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Little White Dress Challenge, Day Two: The Cunning Optimism of Language

by Haley · 07/12/11

It’s day two of the LWD Challenge! (Here is what I wore on day one!)

Recently in Seminar, we discussed short prose. What it was, what it includes, who writes it. What I love about short prose is its ability to flee from a single definition, as it refuses to be tied down by criteria specific to its genre, it refuses to fit a mold countless writers, students, and teachers have fit it into.

That’s what makes reading and writing prose so enjoyable for me. Give me a delicious iced coffee and the brilliant works of writers who once too sat bent at the shoulder, notebook below and a stack of work to read, influence, and learn.

I have to be comfortable in the summer, especially when working, so today I fashioned my LWD lifted up and buttoned behind me, overtop a simple brown dress. I made sure to add a pop of color, one of summer’s biggest trends, with dangling blue earrings.

Here’s a small example of some of the short prose writing I have done so far:

Rain has much to say. It revolves around the buildings following their geometric forms, not ever cutting corners. Each drop becomes personal something to hold on to, something that holds onto a million eyelashes, unless otherwise repelled by an artificial force. I have fallen in love with rain because rain does not discriminate. In this case, rain is a connector without a color. Rain, perceived to be blue and lucite, often turns, washes down in brown. It combines with its environment, often lost, but somehow liberated from sticking in one area for too long. It soothes the most rigid of wounds and most disheveled of hearts.

Yoxi Competition: Trim the Waste of Fashion! YOU Can Do it!

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by Starre Vartan · 07/11/11

Yoxi is a competition to discover rockstars of social innovation and their newest competition is all about sustainable style: Trim the Waste of Fashion!

Can you reduce waste in the clothing industry?
Compete to win up to $40,000 when you Trim the Waste of Fashion with Yoxi!

Enter by July 15: Just make a video showing who you are and why you can change the world via reducing the waste in the fashion industry. The winning team scores funds, fans and mentoring to turn their idea into action.

The judges of the competition are Rogan Gregory and Scott Mackinlay Hahn, co-founders of Rogan and Loomstate, eco activist and top model Angela Lindvall, and Geren Lockhart, founder and creative director of Geren Ford (all in image at the top).

Little White Dress Challenge: Day One! Super Simple White & Grey

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by Haley · 07/11/11

In March I was inspired by a fantastical project I discovered via the green fashion queen Summer Rayne Oakes. She was participating in the Uniform Project for a month. The Uniform Project was founded in 2009 by Sheena Matheiken when she decided to don a little black dress for 365 days in order to raise awareness for sustainability and as a fundraiser to support the Akanksha Foundation.

I loved the idea! Here was a brilliant chance to put sustainability into practice. When I get an idea it’s very difficult to deter me, so following countless emails the Little White Dress project was born. I love the philosophy behind the idea, and I love the motivation that comes with having to plan out how I’ll wear my LWD in different and interesting ways every day.

For about the next three weeks I’ll be fashioning the Little White Dress shown here. It’s the Sassafrass dress from eco label Bodkin and I purchased it from Kaight. It’s made of a softly woven organic cotton, and it’s comfortable and lightweight, two important factors for my daily commute to Columbia University, where I’ve been attending a three week intensive writing workshop (and running around hot, humid NYC in the summer). It also doesn’t wrinkle too badly and is easy to travel with, so it’s absolutely perfect to take with me to the Hamptons over the weekends where I spend time chasing a three year old, taking walks to the beach and town, and attending dinners and BBQ’s.

For Day One of the Little White Dress Challenge I was adamant about showing off the dress itself and letting it shine rather than overwhelm it with accessories, so I paired it with gray leggings and a cute pair of flats. It looked stunning through my commute, eight hours of intense writing workshopping, and some post-class errand shopping. Needless to say this dress was a serious score!

More to come, tomorrow!
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Eco Chick Debates: What Are the Biggest Summertime Fashion Don’ts?

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by Haley · 07/05/11

Summertime is hot and humid, and that means it’s time to break out those sandals and sunnies, and warm on up to some summer fun. But, before we dive into the heat wave, Eco-chick asked our friends their opinions on summertime no-no’s! Here’s what they had to say:

What are some of your least-favorite hot weather looks? What do women seem to get sartorially wrong as the mercury rises?

Photo via ecco*ecco

The biggest misstep women make in the summer is not investing in a good slip. Most summer fabrics are obviously lightweight and by nature somewhat sheer. I see women all over town wearing see-through dresses. It’s fine for the beach but not at a restaurant and certainly not the office. This leads into where most women go wrong in summer dressing: they don’t take it seriously. Just because it’s hot out, doesn’t mean you should let you style go.
- Kate Mcgregor, owner of sustainable fashion boutiques Kaight on the LES and Brooklyn, NYC.

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by Starre Vartan · 06/06/11

Join Ecostiletto and Eco Chick’s founder and editor, Starre Vartan at Kimpton Hotel’s Monaco in downtown Seattle on Wednesday, June 8th for a night of fun, food, cocktails and networking with local greenies.

Register for your (free!) tickets here (and don’t forget to bring a career-appropriate purse to donate to Dress for Success): Ecostiletto Green Girls’ Night Out in Seattle

Activities Include:

· Organic cocktails by Square One Vodka and Dry Soda

· Nicobella Vegan Organic Dark Chocolate Truffles

· Lapostolle organic and biodynamic wine

· MiaDonna conflict-free diamonds and recycled metal jewelry (A $450+ pair of one-carat conflict-free diamond studs will go to one lucky guest!)

· Synthetic-free perfume sampling by Honoré des Prés and Agape & Zoe

· Paraben-free skincare treatments by Elemis

· Totally natural personal care freebies from Tom’s of Maine

· Water-based mini-manicures by Scotch Naturals