PARTIMI

PARTIMI featured on HOLD YOUR HORSES blog

2011-12-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI 'Waves' Collection
by Faye Adams on Nov 30, 2011 • 9:20 am

HYH popped down to the PARTIMI studio this week to catch up (drink tea and play with the cat) and get a closer look at the SS12collection ‘WAVES’.

Eleanor cites the collections inspirations as ‘dreaming of summer, sandy toes and wild weather‘. Known for striking prints taken from Eleanor and the Dorrien-Smith family’s photo albums, the SS12 collection does not disappoint. Draped jersey dresses are printed with distressed teals and copper browns taken from images of peeling paint on boats in Eleanor’s Fathers hometown. Paired with laid-back separates in neutral shades PARTIMI has created a collection that is wearable, nostalgic and that excites the senses.

Adding to their many collaborations, PARTIMI and milliner Lizzie McQuade (Lizzie has previously worked with PPQ, Emma Cook and Whistles) created a selection of straw boaters and head pieces to compliment the collection- a straw and recycled denim head piece takes reference from an old photograph of Eleanor’s father in a feathered headdress, bringing a youthfulness and energy to the collection that yearns to be worn to a summer festival.

PARTIMI TRUNK SHOW at 69b Broadway Market 01.12.11

2011-12-05T04:22:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI Trunk Show at 69b Broadway Market

Thank you to everyone for making it such a fun night!

Special thanks to:
69b, Mrs Crimbles, Organic Wine [pure], the staff at 69b & the lovely PARTIMI interns!

www.sixtynineb.com

2011-12-01T03:47:00.000-08:00

Just as we're about to do our second Trunk Show for our SS12 collection, we thought it was about time we introduced one of our wonderful stockists 69b!

69b on Broadway Market has stocked PARTIMI from the very first SS11 collection and PARTIMI is very proud to be a regular fixture at one of the coolest spots in London!

The PARTIMI Trunk Show at 69b Broadway Market is today December 1st from 4-9pm. See you there!

PARTIMI TRUNK SHOW at 69b Broadway Market

2011-11-28T04:06:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI OPEN STUDIO!!!!! 17th & 18th NOVEMBER 2011

2011-11-17T06:21:00.001-08:00

PARTIMI spring/summer 2012 'WAVES'

2011-10-04T01:22:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI short film for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection as screened at London Fashion Week in September 2011.

Created to evoke the inspirations of the collection:
...dreaming of summer, sandy toes & wild weather...

Director | Will Dorrien-Smith
Photography | Nicole Maria Winkler
Producer | Amy Guthrie
Hair & Makeup | Linda Andersson
Model | Alannah @ IMG

All clothes by PARTIMI with headpieces from Lizzie Mcquade for PARTIMI and jewellery by Joanna Cave

PARTIMI street style on VOGUE ITALIA from LONDON FASHION WEEk spring/summer 2012

2011-10-02T05:55:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI SS12 'Waves' ...dreaming of summer, sandy toes & wild weather...

2011-10-02T05:52:00.001-07:00

PARTIMI SS12 short film on LONDON FASHION WEEK TV | directed by Will Dorrien-Smith

2011-10-02T03:59:00.000-07:00

YOUNG BRITISH DESIGNERS | Final Reductions | up to 70% off PARTIMI and other YBD designers

2011-08-19T07:32:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI featured on i-D online as part of i-Sustain series...

2011-08-08T04:44:00.000-07:00

July 20, 2011 

i-Sustain: Issue II

This is the second in a 12-part series called i-sustain (see the first here) intended to change the way you think, buy, wear and discuss fashion. It should really be called we-sustain, firstly because it’s a collaboration between i-D and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion but more importantly because it’s all about how individuality and self expression can co-exist with a collective conscience.

This month we’re giving a shout out to the designers who keep it natural and organic; Katharine Hamnett led the charge and now there is a new generation making this approach an inherent part of their practice. Partimi by Eleanor Dorrien Smith and ARN Mercantile by Neil Christopher are both brands with a simple clean design aesthetic, based on quality and heritage. Having an eye to the environment in the design process, in this case through the choice of organic fabrics, is just the first step in creating clothes that express both where we are now and what we want the future to be. Like every other great buy, their clothes will come to represent far more than the sum of their parts, containing memories, moments and imprints of experiences; a unique emotional patina that’s a secret shared between you and the garment. We’d like to think that secret is all the more special because it began from making a better choice.

Styling Sam Willoughby

Re-touching Russell Day @ Daybreak Creative
Hair Deborah Brider using Shu Uemura art of hair
Make up Julie Jacobs using Givenchy
Models Fenn @ Models1 and Paige @ Next
Photographers Assistant Jonathan Leigh
Styling Assistant Sarah Munro

Text: Alex McIntosh
Photography: Kerry Dean

PHOENIX MAG Interviews PARTIMI "think delicate, feminine pieces with a distinct contemporary edge."

