Flamboyant couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier is leaving Hermes to be changed by Lacoste’s in-house stylist, Britain’s Giles Deacon is to join Ungaro — in times of crisis, and fashion appears to safe designers and wearable garb.

These men are stylists who think fashion must do more than shine, it must have meaning, and this is a direct significance of the (global financial) crisis, Jean-Jacques Picart, a consultant who works with the world’s top luxury goods firm, LVMH, told AFP.

They don’t even like being called creators, they illustrate themselves as designers, he said of Deacon and Lacoste’s Christophe Lemaire.

Egos, over-the-top styles, unwearable stuff — it’s all turn into unfashionable.

Gaultier’s departure as artistic director of the luxury ready-to-wear brand Hermes was proclaimed last week. That’s it, the end of a beautiful story which lasted seven years, he told AFP. His last Hermes collection, spring-summer 2011, will be offered in October this year.

They’re innovative generation of fashion designers, Picart said. They have a fresh attitude that’s a result of the crisis.

Willian a ready-to-wear women’s fashion business headquartered in New Jersey, utilizes a variety of natural and organic fabrics, frequently joint with vintage materials reworked into contemporary silhouettes.

Fashion designer Keia Bounds-Thompson, also proprietor, sought a sustainable fabric consultant. With her sweatshop-free and eco-friendly vision, Keia and partner James Thompson embraced 100% certified organic by natural and recycled materials.

Sustainable screen printing is an in-house touch one can discover in obscure places on some of the collection items. Most all the production takes place in their Hoboken, New Jersey studio where they do their best to decrease waste and have a low impact on the environment.

Upon graduation from Philadelphia University, Keia was bound for NYC, with three internships under her belt from Urban Outfitters, Cynthia Rowley and Gary Williams, she began her voyage. Her career began with Tracey Feith, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. In addition, she worked in film/TV and editorial as a key costumer and celebrity stylist.