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.
The End of Artifice? The Rise of Truly Natural Beauty, Part 1
While this is a really lovely image, this is the “old” version of natural beauty – Just add flowers! But let’s challenge our images of what beauty is – young, white, unmarked. Image via Flickr User Mijori Sometimes, just when it seems that it couldn’t get any worse, it’s actually…
Summer 'Dinner to Dye For' at the Permacouture Institute
What a great event, love the combo of food and fabric 😉 Here are the images from last Sunday’s workshop and meal, A Dinner to Dye For organised by Katelyn Toth-Fejel, Emma Rigby and Permacouture Institute. This events was developed by Permacouture to encourage creative thinking about the sources of…
"Adventures in Om" in September Whole Living magazine
Check out the September, 2011 issue of Whole Living magazine (on newsstands now!), wherein I’ve put together a few great destinations that combine yoga and fun adventures like horseback riding, rock climbing and surfing. I researched a number of cool retreats and getaways that combine some of our fave adventure…
Harvest Time! Eco Chick Escapes to Stowe, Vermont for Waterhole Swimming, Hiking and Farmer's Marketing
Along with the ‘big city’ of Burlington, Stowe is the epitome of Vermont’s many facets; conscious, cosmopolitan and cozy. I love visiting the Green Mountain state any time of year (well, except mud season!) but there’s no time like August, September and October for a trip to what I think…
Summer-to-Fall Frocks: Liminal Dressing for the Changing Seasons
The Cave Flowers dress from Mociun is a diaphanous dream. Last night I felt it; the first whisper of Autumn on the breeze that floated through my attic bedroom. A little tingle of excitement warmed my belly, since from now through January is my favorite time of year. Kind of…
The Yoxi "Trim the Waste of Fashion" Competition: Vote Now!
I love this new competition by Yoxi, a cool nonprofit that aims to find the “next social media rockstars” – their latest topic to tackle takes a look at the fashion industry. There are some really great competitors, and in Round 2 (which you can vote on until August 24th)…
DIY Braids for Easy Summer (and Autumn) Solutions to Bad Hair Days – and $45 Braid Bars!
One of my very fave sites for online ‘real girl’ fashion and beauty advice, Refinery 29, asked the question late last week about whether you would pay $45 for a braid that would last all weekend. And while I LOVE braids, and am quite thrilled they are back in style,…
Who Made YOUR Clothes? Etsy Asks New Yorkers About Their Street Style
Streetsy from Etsy on Vimeo. I’m loving this! “In a twist on the street fashion genre, Etsy asks New Yorkers who made their clothing — and more importantly, if they care.” Who made the clothes you are wearing today? Would you like to know? What if all our new clothes…
Starre Gets New Glasses! My Eco Friendly Amy Sacks Frames
Moments after putting on my new glasses, I had to take a picture right in the middle of 14th St. OK, literally, no joke, it was August, 2006 when I last got new glasses. How crazy is that? Right before I started that new chapter in my life, I got…
Dress it Up! Summer Blooms with the Covet Eco Fashion Giveaway!
Floral Cotton Silk Dress by Covet Covet’s Summer 2011 collection‘s filled with all kinds of superwearable looks (including the one I wore for my shoot in Whole Living Magazine!). I’m sure YOU would love to wear their pretty, sustainable styles too. If so, just follow two simple steps to win…
