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Fashion With a Purpose

 

BELLANTONI is created around the core value that fashion should not have to deter or exploit our planet, our animals and our people.

We believe that creating fashion with this purpose is the future, and together we can create a beautiful industry. 

Inside and out.

 
 

Our story

 
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#IMadeYourClothes This Is Our Story 🌿🐾 In 2012, Bianca Bellantoni ventured to Toronto to pursue a Fashion Design degree at Ryerson University (@ryersonfashion). Within her first year, she learnt about the devastation the fashion industry has on the environment, and was faced with a dilemma. She contemplated not completing her degree, but realized that the only way to make a change in the industry, was to stay in it. Throughout her study, multiple opportunities arose that challenged her values. Bellantoni has been a vegetarian for almost 10 years, and the thought of using leather or fur was not an option. In her third year, she decided to refuse entering the mandatory Danier leather jacket competition at her school in order to remain true to herself and her core values. In her last year, she created her final collection using sustainable textiles featuring her own innovative fabric scrap embroidery, where she reused her pre-consumer scraps and embroidered them onto her pieces. During this time she worked as the lead designer for a vegan outerwear company, Wully Outerwear. Bellantoni has since moved back to her hometown, Vancouver, and started her own self-titled sustainable clothing company, @bellantonidesigns. Bellantoni hopes to inspire other entrepreneurs and designers to stay true to their values and continue to learn, be curious and know that sometimes you have to make your own rules. What we're all about: BELLANTONI is a sustainable, cruelty-free womenswear label that reveals an artistic approach to sustainable design. All of our garments are Canadian-made in house, and only fabrics that have little impact on the environment are used for production. No animals are ever killed for the use of their skin or fur for fabric and clothing. All fabric scraps are kept and reused to make pet beds, which are then donated to local animal shelters. #FashionRevolutionWeek #FashRev #WhoMadeMyClothes
Five years ago, today, the Rana Plaza factory in Bangledesh collapsed, killing 1138 people and injuring 2500 more. As said by @FashionTakesAction, "No one should die for fashion. Has enough changed in these 5 years? No it hasn’t. While some progress has been made thanks to the Bangladesh Accord, there are still millions of garment workers whose lives and basic human rights, are at risk." This fun, exciting and glamorous industry that is so applicable and essential to everyone's daily lives - we all wear clothing, every day - has an ugly side to it. Things have changed in the last 5 years, but there is much more we can do. Educating our selves is the first step. We highly recommend that everyone watches The True Cost as an introductory to what has happened behind the scenes of garment manufacturing and production. Next, get involved in the Fashion Revolution. Check if there are any local events happening this week, or participate online by joining the #WhoMadeMyClothes campaign. Here is how you join: 1️⃣ Take a picture of the clothing label of your favourite brand 2️⃣ Post it to social media (instagram, twitter, facebook) 3️⃣ Tag the brand, and in the description, ask then who made your clothing by using the hashtag #whomademyclothes and tagging @Fash_Rev.  For other ways you can participate, please visit their website at https://www.fashionrevolution.org/about/get-involved/. Fashion Revolution Week runs from April 23-29. This week is not meant to be used as a marketing tool, to promote how green a company is, but to reflect, educate and share what we do honestly and always remember why we do it. 💚 #repost @fashiontakesaction
Today marks the first day of Fashion Revolution Week. Fashion Revolution began as a response to the Rana Plaza collapse that occurred on April 24, 2013. This was a tragedy that brought the world's attention to the dark side of the fashion industry. Fashion Revolution's mission is to unite citizens with the fashion industry and have honest conversations about how our clothing is made. By having these conversations, we can create change in the way our clothing is sourced, produced and consumed. Fashion Revolution Week runs from April 23-29th. • How can you get involved? Join the #whomademyclothes campaign on social media. Take a photo of a garment label inside out, post it on social media, tag the brand and ask them to show you who made their clothes using the hashtag #whomademyclothes. Be sure to tag @fash_rev too! • For more information on how you can get involved, visit www.fashionrevolution.com. • Throughout the week, we will be sharing our #BehindTheSeams with you. Please ask us any questions you have. Let’s creat change in the industry, together 💚
Happy Earth Day 🌿  Get outside, enjoy nature, be kind and have a great Sunday!
This beautiful beach is located in Sechelt, BC. Posting this image to remind us to be kind to our beautiful planet, acknowledge and appreciate all that it provides us, and continue to educate ourselves to lower our ecological footprints. Tomorrow is Earth Day, be kind to the Earth that is so kind to us. 🌿  PS. we've added some local events happening for Earth Day this weekend on our 'Events' section on our website. If you're in Vancouver, check it out! #EarthDay2018 #climatechange #saveourplanet
Taking the Canadian tuxedo to the next level - sustainable, cruelty-free and made locally in Vancouver, Canada! This denim suit is made from 100% Tencel, a fabric that is softer than silk, more absorbent than cotton and cooler than linen. 👌
Thrilled to be chosen as one of the semi-finalists for Canada's Sustainable Fashion Award! ⭐️ @fashiontakesaction  #designforward2018 #canadassustainablefashionaward
Feeling pretty in link 💖 This dress is perfect for any upcoming weddings or cocktail parties this summer! It’s made from OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified bamboo-cotton, it is stretchy, comfortable, very soft and has a cute tie around the waist with a bow in the back! #springstyle