2011-06-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

Eleanor Dorrien-Smith is the name behind Partimi, the label that is fashioning our eco-future – think delicate, feminine pieces with a distinct contemporary edge. After graduating in BA (Hons) Fashion and Print at Central Saint Martins back in 2008, she has worked with Eley Kishimoto, Mary Katrantzou and John Galliano, and gone on to design diffusion lines for US store Anthropologie. Her eco-fashion credentials are impeccable: winning a prize at the Fashioning the Future Awards, and working with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, Environmental Justice Foundation and ESTETHICA at London Fashion Week.

This has included hosting a pop-up shop in Covent Garden, with the likes of Lily Cole and Johnny Depp as supporters, talking to current CSM students on sustainable fashion, designing a T-shirt collection based around the damage created by oil spills, as well as launching Partimi’s first ready to wear collection last season.

How did you come up with the name for the label?
“Parti” is a mantra that was drilled into me from a young age, its used in architecture, and my mother and grandfather are both architects. It is used to describe the starting point of an idea.”

Were you always interested in sustainable fashion?
“It was something I would always do without thinking about it. I recycled fabrics I found in dumpsters, donated to Greenpeace, and was attracted to the idea of organic fabrics. I was fascinated with the new and interesting, but I didn’t want to turn my back on the harmful things either, so I thought why not just try and fix the problem?”

Do you think there is a negative stigma that surrounds sustainable fashion?
“Originally it was just a bit un-cool, but from experience it’s becoming a bit of a cliché now with designers using the sustainable tag to market themselves. I have tried to concentrate on wearable and well thought-out design.”

Has your childhood influenced your work?
“I am half American, half English so it’s a fun mix actually, and both have included eccentric relatives! In the 50s my American family were super cool and into art and architecture; they were extremely modern. Then, on the British side, everything was either aristocratic, or hippy related.”

What is the inspiration behind your Autumn/ Winter 11 collection?
“It’s all based around a garden which I have grown up in. My family and I were filming a short film for the Spring/ Summer 11 collection and I just noticed the textures and the feel of the place. We were a family unit making this film in a place filled with memories, and I had a moment of nostalgia. I photographed some moss on a bench and used old family photographs of relatives playing there, and blew up stills from the film and reprinted them onto the pieces to bring the atmosphere of the garden into the collection.”

How would you describe Partimi’s signature look?
“It’s all very soft and comfortable. I want to say ‘fits like a glove’, but it’s not that tight. It is luxurious and cared for and I make very flattering shapes. I really like working with the body, shapes and beautiful fabrics.”

Where do you see the future of Partimi?
“At the moment Partimi is still very small – the catwalk, for example, is something that will happen in a few seasons’ time. I do really want to start to push and make Partimi a multi-label brand though with a retail space that has visiting designers and collaborators sympathetic to our style.”

Where can we pick up one of your pieces?
“Youngbritishdesigners.com, a new Broadway market boutique called 69b, and Anthropologie. I have also recently added online store Magic Number Three and members only boutique Rous Island to my client list.”

Words: Faye Craig

www.phoenixmag.co.uk

BLOW SALES womenswear PREVIEW 13th – 22nd July 2011 | by appointment only

2011-06-29T01:57:00.000-07:00

YOUNG BRITISH DESIGNERS | SALE on NOW !!!

2011-06-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

69b Broadway Market Summer Sale starts 25th June 2011!

2011-06-22T00:44:00.000-07:00

FLUX MAGAZINE catches up with PARTIMI in 'The Little Brand That Could'

2011-06-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

The Little Brand That Could – We get the skinny on Eleanor Dorrien-Smith, founder of eco-friendly new fashion label Partimi.

May 31, 2011
by Karla Evans

It was when Anthropologie, the US store known for it’s desirable and quirky ensembles, took note of her final show at Central St Martin that Eleanor Dorrien-Smith knew her eco-friendly label Partimi was something special. The graduate fashion designer produced a capsule collection of 6 designs that were sold in stores across America before winning a prize at the CSF Fashioning the Future Awards and catching the attention of ethical fashion platform Estethica. Partimi is best described as dreamy; featuring oversized tee-shirts printed with palm tree laden beaches, loosely structured dresses and gathered wrap-around shawls for the coldest of days. Partimi is fashion at its simplest and most wearable: for days when you dread having to put together an outfit and all you want is something gorgeous to slip on over your head. And, it’s not just Partimi’s design that makes it a desirable brand on the up but Dorrien-Smith’s desire for making it as eco-friendly as possible. We asked Eleanor about her inspirations and dedication to the environment.

For full interview go to www.fluxmagazine.com

PARTIMI SS11 available online at chic edition...

