Interview: From Wall Street to Eco Chic
March 2009
I was recently reading an article in Entrepreneur Magazine about eco-designer Christine Marchuska of cmarchuska and was so inspired I had to share her story here.
Not only was 28-year-old Marchuska a success story as a human surviving the recent loss of her job in New York City’s financial sector, hers was a story of overcoming temporary defeat.
Because smart, strong women like Christine don’t just lie down and give up.
Marchuska decided to go after what she’d always wanted: a creative life in fashion. It began with an entrepreneurial stab at sewing, designing and modifying what was once her conservative Wall Street duds into, as she calls it, “chic, hipster gear.”
Joining forces with her brother, Justin, they started Marchuska t-shirts, a sustainable line that quickly evolved into cmarchuska, a feminine eco dress line made of modal, tencel, organic cotton, organic silk and recycled fabrics.
Now found roaming New York City’s garment district with fashionable crowds, Marchuska is a growing force on the eco-fashion scene and we commend her profession change if only to allow us more options when it comes to pretty clothes.
I caught up with Christine recently.