Starre Vartan
Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.
Adventures in Shoes with the Eco Friendly and the Fabulous: Coclico Covers All Our Bases
The Pepper Clavel. I expect a lot from my shoes; they need to look great (but unique, cool and as creative as the rest of my wardrobe). They must be made extremely well so that they last for years, and they must be comfortable. They should also be made from…
Yigal Azroul's Scarf for Obama's Runway to Win
About six weeks ago, I was taking a work break from my NYC communal office at GreenSpaces, and I wandered into Yigal Azroul’s shop in Tribeca, CUT 25, where I was lucky enough to stumble across a most gorgeous, full-length, awesomely printed skirt (on sale). Coincidentally, when I was virtually…
PBS's Excellent Response to Romney's Attack During First Presidential Debate
Editor’s Note: I unabashedly LOVE public television and radio, and having spent time in both the UK and Australia, where the public financially supports public media at a much higher rate (and has even more great programming than we do – with much smaller populations!), I think that if anything,…
Get Cozy! Five Fabulous (and Fair) Fall Knits
What could be better than a cozy sweater in autumn? Nothing. I look forward to this time all year; the time when I put away my summer lights and brights and focus on the fuzzy, knitted things that drape and snuggle you tight—or voluminously. Here are my top faves right…
Raleigh Denim Featured in October Whole Living Magazine
Eco Chick first covered Raleigh Denim way back in 2009, and since then, the brand has grown in more ways than just business-wise (though they are going gangbusters in that department as well). They’ve recently opened an NYC storefront and have expanded their jeans-only line to include all sorts of…
Audubon New York Young Members' "Save the Sound" Benefit: Thursday, October 11th
We at Eco Chick are huge fans of the Audubon Society; in fact, I grew up attending her local Audubon Society meetings — and the Society’s education, publications (the excellent Audubon Magazine) and activism is one of the reasons I do the work I do with this site. You might…
The Higg Index: A New Way to Judge the Sustainability of Your Clothes?
Various companies have been working for the last few years to assess the sustainability of the clothing we buy off the rack (or from the website!). Now Patagonia, WalMart, DuPont, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the EPA, and companies like Nike, Target, H&M, Zara’s parent company, Gap, Adidas, have come…
Billykirk's Handmade, Slow Fashion Chic Leathergoods
Handles size down so you can carry it or increase the size for wearing it under your shoulder. Padded throughout, top quality leathers for the trim and a rugged Denier nylon lining. Fits all laptops. Billykirk, run by the brotherly duo Kirk and Chris Bray, has been around since 1999…
Origins GinZing Mascara Might Be the Best Ever
Most of the time, I only wear a bit of powder to hide the shinier spots, and a couple of coats of mascara. That’s 90% because I’m lazy, and 10% because I work hard to keep my skin in great shape (I don’t want to cover it up). Also, because…
How I Wear Eco Fashion is Back! Starre Vartan Mixes Vintage with B&W Freshies
One of the most popular series we’ve ever published on Eco Chick has been “How I Wear Eco Fashion,” which showcased all sorts of amazing women, from famous, to up-and-coming, to ‘sanely not seeking fame.’ All of them wore some combination of vintage, new ethical fashion, DIY, homemade, recycled, upcycled,…
