, and given financial assistance with raw materials for their creations.
rebe
FairTribe is especially excited to have partnered with rebe, the vision of an incredibly talented mother/daughter design team who created rebe sacs, accessories and apparel with the dream of creating artistic, innovative fashion that gives forward.
Featuring fun, flirty, feminine style, rebe's fashions are thoughtfully designed and created by hand of sustainable, vintage and recycled fabrics. With just the right combination of pattern, texture, and whimsical detail, rebe's originality shines through in every collection.
From must-have snuggly coats made from recycled fibers to flouncy layered skirts, simply elegant dresses and amazing handbags created from vintage fabrics, rebe has been allowing fashionable individuals to quite literally wear their ideals since 2001. The entire product line is made in the USA, sweatshop-free, and created from all kinds of sustainable fabrics inspiring hope, compassion, and responsibility amongst the global community.
rebe designs is centered around the philosophy of engaging stylish individuals to effectively create a more sustainable future by reinventing hip, trendy, high quality and innovative clothing that makes a difference. rebe's apparel, accessories, and bags offer a very strong price/value relationship and will continue to pioneer new types of fabric and design, weaving through them the threads of earth consciousness. It is a goal of rebe designs' management to continue to develop and launch new styles and designs, develop more sales nationally and internationally and to forge new frontiers in sustainable fashion.
rebe designs has been featured in Yoga Journal, Lucky, Nylon, Daily Candy, California Apparel News, Fit Pregnancy, and Elle Girl, among many other publications
René Geneva Design, LLC
We are so honored to have partnered up with René Geneva to manage her wholesale accounts. With a specialization in corsetry, RGD has been serving up fun and funky outerwear, evening wear, wedding gowns, daytime dresses and separates, men's ties, and thigh high socks to eco-conscious fashionistas since 1997.
Using sustainable fabrics and made in the
USA, René Geneva Design's edgy and eco-chic collections shatter the "green is frumpy" fashion stereotypes. Her innovative designs are created by hand from hemp, organic wool, peace silk, bamboo, organic cotton, spandex, and non-GMO soy, among other fabulous and eco friendly materials.
Ms. Geneva's fashions have been featured at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week LA, and their clothing is currently are 'on tour' with Thievery Corporation on the ladies. Ms. Geneva has even been featured on WE TV's 'Wedding Central' along side Vera Wang with her bridal line. While all of her current manufacturing is done is the USA, Ms. Geneva herself is personally involved with women's empowerment in developing countries, and most recently founded the non-profit Geneva Foundation for Women and the Arts to help provide training and fair wages in Latin America.
Rob Kimery
A good friend of the Tribe, Rob Kimery creates our original works of art for children. Having recently relocated from flashy Las Vegas to a quiet seaside town in Maine, Rob is focusing on his lifelong love of creating art. Inspired by nature's beauty in his new home, Rob is now experimenting with the use of natural materials in his artwork.
Growing up in a silent world (Rob is hearing impaired) in a small country town, he learned as a young child to express himself through rich visual art. He has studied watercolor, pastel, charcoal, oil and acrylic paints, lead and pencil, ceramics, screenprinting, clay sculpture, even welding and metalwork - and is now pouring all of his talent into his own fun, unique and whimsical style of artwork for children.
Sweet Plum Vintage
A recent discovery at a Bay Area event, Sweet Plum Vintage, a whimsical, playful, and colorful jewelry line designed and created by Cara Rosaen, is just plain fun. Each unique jewelry piece features recycled materials ranging from antique and vintage buttons and beads, to chains reclaimed from antique necklaces.
Always inspired by life, Cara was looking to start a business that would satisfy her need to express herself, her love of all things vintage, her respect for the environment, and most importantly, her desire to remind herself and those around her to play. Her pieces are always fresh and inventive. She lets the materials speak for themselves, and they lead her to her next design. As a result, you can find a piece in her collection, regardless of your style.
She is particularly excited about her work creating entire collections for families with their own trinkets, beads, buttons, pictures, and chains as a way to build meaningful and treasured heirloom pieces tailored in each person's individual style.
Sweet Plum Vintage jewelry can be found in boutiques across the Bay Area.
FairTribe works exclusively with socially responsible Fair Trade producers outside of the U.S. Our Made in the USA products are sustainable, organic and/or recycled and created by artists known to us.
