Bal Harbour

BAL HARBOUR 109 only mastered by the human hand." And not just any hand. Her ETCHVKPIEQNNCDQTCVQTUKPEQTRQTCVGCUGTKGUQHPQPRTQƂVITQWRUCPF social enterprises: Akanjo, a sewing organization in Madagascar YJQCHƂZGFUJGNNUVQVJGEQNNGEVKQPoUPGEMNCEGUCPFFTGUUGU-GP[CP DCUGFPQPRTQƂV1EGCP5QNGYJQTGVTKGXGƃKRƃQRUCPFCNUHTQO the ocean and make them into a reusable material Hearst used in JGTUJQGUDCIUJCPFYQXGPKP-GP[C D[HGOCNGCTVKUVUCV/KHWMQCHCKTVTCFG organization. (Each bag is embossed YKVJVJGPCOGQHVJGYQOCPYJQYQXG KVWPFGTNKPKPI*GCTUVoUDGNKGHVJCVJGT EWUVQOGTTGNKUJGUUWEJRTQXGPCPEG 6JKUFGFKECVKQPGZVGPFUHCTDG[QPF the Craft collection, demonstrating VJCVKVKUPQVCPGEQHTKGPFN[ECRUWNGQT small concession to make up for years at the top of the heap in an industry MPQYPHQTƂNNKPINCPFƂNNU+VKUCVQR VQVCKNTGGXCNWCVKQPQHVJGYC[VJKPIU are and the way they ought to be. The real challenge going forward, as Chloé detailed in the show notes, is VQGZVGPFVJGUGYC[UQHVJKPMKPIKPVQ the rest of the brand, and hopefully the industry at large. The house plans VQƂPFYC[UVQOCMGVJGKVGOURTQFWEGFKPNCTIGTSWCPVKVKGUOQTG GEQEQPUEKQWUCPFJCXGCPPQWPEGFVJGKTFGVGTOKPCVKQPVQNKOKVVJG GPXKTQPOGPVCNKORCEVQHHQTVJEQOKPIEQNNGEVKQPUD[COQPIQVJGT HCEVQTUKPEQTRQTCVKPINQYGTKORCEVOCVGTKCNUYQQNVJCVKUTGE[ENGF QTHTQOHCTOUVJCVTGURGEVCPKOCNYGNHCTGDKQFKXGTUKV[CPFUQKN JGCNVJXGIGVCDNGDCUGFF[GUFGCFUVQEMHCDTKEUCPFVTKOOKPIUCPF NKPGPYJKEJGOKVUNGUUITGGPJQWUGICUUGUCPFTGSWKTGUNGUUYCVGTVQ EWNVKXCVGVJCPEQVVQP6JGUGVHQTVJGUJQYYCUOCFGKPEQNNCDQTCVKQP YKVJVJG5GPGICNGUGPQPRTQƂV.GU$¾VKUUGWUGUCPGVYQTMVJCV trains female refugees in ecological construction, and guests sat QPEWUJKQPUOCFGHTQO%JNQÅHCDTKEUETCRU.GUV[QWVJKPMCP[ FGVCKNYCUQXGTNQQMGFECVGTKPINGHVQXGTUYGTGFQPCVGFVQ.KPMGG C2CTKUDCUGF0)1ƂIJVKPIHQQFYCUVGCPFVJGRTGUUOCVGTKCNU detailed Chloé work to monitor and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions globally through a carbon offsetting partnership with 'EQ#EVYJKEJRTQXKFGUENGCPYCVGTVQRGQRNGKP'VJKQRKC6JGUG GHHQTVUCTGGZJCWUVKXGYGNNTGUGCTEJGFCPFKPENWUKXGCPFCTGUGVVKPI CPGZCORNGVQDGHQNNQYGFCETQUUVJGHCUJKQPKPFWUVT[tCPFRGTJCRU OQUVKORTGUUKXGN[HQT*GCTUVVJG[CTGNKMGN[QPN[LWUVVJGDGIKPPKPI Far left, a hand woven basket bag made in collaboration with artists at the Mifuko fair-trade organization are signed by the Kenyan woman who make them; left, Nama sneakers made from recycled materials collected by the organization Ocean Sole. "I think it's important to go into a re-education of what craft looks like... Techniques that cannot be mimicked by machinery, only mastered by the human hand." —Gabriela Hearst IMAGES COURTESY OF CHLOÉ

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