Maiya
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Profession / role:
Ethical Fashion Designer
Company / organisation:
Maiya
Website (if you have one):
www.maiyafashion.co.uk
My primary role in relation to fashion is:
Designer, Retailer, Manufacturer
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Retailer, buyers, Fair Trade/organic fabric suppliers and ethical accessory designers
About me / About business or organisation:
Maiya launches debut collection for S/S ‘12

www.maiyafashion.co.uk

Maiya launch their exciting new ethical fashion womenswear label with their debut collection for Spring/Summer 2012.

Maiya use a range of organic, fair trade and sustainable fabrics, energy conscious and waste reducing initiatives to create elegant, desirable fashion.

Spring/Summer collection 2012

Maiya collections, with their beautiful detailing, sophisticated design and quality craftsmanship take inspiration from vintage eras fused with contemporary style. The first ready-to-wear collection focuses on tailored day and eveningwear dresses alongside a classically styled double-breasted trench coat.

The Rachel Dress is a pretty 50s inspired tie-neck day dress offered in two eye-catching print colour-ways (organic cotton). The Heulwen Dress adds a transitional element to the collection, taking you from day into eveningwear in finest vintage floaty pinky-peach silk, fitted waist and pleated skirt in charcoal ottoman silk.

Maiya’s range of party dresses in vintage silks and hemp/silk charmeuse offer a touch of luxurious glamour. The romantic Hanneke Dress in swathes of vintage silk chiffon features hand-pleated habotai silk detailing. The fabulous Eva Dress is ‘the’ summer party essential this season, a true classic little black dress in heavenly pleated black hemp/silk charmeuse.

The exquisite double-breasted Lorelei Trench Coat, available in red, blue and cream organic herringbone weave cotton, offers a warmer option for the unpredictable British summer. The epitome of tailored eco-chic, it is fully lined in vintage fabric, featuring vintage buttons and bound buttonholes.
Career history / Company history:
My interest in ethical fashion started in 2005 when I teamed up with two friends for a university project working with Oxfam. We came up with the idea of redesigning existing garments and selling vintage clothing in their Swansea store. They were happy for us to make use of their waste clothing. From this we then produced the Oxfam Originals collection and held events raising £2000 for Oxfam by selling the clothing.

This project spurred my thoughts on the destructive nature of textile production and encouraged my desire to work in the ethical fashion industry, keeping ecological design and manufacturing of paramount importance.

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At 7:44 on June 13, 2013, VISHAL TRIVEDI said…

hello

At 11:16 on November 4, 2011, Ethical Fashion Forum said…

Maiya,

 

Your clothes are beautiful and we are throughly pleased to have a brand like yours using the network.  You are inspirational and keep up the good work!  Please let me know if you need further assistance regarding the network, marketing or EFF membership for businesses.  We hope that the SOURCE network platform is helping you promote your products and if you have any feedback or questions about our services please be in touch. Contact me on network@ethicalfashionforum.com

 

All the best,

 

Lily and Georgie

 

At 20:50 on July 21, 2011, Michelle Helen said…
Hello Helen! Thanks. I look forward to seeing your site!
At 17:50 on March 28, 2011, Zel Albuquerque said…

Hi Helen, i hope you are ok!

Thanks for the message, we are delighted. You can count with caipora jewellery for your new online store. Cheers, Zel x

At 23:09 on November 30, 2010, Rachel Powell said…
Hi Helen,

Good luck with the label launch!!!

It would be great to keep in contact - I launched a label myself but realised my passion is in creating the textiles for designers to use... funny how that works out sometimes!!!

Be fantastic to keep posted of your journey.

