Mary Green Panty (Size Medium)
Item Number: 526
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Description
You will love this funky, eco-panty from Mary Green, made from 100% silk remnants that have been patchworked into a unique undergarment. The bold design is made from several hand-cut pieces of silk in purple, black, and white, with a hot pink trim. This panty is from Mary Green's Eco-Friendly collection, undergarments entirely made from salvaged silk, with no two alike. Get this fun, truly one-of-a-kind panty from Mary Green, the "Queen of Lingerie".
About Mary Green
Mary Green is a vital force in undergarment fashions, turning her once small San Francisco based business into one of the world's most successful and trend setting high fashion lingerie firms. Specializing in silk undergarments, Mary Green combines the beauty of the finest Chinese silk with the creativity and design that have been her hallmarks. Her artistic and business talents are equally matched with a commitment to sustainable business practices. She has established over 7000 vendor locations around the world, adapting the unique artistic skills of workers in various countries to produce her exceptional designs. It was during her many visits to factories in China that the inspiration for her Eco-Friendly line was born. Green noticed so many remnants and end bolts of silk left unused, even as new designs were printed. She offered to buy these small pieces, making them into unique lingerie items, including panties like those featured here, camis, and gowns. Mary Green's boldly designed, high end creations are worn by Hollywood's most recognizable faces, including Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria, and Kate Hudson. Her lingerie has also appeared on Oprah Winfrey's "O" list of personally endorsed products, and is frequently featured in Vogue, Glamour, InStyle, Marie Claire, and other fashion magazines.
Special Instructions
Centuries ago silk was so valuable that quantities of it, even in the form of draperies, were left to family and valued friends in a person’s will!! I believe it was equated with gold.
I wonder if that is what the Chinese factories that I have visited over time had in mind in keeping so many remnants and end bolts of silk. Someone there told me it was their “bank account.” Except I noted over the years that mostly it just stayed there. And here we were printing more and more of it. So I thought that it would be a wonderful thing to offer to buy much of these small pieces (and leftover, already dyed elastic) and make them into panties. Some pieces are as small as one meter.
We, together, devised a method of hand cutting each panty and have tried to assure that each one is different - and the wilder the better - by assuring that we have at least 4 prints or colors in each one. And so the birth of our new eco-panty came about.I feel that each panty is a one of a kind jewel and a testament to my passion for sustainable enterprise.
--Mary Green