Organic Girly

A Fall day basking in Spring

Fall in New York City has been covered with plenty a bare leg, open toe and the breezeful ballet flat.  It almost feels like (gasp) spring!   Which is why it wasn’t so out of seasonal place this year when the Spring / Summer 2012 previews came along.  Afterall, as we don our winter boots, what better time to dream of sun basking, well-pedicured days?

So on a crisp November evening, I walked into seasons unvisited with Coclico—the New York based house of shoes that is fittingly named after the French word for Poppy.  The beauty with Coclico is, as Sandra Canselier the founder and creative director says, “It’s a timeless thing.  We create things that are simple with beautiful lines.”  Like pretty art for feet.  

The other beautiful thing about Coclico is that it’s striving to do better as a fashion brand and global citizen.  While far from perfect and admittedly so, the company produces its shoes in Majorca, Spain—a classic home of cobbler craftsmanship.  At the brand’s main production house in Majorca, the owners produce olive oil so “the olive oil pits”, says Canselier, “are used as fuel. 

And, the brand encourages the use of vegetable tanning, although not all of its factories are there yet and across the industry, Canselier explains, “Suede is always tanned with Chrome [also known as chromium salt, the most widely used and chemical-based tanning method], there’s just no other way right now.”  As if to make up the difference, solid cork or SGS certified pinewood is used for many of the heels, and organic linen is showcased, as in my favorite look (above, top).

It’s refreshing to see brands like this one go further—from style to sustainably we can reinvent the norm.  For this Organic Girly, consciousness is the first ingredient for a healthier and more glamorous future—fancy feet and all.

Coclico’s Spring / Summer collection will be available beginning February 2012.  And since there’s no time like the present, you can shop their 2011 SALE now for boots that climb from high to low, with summery peep toes thrown in for good measure.

(All photos compliments of Organic Girly.)