Take care,

Rachel
At 14:45 on October 20, 2010, Praveen Varshnei said…
Dear Helen

Let us introduce ourselves as an Indian company specializing in 100% Eco friendly handmade Green line Buttons,Toggals,Novelty Items,Handicrafts ,Bags Handles and costume jewelery.Our inspectors check every lot of buttons,handicrafts,gifts and costume jewelery ,buttons are made confirming to social accountability norms.
We do not use child labor.We maintain the quality in buttons, the quality in shipping,and the quality in communication and in all other aspects. Rest assured - you get THE BEST of the finest handmade buttons from India.Buffalo horn,bone,wooden,coconut shell,bamboo etc
Buttons are meant for mens and womens wear. We have catered almost all segments of garment right from just born babies to hi-fashion mens and womens garments ,we have all the infrastructure to cater your needs, we have dedicated staffs with in-depth knowledge of the Buttons business involving themselves right from raw material collection, making ,polishing and shipping.
Product:Clothing Buttons , costume jewelery
Specification: Handmade by Artisans and all are green eco-friendly organic products
Material:Buffalo Horn,Cow Horn,Bone,Wood,coconut shell,Bamboo,Resin,Recycled Plastic etc
Size: 12mm on wards
Production:50000 pieces per month
MOQ:200 pieces
Lead-time: 15 Days
Delivery: Fob N.Delhi
Payment:Advance through Bank Wire ,Western Union
Samples: Available
We offer buttons from US $ 00.08 per piece as opening price point. and the price are much more competitive anywhere else.
Each piece is unique and may vary in shape and look due to natural variations in the horn.
Besides updating our designs regularly, we also have the complete capability of making items in special designs as per your requirements.
Hope to have an opportunity to work with you.
Thanking you in the mean time.
Regards,
Praveen Varshnei
Email: p_varshnei@yahoo.co.in
web: www.buttonsnatural.zoomshare.com
Linkedin: http://in.linkedin.com/in/prashanthandicrafts
Skype: buttonsnatural
At 6:23 on October 6, 2010, KRISHNA SHANKAR PRASAD said…
dear madam ,
plz visit the link to view our products
http://picasaweb.google.com/svtalliedservices.india/Stoles?authkey=Gv1sRgCIa__Ijn19StPw

regards
ksp
At 11:49 on August 7, 2010, katcha bilek said…
Hi Helen, would love to join you online, please take a moment to look at my fashion accessories on www.re-collect.net and let me know what you think.
hope you're well,

katcha
At 10:25 on May 8, 2010, Praveen Varshnei said…
Hi

Let us introduce ourselves as an Indian company specializing in 100% Eco friendly handmade Green line Buttons,Toggals,Novelty Items,Handicrafts ,Bags Handles and costume jewelery.Our inspectors check every lot of buttons,handicrafts,gifts and costume jewelery ,buttons are made confirming to social accountability norms.
We do not use child labor.We maintain the quality in buttons, the quality in shipping,and the quality in communication and in all other aspects. Rest assured - you get THE BEST of the finest handmade buttons from India.Buffalo horn,bone,wooden,coconut shell,bamboo etc
Buttons are meant for mens and womens wear. We have catered almost all segments of garment right from just born babies to hi-fashion mens and womens garments ,we have all the infrastructure to cater your needs, we have dedicated staffs with in-depth knowledge of the Buttons business involving themselves right from raw material collection, making ,polishing and shipping.
Product:Clothing Buttons , costume jewelery
Specification: Handmade by Artisans and all are green eco-friendly organic products
Material:Buffalo Horn,Cow Horn,Bone,Wood,coconut shell,Bamboo,Resin,Recycled Plastic etc
Size: 12mm on wards
Production:50000 pieces per month
MOQ:200 pieces
Lead-time: 15 Days
Delivery: Fob N.Delhi
Payment:Advance through Bank Wire ,Western Union
Samples: Available
We offer buttons from US $ 00.08 per piece as opening price point. and the price are much more competitive anywhere else.
Each piece is unique and may vary in shape and look due to natural variations in the horn.
Besides updating our designs regularly, we also have the complete capability of making items in special designs as per your requirements.
Hope to have an opportunity to work with you.
Thanking you in the mean time.
Regards,
Praveen Varshnei
Email: p_varshnei@yahoo.co.in
web: www.buttonsnatural.zoomshare.com
Linkedin: http://in.linkedin.com/in/prashanthandicrafts
Skype: buttonsnatural
At 14:55 on April 21, 2010, jacqueline suzanne brill said…
Gorgeous clothes, lovely website! hope all is going well x

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complementary ethical/eco accessory collections.



Here is a bit about me... For the past 3 years I co-designed/directed the ethical

womenswear label si:su with two friends; had a great time/success with

UK and European stockists/buyers and showed at The Ethical Fashion Show

in Paris and Clothes Show Live in Birmingham NEC amongst others. We've

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