Cameron Levin Party Dresses
How does a devoted Seattle shopper get dressed up for a holiday party? Like this.
Posted by: Laura Cassidy on Dec 15, 2011 at 06:30AM
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SLIDESHOW: A selection of newly launched party dresses by Seattle’s Cameron Levin, and a conversation with the designer.
View Slideshow » Illustration:WWW: It’s been so cold lately. How could a Seattle woman warm up one of your looks?
Levin: I love the look of opaque black tights worn with a pair of soft leather or suede black pumps. It’s a fantastic way to lengthen your legs, accentuate the color of the dress, and stay warm and comfortable.
What looks are you loving for this holiday season and for going into the next year?
My favorite trends right now are solid color-blocking and material mixing—the latter of which I incorporated into my 2012 collection. I wanted to create looks that are appropriate for cocktail or evening attire but also comfortable and convenient to wear. I used luxurious, high-quality jersey fabrics for the main structure of the dresses, and added silk chiffons and feather accents to give them a more glamorous aesthetic.
Tell us about the eco-friendly aspect of your collection.
In the Sati Collection, I use a lot of jersey fabrics that are organic cotton and bamboo, as well as a few hemp-silk blends. Not only are these fabrics environmentally low-impact, but they look and feel luxurious. Where petrol-produced, synthetic fabrics (and pesticide-exposed cotton fabrics) feel uncomfortable and often irritate (and pesticide-exposed cottons are far less durable), natural fibers feel smooth, lightweight, and have a subtle beauty to their texture and movement.
Among the local designers selling at Sara Seumae’s Spun Sustainable Collective is Cameron Levin and her eponymous earth-friendly line.
On the occasion of Levin’s 2012 Sati Collection launch as well as the holiday party season that we are right smack dab in the middle of, we talk to the designer about her day and evening dresses.
Find the interview within the slideshow here, and then find the dresses themselves at Spun on Capitol Hill. As for the parties, you’ll have to find those on your own.
Tags: Locally Made, Seattle Designer, Made in Seattle, Cameron Levin, Spun Sustainable Collective
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