Eco-Friendly Designs From Mulcair

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Leila: Hey this is watchmojo.com I’m your host Leila and today I’m going to be
talking to Juliana Bennett of Mulcair fashion who turns to nature to create
luxury.

Would you say that there are any signature elements of this collection?

Juliana Bennett: (Mulcair owner/Designer) Well definitely in the first collection, I
would say the sailor pants where the base signature element with these
copper disc buttons, you can see on these ones actually quarter length
double-breasted with the copper disc is going down that belted jacket.
Those were a really big element that we’re making.

Leila: This is quite a luxurious looking line. It can be described as sort of closed
for high society. Who is a high society woman who do you design your
clothes for?

Juliana: You want to make a statement but you don’t want to look too costumy or
completely be the center of attention in the room. It wants to be trendy and
fashionable but in a way wearable and kind of down to earth in the same
way.

Leila: Are these garments hand made, machine made or mass?

Juliana: They are machine made in a factory in North. I wouldn’t say they are mass
made because it’s a very small production. I use an organic wool as you
can see like in this Turtle neck an organic wool jersey and then I also use
sustainable blends, and fabrics like I’ve used a silk and wool hemp, hemp
is a really good fabric to use for the environment because it’s very
sustainable. It grows faster, you don’t need to use pesticides to grow it and
pesticides are a big pollutant.

Leila: You’ve been described as a new mood designer. I don’t know if you know
what that is, do you have any comments on that?

Juliana: New Mood, maybe because the fabrics are organic but the aesthetic is an
organic. I mean if you look at these clothes they don’t scream nature,
they’re quite modern and sleek. They’re quite cold in aesthetic which is
unnatural.

Leila: Do you have any favorite garments you want to point out?

Juliana: The lather top cocktail. In a way because it’s so simple but it’s so like
elegant and classy and it looks great on a lot of different body types.

Leila: Will someone be able to pull this out in 2 or 3 years and bring it?

Juliana: Absolutely. I think so for sure. So it’s not extremely trendy, you know and
where you could wear it one season and then it’s completely out of fashion
that’s not really the type of clothes I like to make.

Leila: Thank you so much for your time.

Juliana: Thank you.

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