2011-05-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

www.chicedition.com

PARTIMI gets ready for SS12... dreaming of summer, sandy toes and wild weather...

2011-05-26T08:04:00.000-07:00

dad, a squirmy faced friend and grandpa tom

photo taken by my aunt teona

PARTIMI for Anthropologie... in stores now

2011-05-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI designer ELEANOR interviewed for Danish Magazine Jegelskermode

2011-05-21T04:17:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI designer ELEANOR interviewed by Louise Weiss for Danish Magazine Jegelskermode
pg.12-17

www.jegelskermode.dk

A VERY DELECTABLE DISCOUNT.... special offer on PARTIMI and others at YOUNG BRITISH DESIGNERS!

2011-05-17T11:07:00.000-07:00

i-Sustain: new series of articles on sustainable designers every month from i-D online! This month it's Borders & Frontiers

2011-05-16T03:12:00.000-07:00

i-Sustain: Borders & Frontiers

This is the first in a series of features intended to change the way you think, buy, wear and discuss fashion; a bold statement, in fact bordering on evangelical but we’re starting from a place of ambition, working on the principal that if you really believe something yourself, you’ve got a better chance of winning others over.

Text Alex McIntosh
Photography Kerry Dean
Styling Sam Willoughby

bordersandfrontiers.com
sustainable-fashion.com

read whole article...

Next month will see PARTIMI... so watch this space!

PARTIMI appears on polyvore...

2011-05-14T06:26:00.000-07:00

Untitled by GigiR featuring wedge high heels

PARTIMI appears on Polyvore...

Dieu Bleu Dream Dress makes sneak appearance in this look created by a polyvore user. LOVE seeing PARTIMI styled with other designers!

Get this one of a kind 100% organic silk satin printed maxi at youngbritishdesigners.com

JUST – Pop Up Shop for Environmental Justice | Earlham Street, Covent Garden | Shop includes PARTIMI

2011-05-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

Supermodel and EJF supporter Lily Cole opened EJF's latest pop up shop on Earlham Street, Seven Dials in Covent Garden. The shop is open until the end of May selling exclusive designer collaboration t-shirts by Katharine Hamnett, Alice Temperley, Luella, Giles Deacon, Kenzo, Richard Nicoll, John Rocha, Eley Kishimoto and many more.

The shop includes summer collections from London Fashion Week designers for men and women including Annie Greenabelle, Monkee Genes, PARTIMI, Pants to Poverty and others. The shop is in aid of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

As well as the campaign to stop forced child labour in the cotton industry, the shop will raise money for an emergency appeal to replace the charity’s boat in Sierra Leone.

The boat is used to track and monitor illegal fishing vessels and as a water ambulance for remote coastal communities which has saved 61 lives in just a year.

On 20th April the Guardian newspaper reported how EJF’s investigations in West Africa have been the catalyst for the Spanish authorities seizing over £4 million of illegally caught fish – stolen from Africa, en route to the EU.

Donated by the Shaftsbury Group PLC in the heart of London’s shopping district, the shop is the fifth pop up venture by the charity whose supporters include Johnny Depp, Lily Cole, Emilia Fox, Rachel Whiteread and over 60 stars of catwalk, stage and screen.

JUST
36+38 Earlham Street
Seven Dials
Covent Garden
London

(In old Fenchurch shop opposite Fly and Superdry)

Mon – Sat 10am – 7pm
Sunday 11am – 5pm
www.ejfoundation.org/shop
Contact: popupshop@ejfoundation.org
Tel:0207 239 3310

ANGIE LOVES... Stunning Summer Maxi Dress by Label to Watch PARTIMI

2011-04-30T04:14:00.000-07:00

ANGIE LOVES..... PARTIMI

One-of-a-kind Dieu Bleu Dream Dress in luxurious 100% certified organic silk satin available now at Young British Designers.com

Or see its little sister... the Cobalt Maxi - at Anthropologie.com

PARTIMI Press Pack - email press@partimi.com to request yours!

2011-04-20T04:50:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI Press Pack

email press@partimi.com to request yours!

PARTIMI will be taking part in the ESTETHICA PRESS PARTY in May but until then please contact the PARTIMI studio to arrange an appointment to view the collection.

PARTIMI designer ELEANOR is shopgirl again at new boutique 69b BROADWAY MARKET on Saturday 16 April - see you there!

2011-04-13T05:37:00.000-07:00

69b Broadway Market
London
E8 4PH

www.sixtynineb.com

PARTIMI Spring/Summer 2011 NOW AVAILABLE to buy online at YOUNG BRITISH DESIGNERS .COM

2011-04-12T03:27:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI Spring/Summer 2011
NOW AVAILABLE
to buy online at YOUNG BRITISH DESIGNERS .COM

Pieces on sale include the Black&White Golovin T-shirt, the Dieu Bleu T Dress and Jewellery from the Joanna Cave for PARTIMI collaboration.

www.youngbritishdesigners.com

NY in April - Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand

2011-04-12T03:00:00.001-07:00

image www.metmuseum.org

Artist
Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York City)
Title
Equivalent
Descriptive Title
[Cloud Study]
Date
1925
Medium
Gelatin silver print

Exhibition
Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand
November 10, 2010–April 10, 2011
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

This exhibition was honestly the best I've been to in years. Beautifully curated. So inspired.

