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.
(Off the) Street Style: Naya Shoes and Stripes Galore
Eco Chick Editor Starre Vartan in her Naya shoes on the Columbia University campus in NYC. Naya’s tagline is “Renewing Body, Spirit, Earth” but that’s not even the best thing about them – They’re actually incredibly comfortable too. And I should know; even though I’m a blogger, I hardly spend…
Yoxi Competition: Trim the Waste of Fashion! YOU Can Do it!
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…
Ethical Obsession: Wooden Ties for Guys and Gals
I just can’t stop thinking about all the ways I would wear this Wood Thumb tie! Paired with a perfectly-fitting white button-down shirt and organic denims with some funky heels is the obvious way to go (but however simple of an ensemble, it would still be pretty humorous). But even…
Juice Beauty's Apple-Delicious Age Fighters: Awesome, Except for the Packaging
Starre Vartan sans makeup in a hammock next to the lake at the Omega Institute. New York’s Hudson Valley. Call me your natural skin care guinea pig, because I consider it part of my job to try as many organic/vegan/toxin-free products as possible on a regular basis. It’s an enjoyable…
Leaf // Cloud Exhibit at Fair Folks and a Goat in NYC, Featuring Eco Fashion via Kaight Boutique
Curated by former Eco Chick contributor, Alicia Lubowski-Jahn, the Leaf // Cloud: Nature Tangible and Transcendent Exhibit at Fair Folks and a Goat goes on through this weekend, so if you haven’t made it to the Upper East Side yet, put a visit in your calendar! Susan Benarcik, A Natural…
Summer Wild Edibles: Ricepaper Rolls Made from (Mostly) Backyard Greens!
A few weeks ago, I went to visit one of my oldest friends at her home in upstate New York where she lives with her husband, runs environmental programs at a state park and is expecting her second child. I always learn something new when I’m spending time with Liz,…
Starre Vartan to Host Ecostiletto's "Green Girl's Night Out" in Seattle, June 8th!
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…
How I Wear Eco Fashion: LA Eco Diva Taryn Hipwell
Taryn Hipwell puts the ‘multi’ back into multimedia! With a background in hair and makeup modelling and fashion design, and a passion for green living it makes sense that she’s the founder of Eco Divas TV, where she and her team work to green the fashion, film and cosmetics industries…
Swish Wetsuits: Crazy Sexy Sustainable Waterwear!
Shorty Wetsuit (this is the one I’m obsessing over!) Swish Wetsuits creator Victoria Berg says that the “ocean is her office” and we all know how it is being in dire need of work-appropriate wear, right? Since Victoria and her friends couldn’t find what they wanted in the wetsuit world…
How I Wear Eco Fashion: Fashion Ecopreneur Greta Eagan
Greta thinks her ensemble above is “The perfect weekend outfit”. Recently Greta Eagan, who is an eco fashion expert (more on that below), had an event to attend, and in putting her outfit together, realized that every part of it was sustainable, down to her nail polish! (That happens once…
