Vaçide Erda Zimic

One of my most treasured pieces: wearable art hand-made in Peru from recycled materials.

I recently discovered the hashtag #OnWednesdaysWeWearEthical, run by @FashionDebates, on Twitter. Today's Wednesday so I was inspired to create a post centred around my favorite ethically-made item: this beautiful neckpiece from Vaçide Erda Zimic. A friend of mine, Aïda del Solar, gave it to me after visiting her native country of Peru, where the company is located. I wanted to craft a photoshoot around it right away, but I didn't have a vision that I felt was strong enough for such a beautiful piece of art. But today, I was simply going to take a few images for Twitter, when the idea to illustrate the images and edit them to be edgy and grainy and desaturated sort of evolved in my head. I thought a more unique form of photography would be more interesting and appropriate, and here are the results.

Photography & illustration by Annika Jordan.

I linked the website for Vaçide Erda Zimic above, but if you missed it, here it is again: http://vacideerdazimic.pe/. I hope you enjoyed this somewhat unusual photoshoot and make sure to check out #OnWednesdaysWeWearEthical for some eco-conscious fashion inspiration.

Besos.