PARTIMI featured in April Issue of MARIE CLAIRE MALAYSIA - THE GREEN ISSUE

2011-04-06T07:40:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI featured in April Issue of MARIE CLAIRE MALAYSIA - THE GREEN ISSUE

Article: Playing the Field
Photography: Tian Xing/Show Up Studio
Styling: Karen Hoo & Tan Siok Hoon

"Partimi: Founded by Central Saint Martins graduate Eleanor Dorrien-Smith, Partimi’s unique appeal stems from conceptual designs derived from print elements and a fluid silhouette. www.partimi.com"

PARTIMI Nijinksa Dress worn with Marrakech Silver Bangle by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.

PARTIMI Dieu Bleu Dream Dress worn with Hammered Circles Silver Ring Necklace by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. and headscarf by Bimba & Lola

STOCKISTS -
PARTIMI Nijinska Shift Dress available now in store at 69b Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH
www.sixtynineb.com
PARTIMI Dieu Bleu Dress Dress available now online at
youngbritishdesigners.com
Marrakech Silver Bracelet by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. available now online at www.tiffany.com
Hammered Circles Silver Ring Necklace by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. available now online at www.tiffany.com

2011-03-30T05:47:00.000-07:00

ALL-PARTIMI

PARTIMI SS11, AW11 & 69b tank top collaboration
all on display at 69b Broadway Market for the Trunk Show yesterday

PARTIMI Trunk Show at 69b Broadway Market

2011-03-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI S/S 2011 T-shirt in TIMEOUT Magazine in Broadway Market Feature

2011-03-07T03:49:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI Spring/Summer 2011 Golovin T-shirt in last week's Timeout London Magazine as part of the Broadway Market Feature. The article lists the ten things Timeout loves about Broadway Market - one of which being the wonderful new boutique 69b Broadway Market.

The PARTIMI Spring/Summer 2011 collection is now stocked at 69b Broadway Market
Opening hours
Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday Midday - 6pm

www.sixtynineb.com
www.partimi.com

PARTIMI designer ELEANOR is shopgirl for the day at new boutique 69b BROADWAY MARKET - opening Saturday 5 March 2011

2011-03-04T09:16:00.000-08:00

2011-02-23T03:52:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI short film - 'GARDEN' Autumn/Winter 2011

2011-02-17T15:19:00.000-08:00

Save the Date! PARTIMI A/W 2011 Collection at ESTETHICA London Fashion Week 18-22 February

2011-02-02T10:50:00.000-08:00

Creative-Idle lists PARTIMI dress as Garment of the Week

2011-01-23T13:46:00.000-08:00

photograph - PARTIMI S/S 2011 shot by Nicole Maria Winkler

Friday, 21 January 2011

Garment of the Week: Partimi

As the old adage ‘third time lucky’ rings true, this week I’ve successfully narrowed down my selection to just one solitary garment, the mesmerising Dieu Bleu T-dress. Created by Eleanor Dorrien-Smith in 2009, the Partimi label got me rather excited at LFW back in September, with its eye-catching prints, luxe fabrics and cold, sleek colour palette.

A woman after my own heart, Dorrien-Smith’s approach to fashion is one of sustainability. Having recently launched Partimi’s first full ready-to-wear collection (back in September) Dorrien-Smith is a fantastic advocate for ethical and responsible fashion, which saw her chosen as the runner-up in the ‘Design for a Thriving Fashion Industry Award’ category at the Fashioning the Future Awards back in 2009 – a ceremony I was privileged to attend and review.

Inspired by and designed in homage to costumes her grandmother collected from a sale of Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes costumes at Sotheby’s in the late 60s, the SS11 collection entitled Dieu Bleu utilises organic fabrics and yarns to great effect, creating a fresh and contemporary collection of elegant dresses and separates. With simple silhouettes and stunning digital prints at the fore, I’m tipping great success for both Dorrien-Smith and the Partimi label in 2011.

www.creative-idle.blogspot.com

PARTIMI on VERY NICE THREADS - What to look out for in 2011

2011-01-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

What to look out for in 2011

Posted on 01 January 2011 by Christine de León

1. Michelle Lowe-Holder is a jewellery designer who caught my eye at Estethica at last September’s Fashion Week. The pieces are highly structured, upcycled and edgy.

