Well + Good - By Erin Magner

“You’re not imagining it—so many cool, sustainable fashion lines are coming out of California right now.”

“Or you could seek out a retailer like Galerie.LA (located in Downtown’s The Row shopping center), which will do all of that work for you. Mckillian personally investigates each brand she carries to verify its sustainability claims. “Decoding every brand’s message is something that takes time,” says Mckillian, a former stylist who toured with the Black Eyed Peas and Lil’ Wayne. To make it super user-friendly for shoppers, she created a badge system for each garment that signifies whether it’s, say, vegan, made from recycled materials, or handmade by artisans. “Once you have the badges, we just say ‘shop your values’,” she says. “For some people, they say ‘I can only wear organic and natural materials.’ Some people just want to shop local brands. We’re making it easy to digest and shop that way without all the research.” Oh, and everything she carries has to be something she’d personally wear or put on a celebrity client, so you know it’s gonna be fire.”

Credits: Well + Good

Sophia Schrank - Photography

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