Melissa Michelsen launched Love Mert in 2000, two decades before sustainable fashion gained widespread attention. Her products draw from her background — collecting glass marbles at flea markets as a child, building elaborate forts in the forests of Vermont, dabbling in painting, pottery and weaving.
From a studio in Lake Tahoe, Calif., Melissa makes her products by hand using vintage leather from thrift stores, scrap material from other productions, and repurposed denim. A lot of
Melissa Michelsen launched Love Mert in 2000, two decades before sustainable fashion gained widespread attention. Her products draw from her background — collecting glass marbles at flea markets as a child, building elaborate forts in the forests of Vermont, dabbling in painting, pottery and weaving.
From a studio in Lake Tahoe, Calif., Melissa makes her products by hand using vintage leather from thrift stores, scrap material from other productions, and repurposed denim. A lot of her work involves hand-marbled fabric, which she creates in large panels on organic cotton, mill-end canvas, and hemp linen.
