Fashion Hause: fAction for a good cause

Pub date November 20, 2008
SectionPixel Vision

Style intern Chloe Schildhause talks trends and togs. Check out her latest installment here.

“We see fashion as art. We get a lot of crap from our friends, but for me I want to get away from that stereotype of the superficial, pretentious, vanity idea of fashion and use [fashion] for a good cause.” – Kari Koller

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Designer Lula Chapman sheds media ideals.

Some may argue that fashion is frivolous, superficial, and designed to make normal women feel bad about themselves. But I disagree. Done right, fashion encourages creativity and self-esteem. Even better? It changes the world.