2. I was pretty blown away by William Tempest’s show last February, and while this designer isn’t an eco-fashionista, I adored his theatrical display, concept and of course the couture.

3. Joanna Cave, another jewellery designer I have my eye on. The pieces are intricately cut, feminine and warm.

4. Lost Property of London. Upcycled coffee bags by this London duo. Already signed up to Liberty’s. Watch out for them.

5. Partimi. Beautiful deep blue silk dresses inspired by the Ballets Russes. I know the whole early 90s indie girl look is creeping up on us,so I’d bag one of these frocks and pair them with a vintage pair of 16-hole doc martens. One for the bad-ass ballerina girls.

6. Tammam. Ethical bridal couture. I’m also a big fan of her suits. Looking forward to more.

7. Christopher Raeburn. Upcycled macs.

8. Chunky knit cables and brogues.

9. Your granny’s fur coat. Really, second hand fur is OK in my book. Wearing it is better than having it end up in a landfill.

10 I’m thinking the drainpipe look on men has got to end now. Looking forward to seeing an alternative to the Pete Dougherty look. I’m edging toward waistcoats and tweed.

READ MORE very nice threads...

www.verynicethreads.com

ADA ZANDITON lists PARTIMI as one of her Top 10 Ethical Designers on FASHION156.com

2010-12-19T05:11:00.000-08:00

Ada Zanditon is one of the designers leading the way for ethical fashion, banning the hemp sack and refusing to sideline the fashion element of ethical fashion. We interviewed Ada on Tuesday where we discussed how the industry has evolved and how she sees her place in it. Today she shares with us her top 10 ethical fashion designers some of which are the pioneers of this movement while others are the emerging talent continuing those innovators legacy.

9. Partimi - Innovative, wearable & awesome geometric prints - I would love to collaborate!

read the whole article here...

PARTIMI at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY modelled by Ellan @ Next

2010-12-19T04:59:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY modelled by Ellan @ Next
Photography by Wayne Tippetts

www.waynetippetts.com

Streetstyle Aesthetic - London PARTIMI
December 15th 2010

"PARTIMI founder Eleanor Dorrien-Smith, is a London-based designer. Eleanor aims to produce striking stylish designs with an environmental edge, built around intriguing concepts- such as Eleanor's current collection, which was created as a homage to the designers grandmother, who collected clothes from the sale of the Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes costumes at Sotheby’s in 1969. Modelled by Ellan at Next model management."

PARTIMI HOOKED T-shirts for sale at DARE 2 Magazine's Christmas Sale on Tuesday 30th November 2010

2010-11-29T01:53:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI HOOKED T-shirts for sale at DARE 2 Magazine's Christmas Sale

Tuesday 30th November 2010

Beaufort House
354 Kings Road
London SW3 5UZ
12pm-8pm

15% of profits will be donated to Too Many Women, a charity campaign raising money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer www.toomanywomen.co.uk

£1 from every sale of PARTIMI HOOKED Oil Spill T's will also go to Environmental Justice Foundation. If you can't make it to the sale and still want to purchase one of these limited edition T-shirts please visit the Environmental Justice Foundation Online Shop here

CHANGE OF DATE - PARTIMI at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY - PRESS DAY will now be held on Monday 6th December 2010

2010-11-26T02:57:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI featured in FASHION ME GREEN 'The London Project' with TANK magazine's CAROLINE ISSA

2010-11-25T08:52:00.000-08:00

“I think what Eleanor is doing at PARTIMI shows
that great clothes can come with great, sustainable
processes and materials - you can feel great wearing
one of her t-shirt dresses not only because of how it
was made, but because of how it makes you look!”
- Caroline Issa
Executive Fashion Director of Tank Magazine and O: by Tank for the Observer

Caroline Issa in PARTIMI's Nijinska Shift (worn as blouse)

Caroline Issa in PARTIMI's Massine Kimono

See the entire shoot at FASHION me GREEN

PARTIMI at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY 29th November 2010, Portico Rooms, Somerset House

2010-10-22T09:53:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI gets a WOLF WHISTLE...

2010-09-21T05:24:00.000-07:00

www.wolfwhistle.org

"Just a quick post of these pieces by Partimi that I saw earlier at Estethica's gallery at London Fashion Week and really loved!

Made in organic silks and cottons with the sweetest digital prints and teamed with amazing jewellery, I could so easily picture myself wearing these breezy designs. I love everything about this last outfit!"

PARTIMI at the Sustainable Fashion Show - Clarence House

2010-09-19T05:04:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI and PARTIMI collaborators Joanna Cave and Hiroko Nakajima shown alongside VIVIENNE WESTWOOD and STELLA MCCARTNEY!

