INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: MONOLOG Organic Fashion

A great find last week at MARKit@fedsquare was MONOLOG, a funky new organic textiles brand designed by local designer Indie Ladan. Originally trained as a graphic designer, it is only recently Indie has turned her hand to integrating her skills with fashion design. First releasing a range of T-shirts under the brand UNIT earlier this year, it has since evolved into MONOLOG with the launch of the first Autumn/Winter fashion range released just last week.

Indie says the MONOLOG range is “simply a celebration of graphics, forms and modularity” in addition to being “a design project that explores the depth of functions”. Each piece has been designed to offer a variety of functions and style options. Dresses can be worn individually or layered over pants or under vests. Singlet and cardigan style tops also offer infinite layering opportunities and can even be worn backwards for a whole new look. 

(Photography abpve by Studio Limo & Jem Selig Freeman).

Having fingered through the MONOLOG range at MARKit last week, I can personally attest to the wonderful softness of the fabric, and my great regret is that I did not purchase the navy blue top on the day – Thankfully however, Indie will be releasing this Autumn/Winter range (pictured) online very soon – perhaps as early as this week!

Indie has such a bright and bubbly personality, and set a record here at State of Green by being our fastest interviewee to respond to our questions yet – Here we learn a little more about the MONOLOG range:

1) You use organic base textiles in the entire Monolog range. Can you share with us your reasons for using organic cotton? The first reason I use organic fabric is because of its soft quality and it is just a healthier option. The second reason is I wanted to start this project by doing the right thing environmentally and ethically – from hand-screenprinting the organic fabrics using water based inks, to working together with local clothing manufacturers to ensure the making of the garments is uncompromised.

2) How do you describe your design style? I always look for dramatic, bold and practicality in my designs.

3) What inspired your Autumn/winter range? I did not look too far for my inspirations – my working space. Since late last year, every inch of my house hardly looks tidy as if a tornado just passed through. Papers, threads, cables, pens, fabrics, ink and many more ended up on the floor. So this range is about arbitrary graphics, textures and various flows and movements. There’s always something beautiful under every mess.

4) What can we expect to see from Monolog in the future? There will be more exploration on graphics and modularity of everyday objects (eg. clothing). I want Monolog to evolve and reinvent itself. Like the meaning of the word ‘Monolog’ itself,
it is a various dialogue about your thoughts and feelings which change through time.

5) Share with us your easy eco living tip. Before you put anything to a bin, think of how you can re-use this object. eg. box becomes storage, scrap paper becomes a note book, scrap fabrics turn into cushion filling etc.

++ GIVEAWAY: $50 GIFT VOUCHER ++

Indie has generously offered up a $50 Gift Voucher to spend in her online MONOLOG store! 

To enter, simply like the MONOLOG Facebook page AND leave a comment below (click on the title or ”Comments” bottom right of post to access field) and we will draw the winners name at random next Friday evening on 10 June after 7pm. The winner will be notified by email. GoodLuck!