Tara St James, founder Re:Source(d) & Study NY

Tara St James has worked in the fashion industry for over 20 years.  In addition to founding her own sustainable brand Study NY, she has consulted for both small and large brands and has a broad expertise in sustainable design and supply chain. Tara worked as Production Coordinator and Research Fellow in the Sustainable Strategies Lab at Pratt’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator. She has built a sustainable textile library and sourcing service to help designers find responsible solutions. Tara has taught Corporate Social Responsibility, Supply Chain, and Sustainable Materials & Eco-Labels as a part of FIT‘s Sustainability Certificate. She has extensive lecturing and teaching experience in NYC. She has also critiqued and lectured at Parsons, Pratt, and Kent State.

In 2011 Study NY was awarded the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Grant for sustainable design. In 2013 St James's Anti-[fashion]-Calendar was named one of Sustainia100 Solutions for Sustainability--a global initiative to promote innovative global solutions across all industries. In 2014 Study was awarded runner up in the CFDA / Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge.

Tara St James thrives on challenging her own preconceptions about design and is vocal about her choice to use sustainable and ethical design principles.