LUXURY FOR A LIFE
L*Space and OmniPeace Foster Awareness One Bikini at a Time
Can Fashion Save Lives? Los Angeles based fashion brand OmniPeace thinks so, and L*Space Swimwear agrees with the humanitarian slogan who’s efforts unite people throughout the world to promote peace, education, human rights, and end extreme poverty in Africa by 2025. L*Space’s creative director and designer Monica Wise teamed up with the OmniPeace brand to produce a creative collaboration of swimwear exclusive to the cause.
“I was ecstatic when I heard about the opportunity to work with such an amazing organization.” Wise states. “We are so blessed to live in a country of freedom and luxury, so I was thrilled to learn that a passion of mine could do more than just make a statement on the beach, it could make a difference in another life.”
L*Space joins the cause by producing a capsule collection of swimwear for 2010. Using African-influenced prints, the small collection made up of 16 styles appropriately named after villages positively impacted by OmniPeace- Makale and Louga – feature chic style, luscious fabrics, and custom OmniPeace hardware. The result? An organic yet glamorous safari vibe that can be matched back to L*Space’s signature solid bikinis.
Using a rich turquoise color with a bone-like motif running throughout the print, the Makale collection resembles the Atlantic shores of Africa. 25k gold nugget hardware embellishes the silhouettes of this group creating a luxurious and fresh statement. The Louga group emulates more of an earthy experience, incorporating natural and desert-like tones accented with solid browns and textured hardware made of real coconut shells. Both Makale and Louga prints are available in Baby* L – L*Space’s children’s line.
The much anticipated L*Space-OmniPeace collaboration debuted in Miami at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Presents Fashion Show during Miami Fashion Week. The collection hits stores in the fall where 20% of all sales will be donated to benefit the OmniPeace foundation.
“When you purchase an OmniPeace product, you are supporting a movement that begins with you. Can you think of a better return in life than saving one?”
About OmniPeace: OmniPeace, a Los Angeles based fashion brand created in 2005 donates 25% of all profits towards efforts committed to end global poverty. What started as a small organization is now a nation-wide and ever-growing philanthropy whose visits to impoverished parts of Africa aid in the establishment of self-sustainable villages.
