Slow Fashion trunk show at BODY

We are thrilled to welcome Foxlilie Studio to BODY on Sunday, April 24th for a pop-up TRUNK SHOW! (just in time for mother’s day — be sure to check out their “mom and me” styles)

Why we support this maker: slow fashion built to last in bespoke fabrics, their clothing is sustainable + small-batch sewn locally in Colorado!

Susanne Ducker, the founder of Foxlilie, shared her inspiration:

From the Shopping Mall to Sustainability

I grew up in the golden age of the shopping mall. The fabrics and styles of the 1980s and early ’90s used a lot of velour and spandex, with padded shoulders and lots of unnatural, plastic-feeling elements. Organic clothing wasn't really a thing yet, and I definitely didn’t know anything about sustainability or how clothing can impact the environment.

When I got to college, I started to dress less colorfully—kind of my personal backlash to all the neon and unnatural hues of my youth. I began to seek out clothing with more natural fabrics like cotton or linen.

Decades later, when I started buying clothing for my son Eli, it was often a struggle to find affordable, organic and sustainable options. Because organic is more costly, I only bought it when I could afford it or when it seemed important to his overall health, like when he was a baby.

At Foxlilie, we make clothing from bamboo, hemp and a new fiber called lyocell, which comes from discarded wood pulp. I would love to see more of these kinds of materials used in clothing manufacturing today, and I would love to see more stores carry sustainable options. Anyone can make a great-looking product, but we owe it to our future to be on the cutting edge of sustainability—because today’s throwaway culture literally cannot be sustained.

Every year, the average U.S. citizen throws away about 70 pounds of clothing and textiles, accounting for about 5% of landfill space. Clothing that is versatile, durable, and environmentally friendly can be passed down from generation to generation without contributing to an already overburdened system of consumer waste.

I want the clothing industry to challenge the current course of consumerism and be a part of the crucial change that needs to happen for the sake of our communities, our planet, our kids and all the future generations that follow.

—-Susanne Ducker from Foxlilie Studio