Designer Melissa Baswell started Mountains of the Moon to combine her love of fashion with a green lifestyle. She began selling her designs to small local shops and when her eco-fashions grew in popularity, she decided to start her own green fashion line. She has envisioned Mountains of the Moon’s goal to be a sustainable design and apparel company aimed at creating high-quality clothing that will help and not hurt the earth or any of the planet’s inhabitants.
Currently, the Winter 2009 collection is still open and available for purchase. The women’s line centers on a variety of bright dresses in materials such as organic cotton, organic hemp and Tencel. The winter dresses come in three styles and a multitude of colors, with most popular design being the Audrey Dress.
Baswell also has a line of eco-fashion t-shirts and bags for men, women and children. The green shirt designs feature a variety of art such as: EcoWarrior, So Many Roads, Free Spirit and I heart Eco-Fashion. The most popular of all the organic cotton t-shirts is the Eco-Fashionista with matching eco-tote bag.
The shop also carries a selection of handmade items. For the little ones there is the hand-crocheted hemp poncho while the adults have a wider selection. The adult hats, scarves and mittens are all hand-crocheted from organic hemp and are available in a variety of colors from the plain organic off-white to vibrant reds and purples.
Baswell’s newest eco-fashion line was designed for the Spring and Summer of 2009 with an emphasis on airy dresses for ladies. The Look Book for the new collection will be available within the next few months online but you can take a sneak peak at some of the spring collection dresses in PDF format through the Mountains of the Moon website at www.mountainsofthemoon.com.