Friend and art director extraordinaire Crystal English told me this morning that sustainable clothing company Nau is back in action. They had posted a note in May to say that they were closing up shop due to lack of financial support (the clothing is pricey but well worth it). They’ve now partnered with Southern California apparel company Horny Toad to put their wares back online, leaving me excited and wondering if they’ll eventually be able to exchange the jacket I ordered too big. I wore it to work, telling my co-workers it was made of seaweed (that seemed accurate) and reddened when we discovered it was actually recycled polyester.
[...] Maybe I went to Sunday’s Good Magazine party at 111 Minna with expectations that were too high. But last year’s subscriber event seemed to draw a bigger and more excitable crowd, not to mention a larger number of sustainable and creative companies. Nau was notably missing this year, but that could be part of their near-miss closing and upcoming restart. [...]
[...] Maybe I went to Sunday’s Good Magazine party at 111 Minna with expectations that were too high. But last year’s subscriber event seemed to draw a bigger and more excitable crowd, not to mention a larger number of sustainable and creative companies. Nau was notably missing this year, but that could be part of their near-miss closing and upcoming restart. [...]