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Serious Style to Save You

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by Starre Vartan · 06/15/06

There’s a gorgeous new e-zine out of foggy ‘ole England! (I swear the Brits are way ahead of us when it comes to making green look great.) Style Will Save Us comes from  some of the same fine folks that brought us Ergo Living, a fabulous (but short-lived) print eco magazine.  a small London-based team headed by Virginia Rowe.

And I LOVE it. It’s gorgeous. It has lots of great content. Every story tells you why whatever they’re reporting on is “good for you” and “good for the environment”. It is available digitally only (‘no paper here, we’re saving trees’) OY! Did I mention it looks fabulous?

I mean, who doesn’t love a mag that has a whole feature on re-loving terrycloth! And really hot clothes that are fair-trade Ugandan organic cotton, and the funkiest looking deoderant I’ve ever seen! Yes, I’m gushing. It’s like if H&M went eco (Hint, hint, initialed importer of lovely vestments….)

I’ll certainly be keeping my eye on this one!

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The New Green Gem

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by Danelle Brown · 04/17/06

Will Esquire, Harper’s BAZAAR, or maybe even O Magazine have the next big talked about “Green” Issues?

This I thought to myself while admiring the NYC skyline from within Central Park on an amazing Saturday afternoon. There was one particular building I was starring at, that made me think that this would be in the works shortly. Why?

The parent company of the above publications, The Hearst Corporation, was the owner of the building that held my focus while I was in the park. Next month, the new Hearst tower is set to open its doors as one of the 1^st “Gold Certified”  Green Office Towers in New York City.    

Located at 300 West 57^th Street, this immaculate structure designed by reknowned London-based architect Norman Foster, is a true ecosystem in itself. Superior indoor air quality, uber energy efficiency and self-sustainability, formaldehyde-free furniture, and carpet made of 100% recycled content, its architecture and interior design is green design at its best. NYC’s new emerald is sure to be the model form to guide future construction in the “Big Green Apple” and across the country.

I am sure others share my hope that in a few years from now, the New York City Skyline will be regarded as the “Emerald City”, a city filled with “Green” buildings that are not only brilliantly engineered but also aesthetically magnificent like a rare gem. The NYT just wrote on this very concept about green office building’s expansion in the city.

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…a toast to Toast

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by Summer Rayne Oakes · 03/15/06

So I’m blog-binging a bit on ethical and eco-fashions in the the U.K. b/c hell, there is so much to cover. In just 2 days while in London and 5 days in the middle-of-nowhere-but-god-its-beautiful-even-though-it-is-freezing-and-the-snow-is-”falling”-horizontally-weather-(aka Durham), I had the pleasure of picking up a myriad of different things to blog about. Toast by Post is one of the companies that I feel the need to highlight. Natural, simple, yet with just the right amount of edge, Toast by Post is an “of-the-earth” label with an overall well-put together look for Spring 2006. Though not all organic, there are certain key items that are hand-made, ethically-sourced and/or organic. Take a look at some key pieces below like the hand-embroidered bag; the organic cotton cap sleeve; and indigo-dyed jeans.

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London is well-fashioned in many ways

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by Summer Rayne Oakes · 02/18/06

The Crafts Council Gallery will be hosting a show that will house the U.K.’s small, albeit blossoming eco-fashion industry.

Well Fashioned examines the various ways in which fashion designers approach ‘green’ fashion, from materials and processes to concepts and techniques. Some outfits use organic or alternative fabrics like hemp, bamboo, wild silk and ingeo. Other exhibitors consider the ecological value of synthetic fabrics and biodegradable and recycled plastics.

Curator Rebecca Earley comments: ‘We hope that the exhibition will sow the seeds of change for a more ecological and ethical approach to fashion. Given that the majority of a garment’s impact on the environment occurs after the item has left the shop, an important part of the exhibition looks at the role of the consumer. How can a garment be bought, washed and disposed of as ecologically and ethically as possible?’

Some notables that will be there: Terra Plana, Kate Goldsworthy, and Ting.

More information can be found via: The Crafts Council

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