Introducing Nau

One of my great teachers, Miriam Therese MacGillis, founder of Genesis Farm in New Jersey, often says, “The alternatives must be beautiful, they must be attractive.” At Nest we strive towards that idea – may the items we offer be beautiful, attractive and appealing, as well as eco-friendly and socially just.

Our newest vendor, Nau, gets this concept. In fact, it is central to who they are.

I’ve been watching this company for several years because of their stellar reputation for eco-friendly clothing. Their initial focus was on sustainable outerwear, which wasn’t a good match for Nest. However, starting this spring, they are expanding their offerings to include streetwear for everyday life. This means cute tops, neat dresses… Beautiful, interesting and unique clothing that, oh by the way, is also sustainable.

Nau (pronounced “now”) is based in Portland, Oregon, land of all things good and greenie. For them, sustainability dictates that items be classic and long-lasting. They use natural, renewable fibers as well as synthetic fabrics containing high recycled content. They choose colors that are timeless and styles that are designed with elegantly simple functionality in mind. Nau’s clothing looks great walking around your everyday life, and also stands up to the rigors of weather and wilderness.

Our new friends at Nau are committed to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit, and give 2 percent of every sale to humanitarian and environmental causes.

We think that what they do and what they create are terrific; we’re a little smitten. We hope you will be too!