Loomstate for Target

The economy and the environment are two major concerns for Americans after the recent election. People are looking to benefit the environment while saving money during the present day recession. Rogan and Loomstate co-founder Scott Hahn understands the obligation of designers to reinforce both tasks. Hahn has recently released that he will be partnering with Target once again to provide affordable organic clothing to consumers.
With the holiday season around the corner, many are budgeting their finances to find affordable gifts for loved ones. Target has recently been bringing on top name designers to design lines specifically for their store. Designers such as Isaac Mizrahi, Mossimo and Liz Lange are creating designs that are affordable, without compromising taste. Last year, Rogan partnered with Target to provide organic cotton clothing to people that can not afford their original collection, which can be found in stores such as Barney's and Bloomingdales.
A step ahead of the trends, Scott Hahn is always moving forward whether it be in his designs or how his clothes are made. Loomstate and Rogan believe in re-shaping the world and how we all have an effect on our community and environment. Scott Hahn and co-founder Rogan Gregory choose to use strictly organic cotton, grown from small farms that are run by families and are connected to communities. They pride themselves on the fact that their jeans, T-shirts, and other clothes are made by people who are treated well and paid fairly. Hahn believes that every step we take as a community will make this a better environment to live in, "We want the rest of fashion to follow our lead. This matters to us as much as how our jeans make your ass look,"
The environment friendly line is set to launch Spring 2009. The launch is set to coincide with earth day on April 22nd. The collection will include designs for men and women with prices starting at $14.99. The line will feature designs inspired by nature such as leaves on hooded sweatshirts, and tee-shirts that feature quotes such as "make like a tree."

For more information :
www.loomstate.org

Sample Sale

Join As good as it's guests tonight at the Loomstate and Rogan sample sale.
We spent Thanksgiving with Scott Hahn (founder) and were truly inspired by the company and the background behind it. This is the kind of clothing where the wearer is the trend setter, not the media.

Mission & Background-From Loomstate

Launched in New York City in 2004 by designer Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn, Loomstate was founded as a casual brand dedicated to creating demand for certified organic cotton using socially and environmentally responsible methods of production.

Loomstate's design approach is founded on a respect for our environment's ability to balance, shape and color itself, from windswept dunes to sun bleached stones, combined with an appreciation for nature's mathematically pure "Golden Ratios", evident throughout our environment from nautilus shells to flower petals. Loomstate Men's and Women's collections are inspired by the roots of classic American casual style born of the positivity and activism of youth subcultures over the past 40 years. Updated through modern fits, constructions, uncompromised attention to detail, and rendered in the highest quality and most comfortable 100% certified organic materials. Each piece is created to have lived-in character and comfort, from washed and softened fabrics to tumbled and aged hardware, achieving timeless style rooted in environmental and social sustainability.

Beginning with the design process in its New York studio, Loomstate directly manages all stages of manufacturing, from the fabric mills, to the cut & sew facilities and finally the laundries to ensure all partners are participating in responsible manufacturing processes. Loomstate works with factories representing the "Gold Standard" or model of excellence of responsible production methods. All Loomstate factory partners are required to adhere to a code of conduct and Terms of Engagement in our company manufacturing agreement. These factories must use the highest environmental and labor standards, controlling factory pollution, and enforcing fair labor as the cornerstone of the effort.

Loomstate is fully committed to organic farming, which is a form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. Organic cultivation requires managing and preserving the sensitive ecosystem as opposed to stripping the land of its resources as conventional farming does. Loomstate uses 100% certified organic cotton from various regions of the world such as Turkey, Peru, Africa, India and the USA.