Each week, the Indy features and promotes one project on crowdfunding website Ideame, with the aim of helping the creators finance and achieve their dreams. This week: Reciclario – bags for recycling.

Grace Protopapas takes the Argentina Independent shopping as we count down the top five leather stores here in Buenos Aires.

After cool Palermo and bohemian San Telmo, Kate Beioley and photographer Amy Cooper Goodrich hit the streets of chic Recoleta for a dose of Buenos Aires elegance.

Buenos Aires’ fashion elite were out to see the new spring/summer collections launched at last week’s BAF Week. AK Cherkis captured some of the behind-the-scenes and not-so-behind-the-scenes moments.

After tracking some of Palermo’s hipsters, Kate Beioley and her photographers brave the rain and hit the streets to track down the best in Argentine street style in San Telmo.

This week’s IdeaMe project is Lara Pujal, a local designer looking to make a living from her line of fancy and feminine jewelry, scarves, and clothing.

Sustainable Fashion has become somewhat of an elusive concept in the past few years. Is it fair-trade? Is it organic? Recycled? Slow? Green? Lauren McCrea breaks it down.

Fashion hungry, and prepared to veer off the well trodden circuit? Vanessa Bell uncovers the new creative talent offering a private shopping experience behind closed doors.

Kate Beioley and photographer Allison Kate-Cherkis hit the streets of Buenos Aires for some sartorial stalking to find out what locals are wearing and what they think about the capital’s fashion scene.

Follow Grace Protopapas as she walks along the streets of Buenos Aires looking down instead of up at the Top 5 Argentine shoe designers.