SUSTAINABLE SHOW

The first Sustainable fashion show on the official LFW catwalk schedule showcased key looks from established and emerging designers working sustainably. The show was held in partnership with START, an initiative by The Prince’s Charities Foundation to promote and celebrate sustainable living. The partnership reinforces the BFC’s commitment to sustainable fashion through its Estethica initiative. A significant number of designers from Estethica showcased their S/S 2011 collection as part of the first Sustainable catwalk show on the London calendar.

The show was held in Friary Court, in St. James’s Palace on Friday September 17th, the first day of London Fashion Week, to celebrate START’S ‘A Garden Party to Make a Difference’. This pioneering festival saw the gardens of Clarence House, Marlborough House and Lancaster House opened to the public from 8th-19th September to learn from the experts about living a greener life and to raise awareness of sustainability through music, comedy, fashion.

Attendees to the sustainable show included over 400 journalists, celebrities, designers, retailers and models to celebrate and support London’s position as leaders in designing and promoting eco-sustainable fashion. Featured designers included Dame Vivienne Westwood’s World’s End Collection, Stella McCartney, From Somewhere, People Tree, Junky Styling, Henrietta Ludgate and Christopher Raeburn, to name but a few.

For full information go to London Fashion Week website.

PARTIMI's New Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

2010-09-17T04:49:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI's new Spring/Summer 2011 collection as seen at ESTETHICA at London Fashion Week.

To view the whole collection go to PARTIMI's website.

TWO WEEKS!!! PARTIMI at LONDON FASHION WEEK!

2010-09-03T01:54:00.000-07:00

Two weeks until PARTIMI exhibits at London Fashion Week!!

SPOTTED! JADE JAGGER and DAN WILLIAMS HOOKED on PARTIMI - as seen on AbsynthPhoto.com

2010-08-19T23:24:00.000-07:00

Photography - Sandrine Dulermo & Michael Labica

PARTIMI HOOKED T-shirt spotted yesterday on photography website AbsynthPhoto.com

Jade Jagger and Dan Williams photographed by Sandrine Dulermo & Michael Labica in this gorgeous photo featuring the PARTIMI HOOKED Salmon Steak print T!

PARTIMI HOOKED Salmon Steak T's are available upon request.

sales@partimi.com

PARTIMI to exhibit at LONDON FASHION WEEK 17-21 SEPTEMBER 2010

2010-08-17T11:18:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI to exhibit the new SPRING/SUMMER 2010 collection at LONDON FASHION WEEK.

The collection will include beautiful digitally printed certified organic cotton and silk dresses, tops and trousers, and will also include a T-shirt collection after the success of the much-loved PARTIMI HOOKED line.

Name three things that are inspiring you for spring/summer 2011:
“My grandmother’s Ballet Russes costumes, bold, lyrical shapes and movement.”

PARTIMI
SPRING/SUMMER 2011
LONDON FASHION WEEK
ESTETHICA
SOMERSET HOUSE
STRAND
LONDON
WC2R 1LA

Appointments to see the new PARTIMI collection are available throughout September

To book an appointment please contact:
e. sales@partimi.com
t. +44 (0)7979 255 681

PARTIMI featured in VOLUME MAGAZINE - The Green Issue

2010-08-01T12:12:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI featured in VOLUME MAGAZINE

See one of PARTIMI's knits created in collaboration with recent CSM graduate Hiroko Nakajima in a beautiful shoot styled by Ellie Stidolph.

VOLUME MAGAZINE
The Green Issue

'SEA CHANGE'
Photographer: Dan Wilton
Stylist: Ellie Stidolph
Hair: Olivia Crighton
Make-Up: Laurey Simmons
Model: Tegen at Storm

PARTIMI HOOKED new OIL SPILL T's now available to buy online on ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION website

2010-06-09T06:19:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI HOOKED new unisex OIL SPILL T's

now available at:

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION online shop

Prices £30

PARTIMI HOOKED announces two new T's in support of ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION

2010-06-07T12:02:00.000-07:00

On WORLD OCEANS DAY - June 8th 2010
PARTIMI will release two new T's in support of
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION

T's will be available to order at PARTIMI.com and EJF's online shop shortly...

The designs for the new T's were created in reaction to the recent oil spill. Already aware of the pressures we put on our oceans through pollution and over-fishing PARTIMI wants to support organsations such as EJF in their efforts to relieve some of that pressure.

To read more about EJF's ocean campaigns click here

PARTIMI looks at NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC's coverage of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

2010-05-20T12:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some thought-provoking images from the National Geographic website.

"Bluefin Tuna

Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic

The Gulf oil spill comes at an especially bad time for Atlantic bluefin tuna, because the fish are now moving into their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the Tag-a-Giant Foundation, which tracks the movements of more than a thousand bluefin tuna, the area where the oil spill is centered is one of the fish's primary breeding grounds.

