Name: girl of the earth lipari top - black silk | Renoon
Brand: girl of the earth
SKU: girl-of-the-earth-lipari-top-black-silk
Price: 66 EUR
Availability: InStock

Few-of-a-kind™ womenswear shop funded by Ruby, a New York City & Copenhagen based girl. Ruby's pieces are made of truly upcycled vintage fabric remnants dating 1930-1999 with zero-impact on the environment. You're not shopping – you're recycling

The brand carries size XS-XL off-hand, but it also does made-to-order for ALL sizes -- plus-size welcome!

Girl of the Earth is 100% women-owned and women manufactured. The founder Ruby, grew up in downtown Manhattan to antique-dealer parents, so "I inherited and cultivated relationships with vintage suppliers, flea market owners, eccentric grandmas, and just plain hoarders, who I buy gorgeous old fabric from. This supply chain is super unconventional and requires my life-long expertise, and a lot of luck, but basically I'm just really really good at shopping" says Ruby

How the founder Ruby says, Girl of the Earth is a one-woman show!

Every piece is made from vintage fabrics dating 1930-1999. Ruby, the founder, sources these personally using her lifelong knowledge. These leftover pieces of fabric are so small that other brands would never bother to use them. Ruby, the founder says "I understand why— it's a super time-intensive business model. I am always spending way too much time negotiating prices, inspecting fabrics' condition, and giving my seamstress complex instructions about which remnants are for which styles"

Ethically and locally made in NY by the brand's legendary seamstress Cici

Throw on with anything. This is a cropped strapless tube top, finished with lines of elastic throughout, and a subtle ruffled sweetheart neckline. Super comfortable, especially for a heatwave, or for a peak of colour under a blazer in colder weather. Style with gold jewellery, high-waisted jeans, and vintage kitten heels.

Our entire vintage-fabric-womenswear collection is made using textile remnants dating 1930-1989, meaning each piece has zero impact on the environment and is what we like to call few-of-a-kind™. We only found enough of this silk (circa 1970s) to make 15 tops! Made locally in NY by our legendary seamstress. See our size chart here. This super stretchy top best fits a 30-36 inch bust in S, 37-40 in M, and 41-47 in L, but can also be worn across sizes if you'd prefer it shorter or longer (and check out our made-to-order page if you're after something unavailable or you do not fit into our size chart). 

*Please note, our upcycled vintage-fabric pieces can be delicate, and the content not always guaranteed. Dry clean preferred (our vintage cottons & polys are fine to be washed cold/hung dry)— or try lazy washing: spot-clean, pat odorous areas with vodka, and place in the freezer for a day.

        Lots of fabrics sold out? Shop by size:XS tops  •  S tops  •  M tops  •  L tops  •  XL tops

Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality and environmental value. 

Upcycling artists are inspired by the textile waste they see, which is almost an unlimited resource at this point. They create with the intention to use what is already here. This process is important in the circular fashion movement, because it makes use of discarded textiles, giving these materials second lives. 

Because discarded textiles are not typically sheets of fabric, but rather articles of discarded clothing, a lot of creativity is required to transform materials into new fashionable pieces. This challenge is exciting for upcycling artists, as they are driven and inspired to create with what is in front of them and often don’t have much to lose in the process, since discarded materials are readily available and cheap. Because of this, upcycled clothing is often unique as each piece has been thoughtfully crafted into a new garment.

This product is made by creatively upcycling materials that would otherwise go to waste. This makes better use of resources like deadstock fabrics: leftovers from big production that are saved by re-using them.

Returns and Refunds 14-days policy.
Once the package is received, girl of the earth'll refund you less return shipping cost ($10 for domestic orders, or $12-$28 for international orders). For exchanges, please simply return your unwanted item and re-purchase a different one. 
Make sure the item is unused, in the same condition that you received it, and in its original packaging (and alongside its free matching scrunchie, if applicable). Please note final sale items are non-returnable.

USPS tracked shipping for free around the US (3-5 business days) and international shipping rates calculated at the checkout (7-14 business days).

lipari top - black silk

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