At the age of five, designer Melissa Baswell started creating clothing for her dolls using a needle, thread, and reused fabrics. In high school, she was the president of her school’s Ecology Preservation Club, and wore her own handmade clothing created from natural fabrics. While a student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Baswell divided her free time between interning with WISPIRG’s Environmental Education Department and recycling thrift store clothing into “renewed” garments on a hand-me-down sewing machine. Well before the green movement became popular, she was using organic cotton and hemp fabrics and dying with low-impact dyes in an effort to create fashion-forward clothing that would break the stereotype of eco-fashion being defined as bland, crunchy and boring.
A few years later, after much success selling her designs at local shops and events, Melissa decided to to form the Mountains of the Moon Eco-Fashion line.
Now based in Chicago, Mountains of the Moon Eco.Fashion is a sustainable design and apparel organization aimed at creating chic, high-quality clothing that helps, not hurts, the earth and its inhabitants. We see ourselves as collaborators with our customers in an effort to take a stand in making environmentally and socially responsible decisions through our wardrobes. Our goal for our company and our customers is to work together to express ourselves through fashion and art while making a profound collective difference in the state of our world.
Mountains of the Moon has been featured in online and print publications worldwide, has been shown in prominent fashion shows through the U.S., and was chosen as one of 10 businesses worldwide nominated for Green America's Green Business of the Year the last three years in a row. In 2008, Melissa was the headlining speaker at the Green Apple Music and Arts Festival in Chicago, where she spoke to a crowd of 20,000 on the benefits of wearing sustainable fashion. In October 2008, a couture dress designed by Melissa from recycled candy wrappers was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The Mountains of the Moon collections are available at over 100 boutiques and select retail stores, from California to New York to Australia to Japan.
Mountains of the Moon represents more than just a clothing line. We represent the blending of fine art, style, ethics, environmental and social responsibility and awareness.
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Mountains of the Moon President and Head Designer Melissa Baswell is also available for both stylist work (photos shoots, live performances, and fashion shows) and merchandise design work for bands and events in the music industry. Clients include Umphrey's McGee, Consider it Dan, the Dead, SCI Fidelity Records, moe., Rothbury Festival.
Mountains of the Moon, LLC www.MountainsoftheMoon.com, Chicago, IL US President/Head Designer smart.sustainable.style
1998-Present
Melissa Baswell - Freelance Fashion Stylist & Designer Chicago, IL US Designer & Stylist for the Music Industry Clients include: SCI Fidelity Records, Umphrey's McGee, Consider it Dan, Mountains of the Moon, Hampton Comes Unglued
2006-Present
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MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON ECO-FASHION IS: Melissa Baswell - Founder/Head Designer Kari Saul - Fulfillment and Customer Service Manager Corinne Witzel - Wholesale Accounts Manager Mary Welch Fox - Assistant to the Designer Morgan Rainwater - PR & Business Development Director
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Hey Darlin, Please call me tonight if you can. I am freakin a bit and could use some relief. Have somethings to go over. DC and SF GreenFest coming up very soon. I'm doing the fashion show for both....If I don't answer leave me a message with how late I can call you back. I don't have your cell anymore, lost my phone somewhere in Las Vegas during Magic! oxoxo S*
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"This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life." ~ Author Unknown
Just got my sand/olive daisies yesterday! I love them! I have been drooling over ur clothes for yrs and this is my 1st piece(thank you for the sale)! All u do is greatly appreciated by us "greenies"!
Great to see y'all at Summer Camp. Just sent this bulletin!
My friend, Melissa, started Mountains of the Moon EcoFashion. They are a finalist for a small business grant. Please support Green Business and EcoFashion and VOTE for them!
Hey Lady, it was nice to see your designs along side mine at Stanford U fashion show. And us both in a best of wrap dresses......somewhere out there, recently. Hope you're well!
Hey Mel, Just saying hello. Trying to get back on line a bit more. Cristel has taken some cool pics of Zealon in that So Many Roads Onsie. We will send you some.
Hello to you Mountain of the Moons. I would love to be able to make enough time to take in your site. I will leave another message when I come back. Namaste
Hey Mountains of the Moon Eco-Fashion Melissa!!!!!!!WUUUUUUZZZZZZZ UUUUPPPP!!!!!!! It is sooooooo wonderful it is to have you in our family!!!!! We wanted to tell you how much your love means to us!!!!!! Keep spreading positive vibrations!!!WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!