Tuna eggs and larvae can be severely harmed by just a few drops of crude oil, said Harry Blanchet, finfish program manager for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Larger tuna are at risk if they eat smaller fish that have themselves ingested the oil.
(See "Gulf Oil Spill a 'Dead Zone in the Making'?")

Published May 6, 2010"
National Geographic

New delivery of PARTIMI HOOKED T's at BEYOND THE VALLEY

2010-05-02T13:40:00.001-07:00

THE ETHICAL HEDONIST reviews PARTIMI at BEYOND THE VALLEY

2010-05-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

Article:
The Ethical Hedonist
www.ethical-hedonist.com
Why I Love to Go Beyond the Valley
Apr 27, 2010

"Now something for the boys - while ethical fashion for men seriously lags behind the multitude of offerings for women, BTV does have some the best T-shirts I have seen so far. Of course, they come with some kind of eco or sustainable message, and that's great when they are this good. I couldn't resist designer Eleanor Dorrien-Smiths Man Fishing for a boot for Partimi - an image that injects humour into the campaign to save our oceans and reverse dwindling fish stocks - and the organic cotton feels as soft as silk. Even better, 50p from every sale goes to support the work of endoftheline.com and 50p to Green peace too."

read the whole article...

Beyond The Valley
Newburgh Street (off Carnaby Street)
London W1F 7RD

Open
Monday - Saturday: 11am - 7pm
Sunday: 12:30pm - 6pm

www.beyondthevalley.com

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PARTIMI and the CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY

2010-04-26T12:44:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who made the Estethica Press Day such a great success!

If you met with us and need further contact details please find them below:

MICHELLE LOWE-HOLDER
michelle@lowe-holder.com
www.lowe-holder.com

NYONYO & YAYRA
pamela@nyonyoandyayra.com
www.nyonyoandyayra.com

PARTIMI
eleanor@partimi.com
www.partimi.com

WHITE TENT
info@white-tent.com
www.white-tent.com

PARTIMI at ESTETHICA PRESS DAY - SOMERSET HOUSE - Thursday 22nd April 9.30am-6.30pm

2010-04-09T09:29:00.000-07:00

Centre for Sustainable Fashion presents:

PARTIMI at the

ESTETHICA PRESS DAY
Thursday 22^nd April
9.30am-6.30pm

This will be taking place in the beautiful neo-classical Portico Gallery Rooms, Somerset House, WC2R 1LA

PARTIMI's Eleanor Dorrien-Smith meets with the conservation team at the V&A and goes behind the scenes of the upcoming Diaghilev exhibition

2010-04-02T09:46:00.000-07:00

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting some of the team behind the scenes of the upcoming Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes exhibition. I was lucky enough to see the conservationists at work on some of my grandmother's costumes. I will post more information about the costumes my grandmother collected and about my V&A visit soon...

Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909 - 1929

25 September 2010 - 9 January 2011

This major retrospective will examine the origins, development and long term influence of the Ballets Russes, to celebrate celebrate their first seasons in Europe a hundred years ago.

Diaghilev’s extraordinary company, which survived a twenty-year rollercoaster of phenomenal successes and crippling problems, revolutionised ballet. As importantly, Diaghilev’s use of avant-garde composers, such as Stravinsky and designers such as Bakst, Goncharova, Picasso and Matisse, made a major contribution to the introduction of Modernism.

Museum staff are currently researching the exhibition and would be interested to hear from any individuals who have relevant private material. In particular, a large number of original costumes were dispersed at the Sotheby’s auctions in the early 1970s. So if you have an original costume still hanging in your wardrobe, we would be delighted to hear from you. In the first instance please contact Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at j.pritchard@vam.ac.uk

PARTIMI featured on GREENMYSTYLE.COM

2010-04-01T17:03:00.001-07:00

New designers to watch: Michelle Lowe-Holder & Partimi

March 31, 2010 by Mandy Barder on Greenmystyle.com

PARTIMI HOOKED T's now stocked at BEYOND THE VALLEY

2010-03-22T10:25:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI HOOKED T's now stocked at BEYOND THE VALLEY!

BEYOND THE VALLEY
2 Newburgh Street
London W1F 7RD
United Kingdom

PARTIMI meets SOCIAL ALTERATIONS - Responsible Design: Why should design students care?

2010-03-19T07:06:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month I got to meet with fellow Fashioning the Future prize-winner Mary Hanlon from SOCIAL ALTERATIONS. We had the chance to talk through our ideas and share our enthusiasm for helping students to understand how to design responsibly.

See below for some snippets of conversation when Social Alterations asked several figures in the sustainable world what their take on responsible designs was, and why they think design students should care.

Speakers include:

David Goldsmith from The Swedish School of Textiles and Parsons

Eleanor Dorrien-Smith from PARTIMI

Kat Ross and Larissa Clark from the Environmental Justice Foundation

Carolina Gomez-Aubert from Lu/na/mano

and Sophie Koers from the Fair Wear Foundation.

