Designer Karen Walker has created a new campaign that involves the Kenyan Artisans who make her stylish eyewear. The 2014 Summer collection is called Visible:
“Karen Walker Visible is a new campaign that aims to highlight, celebrate and acknowledge. This season we’re working with the United Nations’ ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative to create work in community groups of micro-artisans located in the urban and rural areas of Kenya.”
– Karen Walker
Click link above (Ethical Fashion Initiative) to read more about the campaign
She also used the people who make the sunglasses as her models for her look book which gives it a very cool, eclectic and afrocentric sort of look.
See behind the scenes footage and images at the lookbook shoot here
The only aspect I don’t understand about the look book is why all the landscape photography looks so dreary. It seems like a little bit of an oxymoron. Any way, I love the collection. It’s very quirky and a lot of fun. You are sure to stand out in a crowd!