Tara St. James, Seasonless Fashion

Down To Earth’s second guest, Tara St. James, is no stranger to the sustainable fashion movement and is a woman of many hats! Today, Ashley and Tara sit down to talk about her seasonless fashion line, sustainable consultancy and teaching at the Fashion Institution of Technology in New York City. Later, we’ll hear about Tara's very unique, first job and ultimate life hack!!

Tara St James launched Study NY in 2009 after designing high street fashion for over 15 years in Canada and the US. Study produces in NYC’s garment district using ethical fabrics and production methods. Shortly after starting Study NY, Tara focused on educating the next generation of designers on the importance of sustainability in design. She has extensive lecturing and teaching experience in NYC including currently teaching a class on sustainable textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Study NY has been awarded the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation prize as well as runner up in the CFDA / Lexus Sustainable Fashion Challenge. Most recently Tara worked as Production Coordinator and Research Fellow in the Sustainable Strategies Lab for Pratt’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator. She has built a sustainable textile library and sourcing service and will be launching the new Re:Source Library consultancy in July 2019.

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