Responsible Design: Why should design students care? from Social Alterations on Vimeo.

www.socialalterations.com

VOGUE.COM - PARTIMI and other designers from the CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION's stand at LFW meet with LIVIA FIRTH and LUCY SIEGLE

2010-03-03T07:36:00.000-08:00

For the full film and interviews with
Centre For Sustainable Fashion's Dilys Williams
and designers Michelle Lowe-Holder and Pamela Atekpe from Nyonyo & Yayra
visit Livia Firth's blog on Vogue.com

PARTIMI'S ELEANOR DORRIEN-SMITH SPEAKS AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS AS PART OF THE 'CHERISH YOUR WARDROBE' SERIES OF SEMINARS

2010-02-25T03:04:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 COLLECTION SHOWCASED AT THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION'S STAND AT LONDON FASHION WEEK

2010-02-23T15:26:00.000-08:00

CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION AND PARTIMI AT BFC LONDON FASHION WEEK

2010-02-19T04:56:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI featured in SUBLIME MAGAZINE Issue 19

2010-01-29T08:40:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI featured in SUBLIME MAGAZINE as part of the article

SEEING THE FUTURE:
The Best of the International Student Awards for Sustainability in Fashion

p.110

click here to buy this issue

PARTIMI on show as part of London's SOUTHBANK 'SHIFT' festival this weekend 29th-31st January

2010-01-29T08:27:00.000-08:00

Come and see PARTIMI!!

As part of London SOUTHBANK's SHIFT Festival from 29 January – 1 February the Centre for Sustainable Fashion will present:

Highlights from Fashioning the Future 2009 – The international student awards for sustainability in fashion

All weekend

Fashioning the Future brings together a global community of creative thinkers and doers, designers, innovators and entrepreneurs with many different skills, locations and perspectives on the many facets of fashion.

Location
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer

Opening hours
Friday 29 January 17.00 – 22.30
Saturday 30 January 12.00 – 22.30
Sunday 31 January 12.00 – 22.30

The exhibitions in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer are open to the public and free to attend.

PARTIMI HOOKED S/S 2010 UNISEX T-SHIRT COLLECTION NOW FOR SALE!!

2010-01-20T07:58:00.001-08:00

PARTIMI HOOKED is PARTIMI's Unisex T-shirt range created in tandem with PARTIMI's mainline.

£26 each

£1 from each purchase will be donated on your behalf to Greenpeace and a Bluefin Tuna Campaign created by the makers of Charles Clover's overfishing documentary The End of the Line

Available to buy now at PARTIMI.com!

PARTIMI's 'GONE TOMORROW' - SHORT FILM BY HAND KRAFTED FILMS

2010-01-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

Gone Tomorrow from Will Dorrien-Smith on Vimeo.

PARTIMI AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 COLLECTION COMING SOON IN FEBRUARY

2010-01-15T08:25:00.000-08:00

PARTIMI HOSTS CAMDEN POP UP SHOP 'TRASH VORTEX' at C73, 73 PARKWAY

2009-12-14T06:23:00.000-08:00

For more information see:
www.trashvortex.com

18 – 24 DECEMBER 2009

LAUNCH PARTY – FRIDAY 18 December
7pm – 10pm
Come for drinks, shopping and live music by BUILDINGS

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE – SATURDAY 19 December
7.30pm – 10pm
HAND KRAFTED FILMS presents a range of short films and animations by professional and up-and-coming filmmakers

OPENING TIMES:
10am – 10pm Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December
10am – 7pm Sunday 20 – Wednesday 23 December
11am – 3pm Thursday 24 December

PARTIMI IN THE GUARDIAN: FASHIONING THE FUTURE AWARDS

2009-11-25T06:26:00.000-08:00

ARTICLE - Guardian.co.uk

Eleanor Dorrien-Smith, UK, This project, Partimi, has endeavoured to create strong and desirable designs that use organic, recycled and sustainable materials and highlight environmental issues and 5% of profits are donated to The End of the Line Bluefin Tuna campaign

Photograph: Sean Michael/Epoch

From weaving, knitting, dyeing, finishing, and printing through to constructing, shipping, retailing, owning, and washing, water is critical to fashion. Fashioning the Future, a competition that aims to challenge the fashion industry's wasteful attitude - particularly towards water - is held by the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the London College of Fashion. The awards are being held on Wednesday 25 November.

PARTIMI SPRING/SUMMER 2010 COLLECTION

2009-09-26T08:05:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI - LONDON FASHION WEEK S/S 2010

2009-09-18T04:28:00.000-07:00

PARTIMI shows its Spring/Summer 2010 collection during London Fashion Week.

Dates: 18th-22nd September
Location: Maison Bertaux, 27 Greek Street, Soho, London

2009-08-13T09:44:00.000-07:00