L&W- How did you come up with the concept for Cri de Coeur?
GF- I've been a vegetarian since I was around 15. I was always super into fashion at the same time, and it was hard when I would go shopping and I would see all these leather shoes that were so amazing and I would want to buy them but would feel conflicted. And there weren't really any good alternative options out there that were fashionable and cute. So it had been a goal of mine for a while to start a vegan line of fashionable shoes.
L&W- What makes them vegan?
GF- "Vegan" means that there are no animal products whatsoever- so no leathers or glues that have animal products, the outsoles are not leather, and they're made mostly with a faux leather that is polyurethane, which is environmentally friendly. It's better for the environment than PVC or vinyl. I also use some ultra suede that's made from recycled plastic and different textiles, like some cotton and hemp canvas for the uppers. The soles are made of a thermo-plastic rubber. They're made mostly by hand in Portugal, but I am doing some domestic productions for this coming season, which is in Los Angeles.
L&W- That's great!
GF- Yeah, it's great to have some of them made domestically, for offestting the carbon when I ship and that sort of thing.
L&W- What boutiques are you selling in now?
GF- Some in New York and Los Angeles, a couple in England and a couple down south. I also have a store on shopflick.com and endless.com.
L&W- I love the shopflick.com store because of the video of you talking about the line.
GF- Yes, me too. It's a good way to personalize each line they feature.
L&W- What else should people know about the Cri de Coeur line?
GF- Even a lot of people might not be vegan, the shoes are for everybody. They're not limited to a certain group. The style and fashion-forwardness have always been my main focus when designing. Also, people can sign up for our newsletter through the website, www.cri-de-coeur.com, to get info on the latest designs.
L&W- I LOVE my new Ariel boots!! They're amazing!!
GF- I'm so glad you like them!
L&W- So since you've gone to Parsons and are an amazing designer, will you send in a T-shirt design that I can feature on the blog as well?
GF- I would love to.
(see Gina's T-shirt design below! http://www.loveandwaterinternational.com/2009/11/design-9-gina-ferraraccio-of-cri-de.html)
Visit Cri de Coeur and sign up for the newsletter here: www.cri-de-coeur.com
Shop online for Cri de Coeur here: www.shopflick.com
http://www.endless.com
Join the Cri de Coeur Facebook Fan Page here: http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Cri-de-Coeur/55144755895?ref=search&sid=714264300.3093268521..1
Posts
The blog is really nice and now please let me share my experience with the other site that is a giant company in the field of the fashion and design.
ReplyDeletemust visit the site to keep yourself really cool and fashionable.
For more information visit the site
http://www.treds.co.uk/manufacturer/fly/39/1
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete