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Environmental psychologist creates ready-to-wear “jump” fashion from hemp
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“My dream is to continue creating clothes that make the body sing and dance! To make clothes in which you can move effortlessly, look regal, and be confident in,” Nina Skibnevsky founder of Haptic Path tells Green Prophet.
Interview with Haptic path' designer Nina Skibnevsky for Sheeba Magazine: Wearing Hemp is a Pleasure
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To begin, can you tell us about your journey into the industry fashion? How did the idea and concept of Haptic Path come to fruition? It looks like I was born with a needle in hands – my grandmother taught me to sew on the Zinger machine, which belonged to her grandmother. I grew up in Moscow, Russia. All my live I was in love with fabrics, textures, colours and… people. That’s why I got my degree in Social Psychology. For some time I forgot about my childhood dream of becoming a Designer. In 2012 my daughter and I moved...
Haptic path: hemp fabric takes sustainable clothing to the next level
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Nina Skibnevsky remembers the first time she laid her hands on a piece of clothing made of hemp fiber. “When I touched this fabric I knew it was something new and special, and I definitely wanted to work with the material,” she recalls. In 2016, that initial sensation became Haptic Path, a sustainable collection of modern and stylish women and menswear designed by Skibnevsky at her home in Israel. With hemp as the main fabric in her designs, Skibnevsky has created a lifestyle and business that couples her personal and professional values: “Everything was a puzzle that came together: my...