Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Friday, August 16, 2019

Meaning 'Green Love' in French, Amour Vert is a sustainable fashion brand on a mission to revolutionize the fashion industry to make the world a more sustainable place!

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

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I am also currently on a mission to make my closet as sustainable as possible! This means loving and wearing the clothes I already have, purchasing secondhand clothing at thrift and vintage stores instead of new, repairing clothing instead of tossing and when a new item is truly needed, purchasing it from a sustainable brand, like Amour Vert!

According to the Green Strategy, "Sustainable fashion can be defined as clothing, shoes and accessories that are manufactured, marketed and used in the most sustainable manner possible, taking into account both environmental and socio-economic aspects."

With beautiful, versatile, sustainable and thoughtfully designed clothing that's both good for you and the planet, Amour Vert is all about being effortlessly sustainable. I love to shop at Amour Vert when I need a new item in my closet! Green Love! Love! Love!


Amour Vert Marianna Dress c/o | Cult Gaia Cupola Tote c/o Farfetch | ST. AGNI Henni Slides | Chan Luu Earrings (sold out, similar) | Cole Haan Aviator Sunglasses

As a huge proponent of sustainable fashion, I was so excited to learn that Amour Vert was opening a store (now open!) at University Village in Seattle. I was honored to receive an invitation to the grand opening and the store is absolutely worth a visit (you can also shop online!)

In addition to stocking the Amour Vert in-house brand, Amour Vert also carries a handful of other sustainable brands in line with their mission, such as Veja and Machete. From silk midi dresses to the softest of  tees to an exclusive denim line with AGOLDE, each piece at Amour Vert is absolutely sustainable-closet worthy!

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Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

The Amour Vert Story

Amour Vert is committed to making sustainable, versatile and thoughtfully designed clothing that's both good for you and the planet. Made in limited quantities to ensure the highest production standard and to eliminate excess waste, 97% of Amour Vert products are made in California, most within just a few miles of their San Francisco offices.

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Sustainable Fabrics

Amour Vert works directly with mills to develop signature fabrics, that are soft, beautiful, durable, and sustainable:
  • Beechwood Blend (Modal) - made from sustainably harvested beechwood fibers that are free of pesticides, biodegradable and luxuriously soft.
  • Organic Cotton - durable and smooth organic cotton that is free of pesticides, herbicides and genetically modified organisms (safer for farmers, workers and customers!)
  • OEKO-TEX Mulberry Silk - OEKO-TEX certified silk that meets rigorous testing for harmful substances, ensuring the fabric is nontoxic & safe against skin.
  • Tencel - Made in a closed loop process from sustainably farmed eucalyptus trees, Tencel is an environmentally responsible fiber from start to finish.
  • Cupro - produced from cotton lintner that would otherwise be discarded. The facility producing Amour Vert's Cupro recycles nearly 100% of the waste produced by the plant - cellulosic waste is used as fuel to generate electricity.
  • Ethical Wool - 100% merino wool milled in Italy at a sustainable powered plant. Amour Vert ensures the ethical treatment of animals in the process.

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Buy a Tee, Plant a Tree!

With every purchase of an Amour Vert tee, Amour Vert will plant a tree in North America. Partnering with American Forest, to date, they've planted over 220,000 trees!

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

My Outfit: featuring the Amour Vert Marianna Dress

For a recent jaunt to downtown Seattle for some shopping, I wore the Amour Vert Marianna Dress, kindly gifted to me by Amour Vert. Made in the USA of 100% Cupro (a luxurious soft fabric made from repurposed cotton lintner) and lined in recycled polyester, this dress receives so many compliments each time I wear it.

Perfect for dining al fresco with friends, weekend brunches, date nights, coffee & croissants at sidewalk cafes, picnics in the park and afternoon tea, this dress is so versatile!

It does, unfortunately, look like the Marianna dress sold out in all sizes before I hit publish on this post. Amour Vert makes all their products in small batches to ensure high production and standard and reduce waste, and they go fast! You can sign up on the product page to be emailed if it comes back in stock. I also love the Giada Dress, Petra Shirt Dress, and Elektra Midi Dress!

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

For my afternoon of downtown Seattle shopping I styled the Amour Vert Marianna Dress c/o with a pair of my favorite ST. AGNI Henni Slides, my Cult Gaia Cupola Tote c/o Farfetch, Chan Luu Earrings (sold out, similar) and Cole Haan Aviator Sunglasses, It was the perfect outfit for a perfect day in Seattle.

Green Love!

xoxo

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Sustainable Fashion with Amour Vert

Photography by Jenn Haskins of Hello Rigby

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