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Philadelphia Inquirer
April 10, 2020
Can’t sew? Buy one of these stylish face masks instead
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended wearing cloth face coverings in public, everyone wants one. And whipping up a homemade mask isn’t ideal for everyone. So, many designers and crafters have flocked to social media to advertise their masks.
Jewish Exponent
March 3, 2020
Eco-Fashion: How to Shop Sustainably in Philly
By Sophie Panzer
Green looks good on everyone.
Even if it’s not your favorite color, the goal of green fashion — also known as sustainable fashion or eco-fashion — is to benefit the environment, the economy and garment workers. In Philadelphia, shoppers have plenty of local sustainable brands and businesses to choose from.
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Philadelphia Inquirer ~ May 9, 2017
By now we should all be into Sustainable Fashion
by Elizabeth Wellington, Fashion Writer
MyNEWPhilly.com - The Fitting Room ~ April 2017
Philadelphia Inquirer ~ November 20, 2016
Already, the solidarity safety pin is getting a makeover
by Elizabeth Wellington, Fashion Writer
Social protests, solidarity, and fashion have gone hand in hand this presidential election season. Think "Make America Great" baseball caps and "Nasty Woman" T-shirts. READ MORE >>
Jewish Exponent
~ October 30, 2016
Joanne Litz was not where you might expect when inspiration struck, though she was in a synagogue.
"I remember being at synagogue and going into a bath stall, and there was a sign about abuse against women," said Litz, who was at Penn Valley’s Har Zion Temple that day to sell her company’s wares at a craft fair. "It really shocked me. I was like, Oh my God. Jewish men don’t do that."
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Twenty5Square Magazine "Holiday Shopping Guide"
December 2015
Steel Pony is a sustainable fashion company that is best known for their Bohemian chic women’s wear. Based in Philadelphia since 1992, designers Joanne Litz and Dennis Wolk have expanded their small business opening a retail shop on Philadelphia’s Historic Fabric Row. The husband and wife team built the Steel Pony brand by creating sustainable, eco-friendly clothing and a line of exotic leather handbags: Journey Bags. Featuring artisan clothing made in the USA, the new boutique also houses their studio space allowing shoppers to get a first-hand look and deeper appreciation of the art, skill and quality of what Steel Pony’s creating.
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Queen Village Neighborhood Association Magazine
November 2015
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Grid Magazine, November 2015: Comings and Goings
October 30, 2015
Steel Pony Finds a Home on Fabric Row Artisanal designers Joanne Litz and Dennis Wolk have been producing sustainably minded clothing and handbags since 1992. Their high-end bohemian-chic women’s wear has found a home of its own in their newly opened storefront on historic Fabric Row at 758 S. 4th Street. The new boutique will provide a sophisticated selection of handmade clothing and accessories, all made in America. They source fabric from California, have it knitted in North Carolina and dye it all themselves in their Philadelphia studio. "Most brands are all image in their retail environments," explains Litz in a blog post. "We hope to give our customers a better understanding of the value they are buying."
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Flying Kite Media, "sew and tell: fabric row is philly's next hot street"
June 30, 2015 - by Samantha Wittchen
More evidence of the corridor's transformation is apparent at Steel Pony, a sustainable clothing and handbag shop that moved from a largely invisible second floor studio at 8th and Reed Streets to the space that once housed the Pennsylvania Fabric Outlet. Thanks to its new occupants, the sterile, utilitarian feel of the Fabric Outlet has given way to a warm, colorful space where the entire production process happens on-site, from fabric dying in the back to clothing construction in the middle and sales in the front.
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Philadelphia Weekly, "Shop local: The Baby Bag at Steel Pony"
May 20, 2015 - by Sheena Lester
Y’know, moms-to-be get positively ignored in the gift-giving department once li’l Junior makes their pending presence known. At showers, who gets presents? The baby—and he or she isn’t even here yet! Thankfully, these ultra-charming baby bags at Steel Pony, the lovely lil’ boho boutique nestled on Fabric Row, are two gifts in one for both mother and child: Each plush, oversized clutch-pouch is accented by a bejeweled catch and contains an infant’s cap and t-shirt with a hand-painted design by designer Joanne Litz, who goes out of her way to give every piece its own unique character. That’s the mark of every item at Steel Pony, where no article in their extensive clothing and handbag collection is the same. Litz and her bag-designer husband, Dennis Wolk, hand-dye and independently construct each item, using environmentally-safe processes, paints, fabrics and recycled leather.
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Heart of Philly ~ April 2011
Boho Style Clothes Fashion Leader, Steel Pony, Announces a Spectacular Philadelphia Destination for their Fall Studio Sale
Leading Artisan clothing company, Steel Pony, will be hosting their semi-annual studio sale at fellow Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar’s idyllic creative space.
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Steel Pony Featured as Guest Designer for Models and Fashion Photographers South Jersey Fall 2014 Fashion Photoshoot
Steel Pony, an eco-friendly fashion clothing designer renowned for leading the way in sustainability and artisan apparel for women of all ages and sizes, is no stranger to looking outside of the box for creative new ideas.
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Steel Pony, Sustainable Clothing Online Shopping Store, Launches New Website With Personal Shopper
Leading sustainable clothing brand, Steel Pony, launches a new website this month aiming to make the online shopping experience more personal. The new online store site showcases the designer boho chic clothes in a plethora of shiny new features: a personal shopper, web exclusive garments, heightened social media integration & blog - loaded with featured pages to heighten the shopping experience for customers.
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Steel Pony Inspires Their "Tribe" With Spring 2014's Ethnic Mix Collection
Westernized tribal chic style has exploded all over the main spreads of fashion magazines and roared down runways worldwide, hitting a fever pitch in popularity for the Spring 2014 season. Steel Pony designer & owner Joanne Litz heard the call through her own new found interest: djembe drumming
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Steel Pony Donates Portion of Sales to The Morris Animal Foundation
"We believe we are our own village at Steel Pony and through this unique partnership, we know we can make a real change as a group."
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