The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 143

AD The Dalia MacPhee brand is a 95% vegan brand. How important is sustainability to you and your brand, and is it challenging to find textiles and materials that suit your creed? It’s very important! The world is finally starting to demand sustainability and animal rights, and it is much less challenging now to find compatible fabrics now than it was when I started out. AD In my research, I heard a lady describe your fashion brand as an “every woman” brand. Being that you design pieces for women up to a size 24, unlike many designers, I concur with her description. Will you comment on your decision to carry sizes beyond what most other designer brands carry? Wow you really did do your research! Here’s the thing: the task of the designer is to illuminate the soul. We are here to create garments that make the wearer feel so special, so empowered, so beautiful that they can’t help but shine the light inside, outside. Why would I want to alienate certain women from this? My brand is for all ages, sizes, ethnicities, and income brackets.