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"   Photo: Z&amp;amp;amp;Doeun  Since becoming a member of The Korean Fashion Designer&amp;#039;s Association, &amp;quot;Zizou&amp;quot; Doeun Kim has re-modeled her company to incorporate ecological sensibilities she finds both luxurious and important. The theme of her SS11 collection is &amp;quot;The Sincerity of Eco,&amp;quot; and channels the progressive trends of utilizing sustainable materials while strictly maintaining high standards of low impact manufacturing processes from beginning to end. Unlike other notable Korean designers though, her focus isn&amp;#039;t only on traditional Korean techniques or materials, but those easily distinguished globally. The use of recycled, progressive and modern elements hope to inform Zizou&amp;#039;s clients of their luxury and how environmental awareness should inspire couture. The concept of this season mixes traditional patterns and recycled nylons with bio-degradable corn cellulose fibers, silky, naturally antibacterial and damp proof bamboo fibers, soy bean fibers known as &amp;quot;artificial cashmere,&amp;quot; quick drying, antibacterial coconut coir that naturally protect against the sun&amp;#039;s harmful UV rays, and cupra fibers. The blending of these materials is unsurprisingly paired with earth tone color ranges, yet striking blue, red, green, black, gold, and silver doses are anything but hippie.  Whatever the hue, tone or shade, all of the colors in Z&amp;amp;amp;Doeun&amp;#039;s collection are non toxic and use only organic compounds like persimmon fruit and arrowroot. In addition, sustainably harvested squid ink, rocks, minerals, earth and insects dyes that hold best with recycled rayon, and other natural fibers, highlight the collection&amp;#039;s commitment to eco-fashion. Since showing at Pret-a-Porter and Who&amp;#039;s Next Paris, Zizou&amp;#039;s international notoriety is gaining her momentum in a country striving to propagate the importance of living in harmony with the environment. South Korea&amp;#039;s attempting to be largely dependent on geo-thermal energy in the near future. The pilot operation succeeded on the South Western island of Jeju, with hopes to reduce the country&amp;#039;s vast ecological footprint. Further, by 2016, the nation hopes to have a fully carbon neutral KTX railroad system, and already people are becoming aware of the urgency of eliminating nuclear energy replacing it with wind power. The mountainous topography of the peninsula, like the landscapes woven into Zizho&amp;#039;s designs is generating this popular slow and steady shift. The detailed embroidery, and beautiful designs of Z&amp;amp;amp;Doeun not only stimulates the mania of fashion to a nation that highly values it, but is slowly starting a fashionably conscious wild fire. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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