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.
Eco Chick Escapes To: Adventure Trinidad!
It was a not-so-great Monday, and I was doing an inward gripe about my life, when all of a sudden it turned into the best Monday EVER, when I got an email from a friend asking if I’d like to tag along on a trip to Trinidad to explore the…
Bodkin's Autumn, 2011 Collection Explores the New Minimalism
Bodkin’s Fall, 2011 collection called to mind late-90’s minimalism, but in the best way possible. Considering I detested the long-lived trend the first time around (I would wear 70’s blast-your-eyes-out polyester shirts just to thwart it) I was shocked how many of the pieces from this collection I sorta fell…
No Schoolgirls Here: Study's Autumn 2011 Collection at NY Fashion Week
The theme was reminicent of the first days of class, but Tara St. James’ Autumn 2011 collection for her label, Study, was as far from schoolgirl as one can get and still include shiny red apples in the presentation. Yes, apples! The full-on sensory experience included models walking out among…
1890 or 1990? Suzanne Rae's Dark Gibson Girl: New York Fashion Week Autumn 2011
The Suzanne Rae show at Lincoln Center on Sunday afternoon opened with an absolutely delectable short film by Alexandra Roxo in which sloe-eyed models played cards by candlelight, sipped whiskey, and slouched fabulously in the designer’s Autumn 2011 collection (think silks and lace), falling asleep ever-so-prettily. (After a night of…
Nuevo Bohemian: John Patrick Organic's Fall 2011 Show at New York Fashion Week
Report and images by Jane Webb, owner of Grace Heaven Organic Salon. John Patrick’s Fall 2011 line celebrates a lifetime of expertise in his craft. His obvious love of the past seamlessly meets a nuevo bohemian attitude and creates something utterly unique. Every fabric is lovingly chosen and the marriage…
How I Wear Eco Fashion: Left Coast Blogger Tracy Hepler
Tracy Hepler is the LA-based founder of Your Daily Thread, an online magazine and free daily email that “helps you live green and do good,” and is coming to NYC soon. Most days involve her hustling the streets of L.A. and the internet looking for her latest story inspiration, according…
NaturevsFuture's PopUp Shop: Tonight!
This is tonight! See you there….
Are You a Local Hero? Or Do You Know Someone Who Is? Nominate Them for The Daily Green's Heart of Green Awards!
For the third year in a row, The Daily Green will be honoring people hugely famous, and not so much in their Heart of Green awards in April, and one of my favorite categories of the event is the Local Hero Award. Is there someone in your community that you…
H&M's Spring 2011 Conscious Collection: Eco Fashion Breezes into April
H&M is making good on its promise to continue expanding their commitment to using sustainable fabrics. Their upcoming Spring, 2011 collection, Conscious Collection is the follow-up for Spring 2010’s Garden Collection. Utilizing organic cotton, Tencel, and recycled polyester, the all-white collection means that it will work with everything from denim…
Ani Phyo's Healthfully Decadent Raw Coconut Kream Recipe
Dessert has always been my favorite part of any meal (though I do love apps!) and while I’ve managed to tame my sweet tooth in the last few years, I’ve by no means eliminated it. (By tame I mean I can get my sweet-happys from maple syrup, honey, and desserts…
