An explosive mix of feminist imagery and history, ethical and green practices and artistic vision, KM Stitchery makes apparel with a social agenda. Each screen-printed item from this shop depicts a luminary figure in the women’s movement. “I think it's important to recognize, acknowledge and admire women who have fought for women's rights and who have broken through gender barriers,” says the founder of this shop, “clothing is a great way to spread the message of feminism. I am sick of seeing male revolutionaries revered and plastered on t-shirts, but not hearing much about female revolutionaries!” Simone de Beauvoir, Audrey Lorde, Sylvia Plath, Gertrude Stein, Frida Kahlo and Charlotte Perkins Gilman are just a few of the feminist faces that grace KM Stichery’s hip assortment of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and tunics.
KM Stitchery is also unabashedly green--using creatively repurposed recycled materials for everything from hang-tags and business cards to mailing materials and fabric clothing tags. Even her iron and ironing board were saved from a dumpster! “Being environmentally-friendly and sweatshop free is important to me!” proclaims the designer behind this shop. All designs are printed on recycled clothing in pristine condition, making each design from this shop not only green, but absolutely one-of-a-kind. In addition to imaginative reuse, designs are printed with water-based, non-toxic ink and this shop’s business cards are stamped with environmentally-friendly stamps.
KM Stitchery is fabulous destination for eye-popping designs that celebrate women who have changed our world as well as an informative site to learn more about figures that patriarchal history has forgotten.
To purchase items or to learn more about this shop, visit:
Other ways to explore KM Stitchery:
Blog: http://kmstitchery.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kmstitchery
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/KM-Stitchery/108575778065?ref=ts
(From Top: Charlotte Bronte Hand-stenciled T-shirt; Sylvia Plath Hand-stenciled Shirt; Charlotte Perkins Gilman Hand-stenciled Shirt. All images courtesy of KM Stitchery.)
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