Named after the designer's favorite oyster, Beau Soleil's focus is on sustainability, fair trade and labor, as well as organic raw materials with the end goal of offering consumers environmentally healthy choices without sacrificing fashion.

When the founder, Anne Epstein, discovered she was pregnant in 2005, she and her husband morphed their "overly excessive" New York City lifestyle into one that is "Simple. Modern. Organic." They moved into a green building located in mid-town Manhattan, increased their trips to the green market, and made conscious everyday decisions to do their part in saving the planet. This new mindset, coupled with Epstein's career experience at Marc Jacobs and IISLI, opened her eyes to how the manufacturing process impacts the environment. It was imperative for her to be kind to the planet and laborers when bringing her design vision to fruition.

Epstein uses fabric made out of bamboo, a sustainable material, vegetable-dyed organic cottons and vintage, tencel, which is made from eucalyptus tress, as well as recycled leather trims.